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METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING SMART ANTENNAS FOR BACKHAULING

  • US 20090303935A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2009
  • Published: 12/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless communication system for utilizing at least one smart antenna for establishing a backhaul network, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of nodes, each node connected to at least one neighbor node, each node comprising;

    a smart antenna configured to generate a plurality of directional beams;

    a memory configured to store a list of neighbor nodes having connections and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to the neighbor nodes; and

    a controller configured to;

    update the list stored in the memory by monitoring signals received from the neighbor nodes and determining configurations for transmitting data to the neighbor nodes andselect a particular directional beam for transmitting a particular message to another node using the updated list stored in the memory,at least one of the plurality of nodes being a hybrid node that further comprises a wired backhaul connection to a core network.

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