Network repeater system
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a first node, the first node including;
a first baseband unit and a first transceiver, said first transceiver comprising one or more first communication ports; and
one or more first antennas, each of the one or more first antennas connected to one of the one or more first communication ports;
a processor coupled to the first node and configured to execute an algorithm;
a repeater, the repeater being in communication with the first node and adapted to service a communication network thereof, the repeater including;
a receive circuit and a transmit circuit, each of the receive and transmit circuits comprising one or more second communication ports; and
one or more second antennas, each of the one or more second antennas connected to one of the one or more second communication ports, wherein at least one of the second antennas comprises a modal antenna, the modal antenna capable of configuration in one of a plurality of possible antenna modes, wherein the modal antenna comprises a distinct radiation pattern characteristic when configured in each of the plurality of possible modes;
a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices including;
a baseband unit;
a transceiver, the transceiver comprising one or more third communication ports; and
one of more third antennas connected to the transceiver, each of the one or more third antennas connected to one of the one or more third communication ports;
wherein the algorithm comprises;
accessing a first link quality metric associated with a communication link between the first node and each of the plurality of client devices,accessing a second link quality metric associated with a communication link between the repeater and each of the plurality of client devices,surveying the first and second link quality metrics; and
based on the first and second link quality metrics, selecting the antenna mode for configuring the modal antenna, wherein the antenna mode is selected to improve performance of the communication network.
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Abstract
A system is described where antenna beam steering techniques are implemented to optimize time and frequency channel resources in wireless communication systems where repeaters are used. Beam steering modes of the antenna systems in the repeaters as well as the nodes are optimized to improve system capacity and load balancing. Client devices in a wireless LAN system can be configured to work as repeaters, with the repeaters containing a beam steering capability. The beam steering capability can be implemented in one or multiple nodes and repeaters in the communication system.
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a first node, the first node including; a first baseband unit and a first transceiver, said first transceiver comprising one or more first communication ports; and one or more first antennas, each of the one or more first antennas connected to one of the one or more first communication ports; a processor coupled to the first node and configured to execute an algorithm; a repeater, the repeater being in communication with the first node and adapted to service a communication network thereof, the repeater including; a receive circuit and a transmit circuit, each of the receive and transmit circuits comprising one or more second communication ports; and one or more second antennas, each of the one or more second antennas connected to one of the one or more second communication ports, wherein at least one of the second antennas comprises a modal antenna, the modal antenna capable of configuration in one of a plurality of possible antenna modes, wherein the modal antenna comprises a distinct radiation pattern characteristic when configured in each of the plurality of possible modes; a plurality of client devices, each of the client devices including; a baseband unit; a transceiver, the transceiver comprising one or more third communication ports; and one of more third antennas connected to the transceiver, each of the one or more third antennas connected to one of the one or more third communication ports; wherein the algorithm comprises; accessing a first link quality metric associated with a communication link between the first node and each of the plurality of client devices, accessing a second link quality metric associated with a communication link between the repeater and each of the plurality of client devices, surveying the first and second link quality metrics; and based on the first and second link quality metrics, selecting the antenna mode for configuring the modal antenna, wherein the antenna mode is selected to improve performance of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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