Inventors:
- San Diego CA, US
Srikant Kuppa - Fremont CA, US
Zhanfeng Jia - Belmont CA, US
Ning Zhang - Saratoga CA, US
Ravi Gidvani - Fremont CA, US
Subramania Sharma Thandaveswaran - Milpitas CA, US
Ravi Konda - San Jose CA, US
International Classification:
H04B 7/06
H04B 17/318
H04L 12/26
H04W 84/12
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device (e.g., an access point or a station) capable of supporting multiple chain configuration modes may monitor traffic on a wireless channel. The wireless device may, based on the monitoring, determine a series of values for a metric that is indicative of communication conditions. The metric may be a packet rate, channel congestion, or signal strength. The wireless device may dynamically select one of the supported chain configuration modes in which to operate based on the series of values for the metric. In some cases, the wireless device may compute a value for the metric based on the series of values and compare the value of the metric to a predetermined threshold. In such cases, selection of the chain configuration mode may be based on the results of the comparison. In some examples, one or metrics may be used.