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Methods and Apparatus for Overlapping MIMO Physical Sectors

  • US 20110310874A1
  • Filed: 08/25/2011
  • Published: 12/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“

  • MIMO”

    ) antennas, the system comprising;

    a first radio group comprising a first MIMO physical sector for communicating using a first channel; and

    a second radio group comprising a second MIMO physical sector for communicating using a second channel;

    wherein;

    the first MIMO physical sector at least partially overlaps the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap;

    the first channel is different from the second channel;

    each radio group respectively further comprises;

    a phased array; and

    at least two radios coupled to the phased array, the radios cooperate with the phase array to form a physical sector having an angle of coverage less than 360 degrees, the physical sector forming the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the phased array operates as a MIMO antenna.

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