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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Lakshmipathi Sondur, Karnataka, IN;
Inventor:
Lakshmipathi Sondur, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication node of a wireless local area network utilizes a multi-element array antenna to estimate an angle-of-arrival for one or more signal sources which may communicate on symbol-modulated orthogonal subcarriers. Channel coefficients may be estimated from the angle-of-arrival for the one or more signal sources to increase channel capacity, improve channel equalization and reduce the effects of multipath fading. Beamforming based on the angle-of-arrival may also be performed for directional reception and/or transmission of communications with the one or more signal sources.