Aerohive Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Wistron Neweb Corporation

George Gang Chen

Changming Liu

Liangfu Zhang

Zhenye Cao

Hai Lin

Shang-Sian You

Gururaj Govindasamy

Yu Tao

Chi-Kang Su

Edward Chee

Disclosed herein are apparatuses and a method for improving wireless communication characteristics by matching transmitter antenna patterns to receiver antenna patterns. An embodiment operates by generating a station profile for each of a plurality of stations based on a structure of each of the plurality of stations and an antenna pattern group of each of the plurality of stations. The embodiment then identifies a station profile of a first station from among the plurality of stations based on information received from the first station. Finally, the embodiment searches for an antenna pattern for the first station using the antenna pattern group corresponding to the station profile.

Antenna pattern matching and mounting

A technique for improving wireless communication characteristics involving matching transmitter antenna patterns to receiver antenna patterns. In a specific implementation, the transmitter antenna pattern adapts to changing parameters, such as when a smartphone is initially held in a first orientation and is later held in a second orientation. Because the transmitter antenna pattern matches receiver antenna patterns, signal quality between stations improves. In some implementations, antennas are organized and mounted to maximize spatial diversity to cause peak gains in different directions.

A plug-in network device is disclosed. The plug-in network device can be used in association with a network management system and an infrastructure network device. The plug-in network device includes two antenna arrays, one of which is up-facing and one of which is front-facing. The plug-in network device can achieve wireless communication with the infrastructure network device via the up-facing antenna array and provide network services to wireless stations through the front-facing antenna array. The network management system can manage both the infrastructure network device and the plug-in network device.

Plug-in network device

A network device comprising, a first radio module configured to transmit and receive first radio signals in a first frequency band, a first antenna array configured to transmit and receive the first radio signals for the first radio module in the first frequency band, a second radio module configured to transmit and receive second radio signals in the first frequency band, a second antenna array configured to transmit and receive the second radio signals for the second radio module in the first frequency band, wherein, in operation, the first radio module and the second radio modules function concurrently using the first frequency band while at least 40 dB of antenna isolation is maintained between the first antenna array and the second antenna array.

Single band dual concurrent network device

A technique for improving wireless communication characteristics involving matching transmitter antenna patterns to receiver antenna patterns. In a specific implementation, the transmitter antenna pattern adapts to changing parameters, such as when a smartphone is initially held in a first orientation and is later held in a second orientation. Because the transmitter antenna patterns match the receiver antenna patterns, signal quality between stations improves. In some implementations, antennas are organized and mounted to maximize spatial diversity to cause peak gains in different directions.

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Fremont, CA, United States of America

George Gang Chen