Methods for group management, scheduling, and rate selection for MU-MIMO using user location and other system parameters

A non-transitory computer readable-medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a first wireless network device, cause performance of operations comprising:

• obtaining, by the first wireless network device, information corresponding to a plurality of client devices associated with the first wireless network device, wherein the information corresponds to signals received from one or more of the plurality of client devices by each of a plurality of wireless network devices other than the first wireless network device, and wherein the information comprises at least an airtime fairness value for transmitting data to each of the one or more of the plurality of client devices during each of a plurality of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) transmissions;
• calculating an aggregated airtime fairness value for each of the one or more of the plurality of client device based at least on the information corresponding to the plurality of client devices;
• selecting a subset of the plurality of client devices as members of a first group for concurrent communication such that the aggregated airtime fairness value for transmitting data to each client device in the subset of the plurality of client devices during a plurality of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) transmissions are approximately equal;
• and
• concurrently communicating with the subset of the plurality of client devices in the first group.