Wireless communication device with switched polarization and methods for use therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016226572-A1
Application number	US-201615096822-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	Aug 22, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes a polarity setting module configured to set a plurality of polarity modes for the wireless communication with the plurality of external devices. The plurality of polarity modes includes selected ones of at least: a first polarity mode, and a second polarity mode. The polarity setting module sets the plurality of polarity modes based on information received from the plurality of external devices. A framing module is configured to generate data for transmission to the plurality of external devices based on the plurality of polarity modes set by the polarity setting module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with a plurality of external devices, the wireless communication device comprising:
an antenna setting module configured to set a plurality of antenna modes for the wireless communication with the plurality of external devices, wherein the plurality of antenna modes include selected ones of at least: a first antenna radiation mode, and a second antenna radiation mode, and wherein the antenna setting module sets the plurality of antenna modes based on information received from the plurality of external devices; and a framing module configured to generate data for transmission to the plurality of external devices via radio frequency (RF) signaling in accordance with the plurality of antenna modes set by the antenna setting module, wherein at least one frame of the data includes a channel estimation field split into a first sub-field portion transmitted via the first antenna radiation mode and a second sub-field portion transmitted via the second antenna radiation mode; wherein the antenna setting module switches between the first antenna radiation mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the first sub-field portion and the second antenna mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the second sub-field portion.

2 . The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the antenna setting module sets the first antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a first of the plurality of external devices during a first time slot and sets the second antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a second of the plurality of external devices during a second time slot.

3 . The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the framing module generates data for transmission to at least two of the plurality of external devices contemporaneously and at the same frequency.

4 . The wireless communication device of claim 3 wherein the antenna setting module sets the plurality of antenna modes for the transmission to the at least two of the plurality of external devices based on the information received from the plurality of external devices to reduce co-interference for the at least two of the plurality of external devices.

5 . The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the antenna setting module dynamically adjusts the plurality of antenna modes for the wireless communication with the plurality of external devices based on the information received from the plurality of external devices.

6 . The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of antenna modes includes a first transmission antenna polarization and a second transmission antenna polarization.

7 . The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication device is one of: a base station and an access point.

8 . A wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with a plurality of external devices, the wireless communication device comprising:
an antenna setting module configured to set and dynamically adjust a plurality of antenna modes for the wireless communication with the plurality of external devices, wherein the plurality of antenna modes include selected ones of at least: a first antenna radiation mode, and a second antenna radiation mode, and wherein the antenna setting module sets and dynamically adjusts the plurality of antenna modes based on information received from the plurality of external devices; and a framing module configured to generate data for transmission to the plurality of external devices via radio frequency (RF) signaling in accordance with the plurality of antenna modes set by the antenna setting module, wherein at least one frame of the data includes a channel estimation field split into a first sub-field portion transmitted via the first antenna radiation mode and a second sub-field portion transmitted via the second antenna radiation mode; wherein the antenna setting module switches between the first antenna radiation mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the first sub-field portion and the second antenna mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the second sub-field portion.

9 . The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the antenna setting module sets the first antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a first of the plurality of external devices during a first time slot and sets the second antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a second of the plurality of external devices during a second time slot.

10 . The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the framing module generates data for transmission to at least two of the plurality of external devices contemporaneously and at the same frequency.

11 . The wireless communication device of claim 10 wherein the antenna setting module sets the plurality of antenna modes for the transmission to the at least two of the plurality of external devices based on the information received from the plurality of external devices to reduce co-interference for the at least two of the plurality of external devices.

12 . The wireless communication device of claim 9 wherein the plurality of antenna modes includes a first transmission antenna polarization and a second transmission antenna polarization.

13 . The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the wireless communication device is one of: a base station and an access point.

14 . A method for use in wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with a plurality of external devices, the method comprising:
receiving information from the plurality of external devices; setting a plurality of antenna modes for the wireless communication with the plurality of external devices, wherein the plurality of antenna modes include selected ones of at least: a first antenna radiation mode, and a second antenna radiation mode, and wherein the plurality of antenna modes are set based on the information received from the plurality of external devices; and generating data for transmission to the plurality of external devices via radio frequency (RF) signaling in accordance with the plurality of antenna modes, wherein at least one frame of the data includes a channel estimation field split into a first sub-field portion transmitted via the first antenna radiation mode and a second sub-field portion transmitted via the second antenna radiation mode; wherein setting the plurality of antenna modes includes switching between the first antenna radiation mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the first sub-field portion and the second antenna mode of the plurality of antenna modes for transmission of the second sub-field portion.

15 . The method of claim 14 wherein setting the plurality of antenna radiation modes includes setting the first antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a first of the plurality of external devices during a first time slot and setting the second antenna radiation mode for the wireless communications with a second of the plurality of external devices during a second time slot.

16 . The method of claim 14 wherein generating the data for transmission includes generating the data for transmission to at least two of the plurality of external devices contemporaneously and at the same frequency.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein setting the plurality of antenna radiation modes includes setting the plurality of ante

Assignees

• Broadcom Corp

Inventors

• Tarighat Mehrabani Alireza
• Rofougaran Ahmadreza
• Rofougaran Maryam

Classifications

• H04B7/2656

  for structure of frame, burst · CPC title

• H04B7/0608

  Antenna selection according to transmission parameters · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H04B7/10 Primary

  Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity · CPC title