Patent ID: 9479242
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. In a communication network having one or more wireless communication devices coupled to one or more communication nodes, at least one of the communication nodes including a modal antenna configured to produce a distinct radiation pattern when configured in each of a plurality of possible antenna modes thereof, a method for optimizing communication link performance between one or more of the nodes and devices within the communication network, the method comprising: with a first communication node comprising a first modal antenna, the first modal antenna in a first mode of the plurality of possible antenna modes thereof: reconfiguring the first modal antenna in a second mode of the plurality of possible antenna modes thereof: selecting a preferred mode of the first modal antenna based on the matrix of data, wherein the preferred mode provides optimal link performance and minimized interferers within the communication network.