Method and system for optimal beamforming in wireless networks
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsSaishankar Nandagopalan, Christopher Hansen
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for optimal beamforming in a wireless network are presented. Aspects of the system may include one or more processors for use in a requesting communication device wherein the one or more processors may be operable to request a transmission time slot allocation. A determination may be made by a coordinating communication device as whether to assign a sector transmission time slot and/or beamforming transmission time slot to the requesting communication device based on the transmission time slot allocation request. The one or more processors may be operable to receive the assigned sector transmission time slot and/or beamforming transmission time slot.
Claims23
A method for communicating data, the method comprising:
- requesting a transmission time slot allocation by a requesting communication device, wherein a type of time slot assigned to said requesting communication device is determined based on said transmission time slot allocation request and a capability of said requesting communication device, wherein said type of time slot comprises one or more of a sector transmission time slot and a beamforming transmission time slot;
- and
- receiving by said requesting communication device, one or more of said sector transmission time slot and said beamforming transmission time slot, wherein said sector transmission time slot comprises a channel time allocation (CTA) selection from one of a sector CTA period or a beamformed CTA period of a data transfer period within a superframe utilized for data transfer by said requesting communication device.
A requesting communication device comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor communicatively coupled with said memory and operable to:
- request a transmission time slot allocation;
- and
- receive said transmission time slot allocation, wherein
- a type of time slot assigned to said requesting communication device is determined based on a capability of said requesting communication device;
- said transmission time slot allocation comprises one or more of a sector transmission time slot and a beamforming transmission time slot;
- said transmission time slot allocation is associated with said requesting communication device and at least one other requesting communication device;
- and
- both said requesting communication device and said at least one other requesting communication device are operable to transmit data concurrently at said transmission time slot allocation.
A method for communicating data, the method comprising:
- requesting, by a requesting communication device, a transmission time slot allocation, wherein a type of time slot assigned to said requesting communication device is determined based on said transmission time slot allocation request, wherein said type of time slot comprises one of a sector transmission time slot and a beamforming transmission time slot;
- receiving, by said requesting communication device, one of said assigned sector transmission time slot and said assigned beamforming transmission time slot;
- transmitting, by said requesting communication device, a communication interference report indicating interference detected by said requesting communication device during communication via said assigned transmission time slot;
- and
- receiving, by said requesting communication device, a subsequent time slot assignment from a coordinating communication device, wherein said subsequent time slot is assigned based on said communication interference report.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.