METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE OF SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPLE CHANNELS IN THE DYNAMIC FREQUENCY SELECTION BAND IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a device backplane;
a first plurality of antenna components located proximate to a perimeter of the device backplane;
a second plurality of antenna components located proximate to the perimeter of the device backplane, wherein the second plurality of antenna components is interleaved with the first plurality of antenna components about the perimeter of the device backplane; and
a wideband radar detection antenna component located proximate a center of the device backplane.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically to systems and methods for selecting available channels free of radar signals from a plurality of 5 GHz radio frequency channels. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a standalone multi-channel dynamic frequency selection (DFS) master that includes a switch and embedded processor that are programmed to switch a 5 GHz radio transceiver to a first channel of the plurality of 5 GHz radio channels, cause a beacon generator to generate a beacon in the first channel of the plurality of 5 GHz radio channels, cause a radar detector to scan for the radar signal in the first channel of the plurality of 5 GHz radio channel, and then repeat these steps for each of the other channels of the plurality of 5 GHz radio channels during a single beacon transmission duty cycle. In other embodiments, systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed that can facilitate communications in one or more DFS channels according to disclosed techniques.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a device backplane; a first plurality of antenna components located proximate to a perimeter of the device backplane; a second plurality of antenna components located proximate to the perimeter of the device backplane, wherein the second plurality of antenna components is interleaved with the first plurality of antenna components about the perimeter of the device backplane; and a wideband radar detection antenna component located proximate a center of the device backplane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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monitoring, with a radar detection antenna component, at least one dynamic frequency selection (DFS) wireless communication channel for a radar signal associated with the at least one DFS wireless communication channel to produce a radar detection result; communicating, with a first array of antenna components, in a 5 gigahertz wireless communications band associated with the at least one DFS wireless communication channel based at least in part on the radar detection result; and communicating, with a second array of antenna components, in a 2.4 gigahertz wireless communications band regardless of the radar detection result. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a radar detection antenna component configured to monitor at least one dynamic frequency selection (DFS) wireless communication channel for a radar signal associated with the at least one DFS wireless communication channel to produce a radar detection result; a first array of antenna components configured to communicate in a 5 gigahertz wireless communications band associated with the at least one DFS wireless communication channel based at least in part on the radar detection result; and a second array of antenna components configured to communicate in a 2.4 gigahertz wireless communications band regardless of the radar detection result, wherein the first array of antenna components are located proximate to a perimeter of a device comprising the radar detection antenna component, wherein the second array of antenna components are located proximate to the perimeter of the device, wherein the second array of antenna components is interleaved with the first array of antenna components about the perimeter of the device, and wherein the radar detection antenna component is configured to maximize separation between the radar detection antenna component and the first array of antenna components. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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