Patent ID: 8738063

Claim:
A method of operating a communication system, comprising: communicating, using a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode, with a first wireless device associated with a first quality of service level; receiving communication from a plurality of wireless devices and identifying the plurality of wireless devices as associated with a second quality of service level comprising a lower level of service than the first quality of service level; determining that the plurality of wireless devices are located within a predefined radius from the first wireless device; and based on the determination that the plurality of wireless devices are located within the predefined radius from the first wireless device and that the plurality of wireless devices are associated with the second quality of service level, sending, to at least one of the plurality of wireless devices, at least one control message that instructs the at least one of the plurality of wireless devices to transmit a future communication at a lower power level to establish a reduced interference level experienced by the first wireless device; and after sending the at least one control message, communicating using a second MIMO mode with the first wireless device, the second MIMO mode comprising a higher bandwidth communication mode than the first MIMO mode, wherein the first wireless device determines to communicate using the second MIMO mode based on the reduced inference level.