OUTDOOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
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1. An outdoor lighting fixture comprising:
- at least a first ballast for controllably providing power to at least one lamp for illuminating an outdoor area;
a housing;
a radio frequency transceiver;
an antenna coupled to the radio frequency transceiver and extending away from the housing; and
a control circuit that operates the radio frequency transceiver as a wireless router for wireless network communications.
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Abstract
An outdoor lighting fixture includes at least a first ballast for controllably providing power to at least one lamp for illuminating an outdoor area. The outdoor lighting fixture further includes a housing and a radio frequency transceiver. The outdoor lighting fixture yet further includes an antenna coupled to the radio frequency transceiver and extending away from the housing. The outdoor lighting fixture also includes a control circuit that operates the radio frequency transceiver as a wireless router for wireless network communications.
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1. An outdoor lighting fixture comprising:
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at least a first ballast for controllably providing power to at least one lamp for illuminating an outdoor area; a housing; a radio frequency transceiver; an antenna coupled to the radio frequency transceiver and extending away from the housing; and a control circuit that operates the radio frequency transceiver as a wireless router for wireless network communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of outdoor lighting fixtures, comprising:
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a first outdoor lighting fixture comprising a first housing and a first radio frequency transceiver mounted to the first housing; and a second outdoor lighting fixture comprising a second housing and a second radio frequency transceiver mounted to the second housing; wherein the first outdoor lighting fixture further comprises wireless routing circuitry and a wired uplink connection to a data communications network; wherein the second radio frequency transceiver is configured to extend the range of the first radio frequency transceiver by forwarding data communications to and from the first radio frequency transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing municipal wireless network connectivity, comprising:
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coupling a plurality of outdoor lighting fixtures to existing street light poles; powering the plurality of outdoor lighting fixtures using power wires from the existing street light poles; and establishing a wireless network of outdoor lighting fixtures by configuring radio frequency transceivers of the plurality of outdoor lighting fixtures to serve as wireless network access points.
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