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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Suryanarayanan Ramamurthy, Olathe, KS (US);
Jasinder Pal Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Siddharth Oroskar, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software to transition signaling formats for a wireless communication device. In one example, a method of operating an eNodeB to transition signaling formats or modes for a wireless communication device includes exchanging first wireless communication signals with the wireless communication device using multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) signaling. The method further includes identifying a signal transition event for the wireless communication device and, in response to identifying the signal transition event, determining whether the wireless communication device meets a transition criteria. The method also provides, if the wireless communication device meets the transition criteria, exchanging second wireless communication signals with the wireless communication device using beamforming signaling.