Method and system for utilizing smart antennas in establishing a backhaul network
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising a plurality of nodes, each node being connected to at least one neighbor node, each node comprising:
- a smart antenna for generating a plurality of directional beams;
a memory for storing a list of neighbor nodes having connections and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to the neighbor nodes;
a controller for selecting a particular directional beam for transmitting a particular message to another node while independently controlling each of said plurality of directional beams.
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Abstract
A method and system for utilizing smart antenna in transmission of messages between nodes are disclosed. A wireless communication system includes a plurality of nodes, and each node is capable of being connected to each other node. At least a portion of the nodes are provided with a smart antenna configured to generate a plurality of directional beams. Each node maintains a list of other nodes and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to other nodes. When a source node is required to transmit to a target node, the source node retrieves the beam configuration information and transmits with a directional beam directed to the target node.
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17 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising a plurality of nodes, each node being connected to at least one neighbor node, each node comprising:
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a smart antenna for generating a plurality of directional beams;
a memory for storing a list of neighbor nodes having connections and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to the neighbor nodes;
a controller for selecting a particular directional beam for transmitting a particular message to another node while independently controlling each of said plurality of directional beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for utilizing smart antennas in a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of nodes, at least two of the plurality of nodes each having a smart antenna which generates at least one directional beam for connection to at least one neighbor node, the method comprising:
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measuring and storing a list of neighbor nodes having connections and beam direction and configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to the neighbor nodes;
generating a directional beam for transmitting a particular message to a target node in accordance with the beam direction and configuration information; and
transmitting the message to the target node with the generated directional beam. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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