Enhanced multipath environments for MIMO wireless networks
View Patent ↗A wireless communication device to improve multipath environments for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless networks comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive MIMO performance information for a plurality of locations of a premises. The processing system is configured to process the MIMO performance information to determine individual ranks associated with each of the locations, wherein higher ones of the ranks indicate better MIMO performance, compare each of the individual ranks to a threshold to determine a group of suboptimal locations of the plurality of locations that have ranks falling below the threshold, and process the suboptimal locations with an in-building geometry of the premises to identify at least one location to install a scattering agent.
1. A method to improve multipath environments for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless networks, the method comprising:
receiving MIMO performance information for a plurality of locations of a premises;
processing the MIMO performance information to determine individual ranks associated with each of the locations, wherein higher ones of the ranks indicate better MIMO performance;
comparing each of the individual ranks to a threshold to determine a group of suboptimal locations of the plurality of locations that have ranks falling below the threshold; and
processing the suboptimal locations with an in-building geometry of the premises to identify at least one location to install a scattering agent.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the MIMO performance information comprises scanning the plurality of locations of the premises to determine the MIMO performance information.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the MIMO performance information to determine the individual ranks associated with each of the locations comprises determining a rank index per room of the plurality of locations of the premises.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the MIMO performance information comprises receiving values representing different degrees of scattering for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the MIMO performance information comprises receiving values representing different levels of multipath for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising suggesting to install the scattering agent at the at least one location identified.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one location to install the scattering agent comprises a cubicle wall.
8. A wireless communication device to improve multipath environments for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless networks, the device comprising:
a wireless communication transceiver configured to receive MIMO performance information for a plurality of locations of a premises; and
a processing system configured to process the MIMO performance information to determine individual ranks associated with each of the locations, wherein higher ones of the ranks indicate better MIMO performance, compare each of the individual ranks to a threshold to determine a group of suboptimal locations of the plurality of locations that have ranks falling below the threshold, and process the suboptimal locations with an in-building geometry of the premises to identify at least one location to install a scattering agent.
9. The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the wireless communication transceiver configured to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the wireless communication transceiver configured to scan the plurality of locations of the premises to determine the MIMO performance information.
10. The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the processing system configured to process the MIMO performance information to determine the individual ranks associated with each of the locations comprises the processing system configured to determine a rank index per room of the plurality of locations of the premises.
11. The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the wireless communication transceiver configured to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the wireless communication transceiver configured to receive values representing different degrees of scattering for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
12. The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the wireless communication transceiver configured to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the wireless communication transceiver configured to receive values representing different levels of multipath for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
13. The wireless communication device of claim 8 further comprising the processing system configured to suggest to install the scattering agent at the at least one location identified.
14. The wireless communication device of claim 8 wherein the at least one location to install the scattering agent comprises a cubicle wall.
15. A computer apparatus to improve multipath environments for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless networks, the apparatus comprising:
software instructions configured, when executed by a wireless communication device, to direct the wireless communication device to receive MIMO performance information for a plurality of locations of a premises, process the MIMO performance information to determine individual ranks associated with each of the locations, wherein higher ones of the ranks indicate better MIMO performance, compare each of the individual ranks to a threshold to determine a group of suboptimal locations of the plurality of locations that have ranks falling below the threshold, and process the suboptimal locations with an in-building geometry of the premises to identify at least one location to install a scattering agent; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the software instructions.
16. The computer apparatus of claim 15 wherein the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to scan the plurality of locations of the premises to determine the MIMO performance information.
17. The computer apparatus of claim 15 wherein the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to process the MIMO performance information to determine the individual ranks associated with each of the locations comprises the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to determine a rank index per room of the plurality of locations of the premises.
18. The computer apparatus of claim 15 wherein the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to receive values representing different degrees of scattering for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
19. The computer apparatus of claim 15 wherein the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to receive the MIMO performance information comprises the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to receive values representing different levels of multipath for each of the plurality of locations of the premises.
20. The computer apparatus of claim 15 further comprising the software instructions configured to direct the wireless communication device to suggest to install the scattering agent at the at least one location identified.