METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIVERSITY IN A NETWORK THAT UTILIZES DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVERS AND ARRAY PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine;
configuring a plurality of communication modules from one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers, wherein;
said configuration is based on a particular diversity mode; and
each of said plurality of communication modules comprises one or more antennas or antenna array elements, and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas or antenna array elements; and
concurrently communicating data streams via said plurality of communication modules.
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Abstract
A communication device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine may be configured based on one or more diversity modes of operations. The diversity modes of operations may comprise a spatial diversity mode, a frequency diversity mode, and/or a polarization diversity mode. Diversity mode configuration may comprise forming, based on selected diversity mode, a plurality of communication modules from the plurality of distributed transceivers, wherein each of the plurality of communication modules may comprise one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements, and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas and/or antenna array elements. The plurality of communication modules may be utilized to concurrently communicate multiple data streams. The multiple data streams may comprise the same data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
in a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine; configuring a plurality of communication modules from one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers, wherein; said configuration is based on a particular diversity mode; and each of said plurality of communication modules comprises one or more antennas or antenna array elements, and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas or antenna array elements; and concurrently communicating data streams via said plurality of communication modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central processor and a network management engine, said device being operable to; configure a plurality of communication modules from one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers, wherein; said configuration is based on a particular diversity mode; and each of said plurality of communication modules comprises one or more antennas or antenna array elements, and one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers associated with said one or more antennas or antenna array elements; and concurrently communicate data streams via said configured plurality of communication modules. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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