Abstract
A wireless network access point can operate as a closed loop MIMO device when communicating with a station that is operating as an open loop MIMO device. Transmit/receive chains in the access point are calibrated to support aggregate channel reciprocity.
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Claim
1. A method comprising:
calibrating a plurality of transmit/receive chains in a wireless network access point device, wherein calibrating comprises adjusting gain values to make transmitter gain to receiver gain ratios substantially equal;
receiving a packet in an uplink from a station having a first antenna and a second antenna, wherein uplink channel information is determined from the packets received from the station;
determining a downlink beamforming matrix using the uplink channel information reciprocity to form separate beams for the downlink for the first antenna and the second antenna of the station; and
transmitting two data streams to the station.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said determining the downlink beamforming matrix comprises using a pseudo-inversion of an uplink channel matrix to determine the downlink beamforming matrix from the uplink channel state information.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transmitting two data streams to the station comprises transmitting a first data stream to the first antenna of the station, and transmitting the second data stream to the second antenna of the station.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein interference between the two data streams is mitigated by using zero-forcing.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein interference between the two data streams is mitigated by using minimum mean squared error (MMSE).
6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving comprises receiving open loop packets from the station.
7. An access point, comprising:
two or more antennas;
a physical layer coupled to the two or more antennas; and
a media access control layer coupled to the physical layer, wherein the media access control layer is configured to:
calibrate a plurality of transmit/receive chains in a wireless network access point device, wherein calibrating comprises adjusting gain values to make transmitter gain to receiver gain ratios substantially equal;
receive a packet in an uplink from a station having a first antenna and a second antenna, wherein uplink channel information is determined from the packets received from the station;
determine a downlink beamforming matrix using the uplink channel information reciprocity to form separate beams for the downlink for the first antenna and the second antenna of the station; and
transmit two data streams to the station.
8. An access point as claimed in claim 7, wherein the media access control layer is further configured to use a pseudo-inversion of an uplink channel matrix to determine the downlink beamforming matrix from the uplink channel state information.
9. An access point as claimed in claim 7 wherein the media access control layer is further configured to transmit a first data stream to the first antenna of the station, and transmit the second data stream to the second antenna of the station.
10. An access point as claimed in claim 7, wherein the media access control layer is further configured to mitigate interference between the two data streams by using zero-forcing.
11. An access point as claimed in claim 7, wherein the media access control layer is further configured to mitigate interference between the two data streams by using minimum mean squared error (MMSE).
12. An access point as claimed in claim 7, wherein the packets received from the station comprise open loop packets.
13. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed, result in:
calibrating a plurality of transmit/receive chains in a wireless network access point device, wherein calibrating comprises adjusting gain values to make transmitter gain to receiver gain ratios substantially equal;
receiving a packet in an uplink from a station having a first antenna and a second antenna, wherein uplink channel information is determined from the packets received from the station;
determining a downlink beamforming matrix using the uplink channel information reciprocity to form separate beams for the downlink for the first antenna and the second antenna of the station; and
transmitting two data streams to the station.
14. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the instructions, if executed, further result in using a pseudo-inversion of an uplink channel matrix to determine the downlink beamforming matrix from the uplink channel state information.
15. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the instructions, if executed, further result in transmitting a first data stream to the first antenna of the station, and transmitting the second data stream to the second antenna of the station.
16. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the instructions, if executed, further result in mitigating interference between the two data streams by using zero-forcing.
17. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the instructions, if executed, further result in mitigating interference between the two data streams by using minimum mean squared error (MMSE).
18. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 13, wherein the packets received from the station comprise open loop packets.
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