Multi-beam antenna wireless network system
First Claim
1. A wireless network system comprising:
- a communication hub linked to a source;
at least one remote station which communicates with said communication hub in order to exchange information with the source, each of said at least one remote station including a directive antenna and a remote station address;
a multi-beam antenna connected to said communication hub to allow the exchange of information between said communication hub and each of said at least one remote station, said multi-beam antenna producing a plurality of beams for such exchange of information, wherein each beam of said plurality of beams is assigned to one of said at least one remote station; and
an Ethernet switch within and part of said hub which is linked between the source and said multi-beam antenna to provide automated switching capability between said source and said each beam of said plurality of beams to allow automated selection of a beam of said plurality of beams by one of said at least one remote station addresses.
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Abstract
A wireless network system that utilizes a multi-beam antenna to communicate with multiple remote stations. The system includes a hub and one or more remote stations. The hub is connected to a source which requires communication with the remote stations, in order to exchange information, such as data and/or voice transmissions. The hub includes a multi-beam antenna assembly, one or more hub radio transceivers, an Ethernet switch, and a controller. Each remote station includes a single directive antenna, a single remote station radio transceiver, an Ethernet switch, and a controller. The multi-beam antenna assembly includes a beam former and a multi-beam antenna. The multi-beam antenna at the hub provides the ability to communicate with more than one remote station at a time. Communication between the hub and remote stations is via a line of sight radio path using directive antenna beams associated with the multi-beam antenna and the remote station antenna. The hub is able to serve and communicate with a multiplicity of fixed, line of sight remote stations using multiple hub radio transceivers co-located at the hub. Each remote station only communicates with the hub. The hub also includes received signal strength monitoring equipment with power control and can include more than one multi-beam antenna at the hub.
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39 Claims
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1. A wireless network system comprising:
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a communication hub linked to a source; at least one remote station which communicates with said communication hub in order to exchange information with the source, each of said at least one remote station including a directive antenna and a remote station address; a multi-beam antenna connected to said communication hub to allow the exchange of information between said communication hub and each of said at least one remote station, said multi-beam antenna producing a plurality of beams for such exchange of information, wherein each beam of said plurality of beams is assigned to one of said at least one remote station; and an Ethernet switch within and part of said hub which is linked between the source and said multi-beam antenna to provide automated switching capability between said source and said each beam of said plurality of beams to allow automated selection of a beam of said plurality of beams by one of said at least one remote station addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wireless network system comprising:
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a communication hub linked to a source; at least one remote station which communicates with said communication hub in order to exchange information with the source, each of said at least one remote station including a directive antenna and a remote station address; a multi-beam antenna connected to said communication hub to allow the exchange of information between said communication hub and each of said at least one remote station, said multi-beam antenna producing a plurality of beams for such exchange of information, wherein each beam of said plurality of beams is assigned to one of said at least one remote station; a beam former linked between said hub and said multi-beam antenna; and an Ethernet switch within and part of said hub linked between the source and said beam former to provide automated switching capability between said source and said each beam of said plurality of beams to allow automated selection of a beam of said plurality of beams by one of said at least one remote station addresses. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of a source communicating with a plurality of remote stations using a wireless network system, the wireless network system including a communication hub linked to the source, said hub including a beam former;
- at least one remote station which communicates with said communication hub in order to exchange information with the source, each of said at least one remote station including a directive antenna and a remote station address;
a multi-beam antenna connected to said communication hub to allow the exchange of information between said communication hub and each of said at least one remote station, said multi-beam antenna producing a plurality of beams for such exchange of information;
comprising;linking each of said at least one remote station to one of said plurality of beams; coordinating sending and receiving of the information between the source and remote station by way of the plurality of beams using the hub; and further including an Ethernet switch within and part of said hub and linked between the source and said beam former to provide automated switching capability between said source and said each beam of said plurality of beams to allow automated selection of a beam of said plurality of beams by one of said at least one remote station addresses. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
- at least one remote station which communicates with said communication hub in order to exchange information with the source, each of said at least one remote station including a directive antenna and a remote station address;
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