Patent ID: 7440777
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. In a communication system comprising a plurality of antennas, a method of communicating with at least a second communication system, the method comprising: configuring the communication system to utilize as an initial configuration one of a plurality of configurations comprising a first configuration and second configuration, where the first configuration comprises a beam-forming configuration utilizing a plurality of antennas of the communication system to form a directional signal, and the second configuration comprises either of a MIMO or MISO configuration utilizing a plurality of antennas of the communication system to communicate using MIMO or MISO signals; communicating a first portion of a communication with the second communication system utilizing the initial configuration; while communicating the first portion of the communication, monitoring communication conditions to determine whether to communicate with the second communication system utilizing a different configuration of the plurality of configurations; and if it is determined to utilize the different configuration, then communicating a second portion of the communication with the second communication system utilizing the different configuration.