Altering antenna configuration using network and client conditions

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory comprising instructions which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation, the operation comprising:
• determining a preliminary antenna configuration for a radio in an access point, wherein the preliminary antenna configuration comprises a first number of antennas transmitting at a first power level based on a maximum transmission power for the radio;
• determining a second antenna configuration from the preliminary antenna configuration based on network level factors, wherein the second antenna configuration comprises a second number of antennas, greater than the first number of antennas, wherein the second number of antennas transmit at a second power level;
• determining a third antenna configuration from the second antenna configuration, wherein the third antenna configuration comprises a third number of antennas transmitting at a third power level based on a client transmission factor for a plurality of client devices connected to the access point;
• and
• transmitting network traffic from the access point to the plurality of client devices using the third antenna configuration.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium program having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to perform an operation comprising:

• determining a preliminary antenna configuration for a radio in an access point, wherein the preliminary antenna configuration comprises a first number of antennas transmitting at a first power level based on a maximum transmission power for the radio;
• determining a second antenna configuration from the preliminary antenna configuration based on network level factors, wherein the second antenna configuration comprises a second number of antennas, greater than the first number of antennas, wherein the second number of antennas transmit at a second power level;
• determining a third antenna configuration from the second antenna configuration, wherein the third antenna configuration comprises a third number of antennas transmitting at a third power level based on a client transmission factor for a plurality of client devices connected to the access point;
• and
• transmitting network traffic from the access point to the plurality of client devices using the third antenna configuration.