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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for configuring a plurality of access points (APs) providing service coverage to a space is described. The system determines a number of users in the space. Responsive to the number of users exceeding a predetermined threshold, the system can place the plurality of APs in a high-power mode and cause an antenna of each AP to operate in a narrow-beam mode. Responsive to the number of users being below the threshold, the system selects a subset of APs from the plurality of APs and causes an antenna of each AP in the subset to operate in a wide-beam mode. Each AP in the subset remains in the high-power mode, and the wide-beam mode has a wider radiation pattern in a horizontal plane than the narrow-beam mode. The system places the remaining APs in a power-saving mode, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining service coverage.