Media access control for MIMO wireless network

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2007-11-27

2007-11-27

Nguyen, Chau (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C370S346000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10197300

ABSTRACT:
The MAC layer of a wireless communication standard is modified to facilitate MIMO (multiple input multiple output) processing and thereby increase capacity and/or spectral efficiency. In one implementation, the IEEE 802.11a standard is modified in this way. A contention free period (CFP) is divided between MIMO communications and non-MIMO communications. An access point may maintain a list of nodes operating in MIMO mode and nodes operating in non-MIMO mode.

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