Transmitter-receiver crossbar for a packet switch
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1. A transmitter-receiver crossbar for a packet switch, comprising a transmitter comprising an array of transmitting ports, wherein each transmitting port comprises one or more transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal;
- and a receiver with an array of receiving ports wherein each receiving port comprises one or more receiving antennas to receive the radio signal.
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Abstract
A transmitter-receiver crossbar for a packet switch comprising a transmitter having an array of transmitting ports, each having one or more transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal and a receiver having an array of receiving ports, each having one or more receiving antennas to receive the radio signal.
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15 Claims
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1. A transmitter-receiver crossbar for a packet switch, comprising
a transmitter comprising an array of transmitting ports, wherein each transmitting port comprises one or more transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal; - and
a receiver with an array of receiving ports wherein each receiving port comprises one or more receiving antennas to receive the radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A packet switch comprising:
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a transmitter-receiver-crossbar comprising;
a transmitter comprising an array of transmitting ports, wherein each transmitting port comprises one or more transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal; and
a receiver with an array of receiving ports wherein each receiving port comprises one or more receiving antennas to receive the radio signal; and
wherein for each transmitting antenna a phase shifter is provided. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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9. A packet switch comprising:
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a transmitter-receiver crossbar comprising;
a transmitter comprising an array of transmitting ports, wherein each transmitting port-comprises one or more transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal; and
a receiver with an array of receiving ports wherein each receiving port comprises one or more receiving antennas to receive the radio signal; and
wherein for each transmitting antenna an oscillator is provided, and wherein the oscillators of neighboring transmitting antennas are coupled by means of a coupling network. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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13. A method for switching data in a switch having an array of transmitting ports, each transmitting port comprising one or more transmitting antennas, and an array of receiving ports, each receiving port comprising one or more receiving antennas, comprising the steps of:
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feeding data to one of the transmitting ports;
transmitting the data by means of a radio signal from one of the transmitting ports to a corresponding receiving port; and
extracting the data from the received radio signal at the corresponding receiving port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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