Patent ID: 9455764
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for communication in a wireless communication system comprising at least a first node and a second node, the method comprising: defining an antenna switching function of the first node, the antenna switching function specifying, for each antenna of a plurality of antennas of the first node, a corresponding time slot in which the antenna will receive transmissions; selecting, by the second node, a favored antenna from among the plurality of antennas of the first node, the favored antenna being favored by the second node for receiving, by the first node, transmissions transmitted from the second node to the first node; responsive to the selecting, by the second node, of the favored antenna from among the plurality of antennas of the first node, selecting, by the second node, a favored time slot, the favored time slot corresponding to the selected favored antenna, in accordance with the antenna switching function of the first node; and responsive to the selecting, by the second node, of the favored time slot, transmitting a message from the second node to the first node during the favored time slot, thereby causing receipt of the message by the favored antenna at the first node, wherein selecting the favored antenna comprises evaluating respective scores of the antennas of the first node, and evaluating the respective scores comprises evaluating a quality of a respective propagation channel between the second node and each of the antennas, and evaluating the quality of the respective propagation channel comprises evaluating signal quality parameters measured by the second node when receiving an acknowledgment transmitted via each of the antennas.