Patent ID: 9478856
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G01C,G01R,G01S,H01Q,H03J,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: sending, by a communication device comprising a processor, to each of a plurality of communication nodes a request for bandwidth utilization information, wherein the communication device comprises a plurality of antennas having a reduced radio frequency (RF) signal correlation between antenna ports coupled thereto; receiving, by the communication device, the bandwidth utilization information from each of the plurality of communication nodes, wherein the bandwidth utilization information includes a measure of data throughput associated with the plurality of communication nodes; determining, by the communication device, a measure of quality of a communication link between the communication device and each of the plurality of communication nodes; initiating, by the communication device, communications with a first communication node selected from the plurality of communication nodes according to a comparison of the bandwidth utilization information and the measure of quality of the communication link of each of the plurality of communication nodes; and initiating, by the communication device, communications with a second communication node selected from the plurality of communication nodes according to the comparison of the bandwidth utilization information and the measure of quality of the communication link of each of the plurality of communication nodes, wherein each communication link between the communication device and the plurality of communication nodes comprises a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication session, wherein communications with the first communication node is based on a first MIMO communication session, wherein communications with the second communication node is based on a second MIMO communication session, wherein the first MIMO communication session operates in a first band of an antenna configuration, and wherein the second MIMO communication session operates in a second band of the antenna configuration.