METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT AND LOW-POWER COMMUNICATION LINKS IN A DISTRIBUTED TRANSCEIVER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of processing signals, the method comprising:
- in a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a plurality of distributed beamformers, a baseband processor and a network management engine, wherein said plurality of distributed transceivers perform beamforming in a radio frequency band, said plurality of distributed beamformers perform beamforming in an intermediate frequency band, and each of said plurality of distributed transceivers is coupled to a corresponding one of said plurality of distributed beamformers;
generating a data stream at baseband by said baseband processor;
converting said data stream at baseband to one or more intermediate frequencies within said intermediate frequency band; and
transmitting said data stream wirelessly at said one or more intermediate frequencies to a receiving device utilizing said plurality of distributed beamformers.
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Abstract
A device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a plurality of distributed beamformers, a baseband processor, and a network management engine. The distributed transceivers perform beamforming in a radio frequency band. The distributed beamformers, however, performs beamforming in an intermediate frequency band. Each of the distributed transceivers is coupled to a corresponding one of the distributed beamformers. Each transceiver-beamformer pair is coupled to the baseband processor utilizing a same communication medium such as a cable. For transmission, a data stream generated at baseband is converted to intermediate frequencies. With a low-power transmission, the distributed beamformers transmit the data stream wirelessly in the intermediate frequencies to a receiving device. With a normal-power transmission, the distributed transceivers transmit the data stream to the receiving device in the radio frequency band. The transceivers and the beamformers are turned OFF whenever not being used. A high-throughput communication link may be established through resource sharing.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of processing signals, the method comprising:
in a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a plurality of distributed beamformers, a baseband processor and a network management engine, wherein said plurality of distributed transceivers perform beamforming in a radio frequency band, said plurality of distributed beamformers perform beamforming in an intermediate frequency band, and each of said plurality of distributed transceivers is coupled to a corresponding one of said plurality of distributed beamformers; generating a data stream at baseband by said baseband processor; converting said data stream at baseband to one or more intermediate frequencies within said intermediate frequency band; and transmitting said data stream wirelessly at said one or more intermediate frequencies to a receiving device utilizing said plurality of distributed beamformers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for processing signals, the system comprising:
a device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a plurality of distributed beamformers, a baseband processor and a network management engine, wherein said plurality of distributed transceivers perform beamforming in a radio frequency band, said plurality of distributed beamformers perform beamforming in an intermediate frequency band, and each of said plurality of distributed transceivers is coupled to a corresponding one of said plurality of distributed beamformers, said device being operable to; generate a data stream at baseband by said baseband processor; convert said data stream at baseband to one or more intermediate frequencies within said intermediate frequency band; and transmit said data stream wirelessly at said one or more intermediate frequencies to a receiving device utilizing said plurality of distributed beamformers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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