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Multiple access point WiFi sounding

Grant US12581344B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventors

Matthew A. Silverman, John M. Swartz, Malcolm M. Smith, Brian D. Hart

Abstract

Techniques for sounding for wireless communication include initiating staggered sounding between a plurality of wireless access points (APs) and a plurality of wireless stations (STAs), including transmitting, from each AP of the plurality of APs, a sounding trigger to a respective one or more of the plurality of STAs, where the sounding triggers are transmitted by the respective APs at staggered times. The techniques further include receiving sounding matrix data at the plurality of APs from the plurality of STA. The techniques further include modifying wireless transmission between at least one of the APs and at least one of the STAs based on the sounding matrix data.

CPC Classifications

H04W 24/10 H04W 48/16 H04B 7/0456 H04B 7/024 H04L 5/005 H04L 5/0023 H04L 5/0094 H04L 5/0035 H04L 5/0048

Filing Date

2023-03-31

Application No.

18194614

Claims

17