发明名称 Initiation of a MIMO communication
摘要 The present invention provides a method and apparatus for initiating a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication. The method and apparatus includes processing that begins by transmitting a frame formatted in accordance with a default MIMO active transmitter-receiver antenna configuration to a target receiver. The processing continues by receiving at least one response frame from the target receiver. The processing continues by determining a number of receiver antennas of the target receiver from the at least one response frame.
申请公布号 US8913678(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.12.16
申请号 US201213613392 申请日期 2012.09.13
申请人 Broadcom Corporation 发明人 Trachewsky Jason A.
分类号 H04B7/02;H04B7/04;H04B7/06;H04B7/08 主分类号 H04B7/02
代理机构 Garlick & Markison 代理人 Garlick & Markison ;Smith Jessica W.
主权项 1. A method for establishing a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication by a transmitter, the method comprises: generating a first frame to initiate a MIMO communication, wherein the first frame has a default frame format in accordance with a first mode of operation in compliance with a current IEEE 802.11 standard, wherein the first mode of operation indicates a channel bandwidth of 40 MHz; transmitting the first frame to a target receiver over a first configuration of a plurality of transmitter antennas, wherein the first configuration of the plurality of antennas is indicated by the first mode of operation in compliance with the current IEEE 802.11 standard; receiving at least one response frame from the target receiver, wherein the response frame includes information on a second mode of operation in compliance the current IEEE 802.11 standard that is supported by the target receiver, wherein the second mode of operation indicates a channel bandwidth of at least one of 40 MHz or 20 MHz; generating a second frame with a second frame format, wherein the second frame format is in accordance with the second mode of operation in compliance the current IEEE 802.11 that is supported by the transmitter and the target receiver; and transmitting the second frame to the target receiver over a second configuration of plurality of transmitter antennas, wherein the second configuration of the plurality of antennas is indicated by the second mode of operation in compliance with the current IEEE 802.11 standard.
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