METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ACTIVE ROUTING ANTENNA
First Claim
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1. An array antenna comprising:
- a plurality of antenna panels each configured to transmit and receive signals;
one or more array control elements, each array control element configured to couple to at least one antenna panel or to couple via a switch to any one of the plurality of antenna panels and further configured to process the transmitted and received signals; and
an antenna routing element configured to communicate with the one or more array control elements;
route packets generated based on the received signals and to forward packets that are destined for transmission; and
issue a “
disconnect”
message when the array antenna is powered down.
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Abstract
An array antenna is disclosed. In one embodiment, the array antenna facilitates transmission of data with amongst fixed radio units. The array antenna includes a number of antenna panels arranged in an hexagonal shape, one or more array control elements controlling the antenna panels, and one antenna routing element controlling the one or more array control elements.
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42 Claims
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1. An array antenna comprising:
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a plurality of antenna panels each configured to transmit and receive signals;
one or more array control elements, each array control element configured to couple to at least one antenna panel or to couple via a switch to any one of the plurality of antenna panels and further configured to process the transmitted and received signals; and
an antenna routing element configured to communicate with the one or more array control elements;
route packets generated based on the received signals and to forward packets that are destined for transmission; and
issue a “
disconnect”
message when the array antenna is powered down. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fixed radio unit having an array antenna, the array antenna comprising:
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a plurality of antenna panels each configured to transmit and receive signals;
one or more array control elements, each array control element configured to couple to one or more antenna panels and further configured to process the transmitted and received signals; and
an antenna routing element configured to;
communicate with the one or more array control elements;
route packets generated based on the received signals and to forward packets that are destined for transmission; and
issue a “
disconnect”
message when the array antenna is powered down. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An array antenna comprising:
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a plurality of antenna panels each configured to transmit and receive signals;
an array control element configured to couple via a switch to one or more of the plurality of antenna panels and further configured to process the transmitted and received signals; and
an antenna routing element configured to;
communicate with the array control element;
route packets generated based on the received signals and forward packets that are destined for transmission; and
issue a “
disconnect”
message when the array antenna is powered down. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42)
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