Synchronized multiple-radio antenna systems and methods
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1. An apparatus for combining a plurality of radios so that they simultaneously send or receive from a single antenna, the apparatus comprising:
- a first external mount configured to hold a first radio;
a second external mount configured to hold a second radio; and
a multiplexer including;
a first input configured to connect to an input of the first radio;
a second input configured to connect to an input of the second radio;
a passive power divider/combiner configured to couple to the first input and to the second input, the passive power divider/combiner configured to passively combine RF signals from the first and second input, and to output them to an antenna port, and to divide RF signals from the antenna port between the first and second inputs; and
a multiplexer circuitry in communication with each of the first input and the second input and configured establish a duty cycle for the first radio and the second radio and to synchronize the first radio and the second radio via an external GPS signal;
wherein the antenna port is configured to be coupled to an antenna feed of an antenna.
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Abstract
Multi-radio antenna apparatuses and stations for wireless networks including multiple radios coupled to a single transmit/receive antenna, in which the antenna is highly synchronized by an external (e.g., GPS) signal. These multi-radio antenna systems may provide highly resilient links. Synchronization may allow these apparatuses to organically scale the transmission throughput while preventing data loss. The single transmit/receive antenna may have a single dish or a compound (e.g., a single pair of separate transmitting and receiving dishes) and connections for two or more radios.
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1. An apparatus for combining a plurality of radios so that they simultaneously send or receive from a single antenna, the apparatus comprising:
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a first external mount configured to hold a first radio; a second external mount configured to hold a second radio; and a multiplexer including; a first input configured to connect to an input of the first radio; a second input configured to connect to an input of the second radio; a passive power divider/combiner configured to couple to the first input and to the second input, the passive power divider/combiner configured to passively combine RF signals from the first and second input, and to output them to an antenna port, and to divide RF signals from the antenna port between the first and second inputs; and a multiplexer circuitry in communication with each of the first input and the second input and configured establish a duty cycle for the first radio and the second radio and to synchronize the first radio and the second radio via an external GPS signal; wherein the antenna port is configured to be coupled to an antenna feed of an antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for combining a plurality of radios so that they simultaneously send or receive from a single antenna, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing comprising a first bay configured to hold a first radio and a second bay configured to hold a second radio; a multiplexer including; a first input configured to connect to an input of the first radio when the first radio is held in the first bay; a second input configured to connect to an input of the second radio when the second radio is held in the second bay; a passive power divider/combiner configured to couple to the first input and to the second input, the passive power divider/combiner configured to passively combine RF signals from the first and second input, and to output them to an antenna port, and to divide RF signals from the antenna port between the first and second inputs; and a multiplexer circuitry in communication with each of the first input and the second input and configured establish a duty cycle for the first radio and the second radio and to synchronize the first radio and the second radio via an external GPS signal; and a cover configured to couple to the housing to cover the first input and the second input.
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