CPC H04W 72/51 (2023.01) [G01S 3/26 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving, in a block based modulation environment, one or more packets from a client at one or more switchable antennas of an access point, the access point having a plurality of switchable antennas, each switchable antenna having an antenna state;
switching among the plurality of switchable antennas such that at least five of the antenna states are sampled wherein switching among the plurality of switchable antennas such that the at least five of the antenna states are sampled comprises:
receiving, at the access point, a bitmap from a host, the bitmap indicating one or more antenna states that have not been sampled for the client; and
switching to sample the one or more antenna states that have not been sampled for the client; and
calculating angle of arrival of the client based on the at least five of the antenna states.
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