Transitioning from MIMO to SISO to save power
AssigneeAvago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsHarish Vaidya, Rakesh Raman, Manoj Raveendranath Kamath
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Abstract
Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory may include computer-executable code that, when executed by the processor, is configured to cause the apparatus to send a message to a node in wireless communication with the apparatus, the message indicating a transition by the apparatus from multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) to single-input single-output (SISO), and transition from wireless MIMO communication with the node to wireless SISO communication with the node after sending the message to the node.
Claims20
A method of transitioning wireless communication modes in a wireless communication with a node, the method comprising:
- determining one or more types of traffic to be transmitted to the node;
- providing, for transmission, an association request to the node, the association request indicating which of the one or more types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) mode and which of the one or more types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in a single-input-single-output (SISO) mode;
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- facilitating a transition between the MIMO mode and the SISO mode based on at least one of the one or more types of traffic determined to be transmitted to the node.
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a node;
- and
- a controller coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
- determine which types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) mode;
- determine which types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in a single-input-single-output (SISO) mode;
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- generate an indication of the types of traffic determined to be transmitted in the MIMO mode and the types of traffic determined to be transmitted in the SISO mode;
- provide, for transmission, an association request to the node, the association request indicating which types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in the MIMO mode and which types of traffic to be transmitted to the node in the SISO mode, the indication being included in a header portion of the association request;
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- facilitate a transition between the MIMO mode and the SISO mode in response to a type of traffic to be transmitted to the node.
A computer program product comprising instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the instructions comprising:
- instructions for providing, for transmission, an association request to a node in association with a client device, the association request including an indication of a first type of traffic to be transmitted in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) mode and a second type of traffic to be transmitted in a single-input-single-output (SISO) mode;
- instructions for facilitating a transition from the MIMO mode to the SISO mode for transmitting the second type of traffic if the client device is previously set to the MIMO mode;
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- instructions for facilitating a transition from the SISO mode to the MIMO mode for transmitting the first type of traffic if the client device is previously set to the SISO mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.