Adaptive Antenna for Channel Selection Management in Communications Systems

A method of configuring access points within a communication network, the method comprising:

• configuring, by one or more processors, each of a plurality of access points within the communication network to communicate on each of a plurality of channels;
• configuring, by the one or more processors, an adaptive antenna onboard each of the plurality of access points in each of a plurality of antenna modes while a corresponding access point of the plurality of access points is configured to communicate on each of the plurality of channels, each of the plurality of antenna modes having a distinct radiation pattern;
• obtaining, by the one or more processors, data indicative of a channel quality indicator for each of the plurality of antenna modes for each of the plurality of channels;
• determining, by the one or more processors, one of the plurality of channels as a selected channel for each of the plurality of access points based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the channel quality indicator;
• determining, by the one or more processors, one of the plurality of antenna modes as a selected antenna mode for the adaptive antenna based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the channel quality indicator;
• configuring, by the one or more processors, each of the plurality of access points to communicate on the selected channel;
• and
• configuring, by the one or more processors, the adaptive antenna onboard each of the plurality of access points to operate in the selected antenna mode.

A system for configuring access points within a communication network, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• configuring each of a plurality of access points within the communication network to communicate on each of a plurality of channels;
• configuring an adaptive antenna onboard each of the plurality of access points in each of a plurality of antenna modes while a corresponding access point of the plurality of access points is configured to communicate on each of the plurality of channels, each of the plurality of antenna modes having a distinct radiation pattern;
• obtaining data indicative of a channel quality indicator for each of the plurality of antenna modes for each of the plurality of channels;
• determining one of the plurality of channels as a selected channel for each of the plurality of access points based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the channel quality indicator;
• determining one of the plurality of antenna modes as a selected antenna mode for the adaptive antenna based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the channel quality indicator;
• configuring each of the plurality of access points to communicate on the selected channel;
• and
• configuring the adaptive antenna onboard each of the plurality of access points to operate in the selected antenna mode.