Control apparatus, method of controlling the same, and communication system

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PATENT NO 11211981
APP PUB NO 20200343952A1
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16829069

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A control apparatus operable to control a plurality of access points (APs) configured to be able to use joint beamforming (JB) includes a memory containing instructions, and at least one processor for executing the instructions. The executed instructions cause the control apparatus to obtain, from a station (STA) which is a communication partner, reception information on a received signal strength at the STA of signals transmitted from the plurality of Aps, and determine, based on the reception information, a communication parameter related to JB for communication with the STA. It is determined to use JB for communication with the STA in a case where there is one or more other received signal strengths for which a strength difference from a largest received signal strength among a plurality of received signal strengths of the plurality of APs included in the reception information is within a predetermined range.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Ina, Eigoro Kawasaki, JP 8 20

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