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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Robert J. Stacey, Portland, OR (US);
Xiaohong X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert J. Stacey, Portland, OR (US);
Xiaohong X. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a MU-MIMO access point, user station and method for multi-user group management are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a MU-MIMO access point may assign a MU group identifier (GID) and a group member index (GMI) to each of a plurality of associated user stations. The MU-MIMO access point may transmit a MU-MIMO transmission that includes a plurality of spatial streams. The MU-MIMO transmission may be destined for the user stations of a single MU group indicated by a GID that is included within the MU-MIMO transmission. A subset of the spatial streams may be intended for each user station of the indicated MU group that is identified by the GID transmitted within the MU-MIMO transmission. A user station may use its assigned GMI along with an Nfield in the MU-MIMO transmission to determine which of the spatial streams to demodulate.