In another embodiment of the invention a complementary wireless station is disclosed with hardware processing circuitry to perform hybrid spatial mapping feedback operations for multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlinks from the WAP to a group of associated stations, and including in such circuitry a channel estimation circuit and a crosstalk estimation circuit. The channel estimation circuit is responsive to an explicit sounding received from the WAP to determine a communication channel associated therewith and to transmit feedback to the WAP as to the determined communication channel. The crosstalk estimation circuit is responsive to receipt of a MU-MIMO downlink communication packet from the WAP to determine an amount of crosstalk from portions of the downlink MU-MIMO communication packet targeted for other stations in the group and to transmit feedback to the WAP as to the determined crosstalk.
Associated methods are also claimed.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description in conjunction with the appended drawings in which: