Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for adapting clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds with or without Transmit Power Control (TPC) are disclosed. An IEEE 802.11 station (STA) may dynamically calculate a STA specific transmit power control (TPC) value and a STA specific clear channel assessment (CCA) value based on a target TPC parameter and a target CCA parameter. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter may be received from an IEEE 802.11 cluster head configured to control TPC and CCA for a plurality of STAs associated with the BSS. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter also may be related. The STA may then determine whether a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium of a wireless local area network (WLAN) basic service set (BSS) is occupied or idle based on the STA specific CCA value.

Abstract: A tunable antenna. includes a radio frequency integrated circuit, a first frequency modulation branch coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, a first antenna coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit through the first frequency modulation branch, a second antenna coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit through a second frequency modulation branch. The first antenna corresponds to a first frequency, the second antenna corresponds to a second frequency, and the first frequency and the second frequency are respectively a transmit frequency and a receive frequency in a specified frequency band. The first antenna and the second antenna are respectively connected to the radio frequency integrated circuit through the frequency modulation branches when the tunable antenna is being designed.

Abstract: A tunable antenna. includes a radio frequency integrated circuit, a first frequency modulation branch coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit, a first antenna coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit through the first frequency modulation branch, a second antenna coupled to the radio frequency integrated circuit through a second frequency modulation branch. The first antenna corresponds to a first frequency, the second antenna corresponds to a second frequency, and the first frequency and the second frequency are respectively a transmit frequency and a receive frequency in a specified frequency band. The first antenna and the second antenna are respectively connected to the radio frequency integrated circuit through the frequency modulation branches when the tunable antenna is being designed.