Mobile broadband wireless network with interference mitigation mechanism to minimize interference within a cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions
First Claim
1. A mobile broadband wireless network comprising:
- at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless communication;
each node including;
an RF transceiver with associated modem;
an antenna array arrangement, each antenna having a beam pattern selected to improve quality of transmission, coupled to said modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions;
a controller for controlling said transceiver, modem and antenna array arrangement for providing point to point communication;
said controller including means for allocating MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in said antenna array arrangement; and
at least one interference mitigation mechanism implemented by said controller to minimize interference within said cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions.
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Abstract
A mobile broadband wireless system including at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless communication. Each node includes an RF transceiver with associated modem, an antenna array arrangement coupled to the modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions, where each antenna has a beam pattern selected to improve quality of transmission, and a controller for controlling the transceiver, modem and antenna array arrangement for providing point to point communication. The controller allocates MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in the antenna array arrangement, and implements at least one interference mitigation mechanism to minimize interference within the cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions. A method of wireless communication is also provided.
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55 Claims
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1. A mobile broadband wireless network comprising:
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at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless communication; each node including; an RF transceiver with associated modem; an antenna array arrangement, each antenna having a beam pattern selected to improve quality of transmission, coupled to said modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions; a controller for controlling said transceiver, modem and antenna array arrangement for providing point to point communication; said controller including means for allocating MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in said antenna array arrangement; and at least one interference mitigation mechanism implemented by said controller to minimize interference within said cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions. - 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)
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26. A network for wireless communication comprising:
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at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless point to point access and backhaul communication; each node including; at least one RF transceiver providing point to point communication over the link; a modem coupled to each transceiver; an antenna array arrangement mounted in the node for providing multiple concurrent transmissions over multiple antennas, one antenna being coupled to each modem; and a controller in each node adapted and configured for control and coordination of said transceivers and associated modems; said controller including means for adaptively allocating up to three MIMO streams to different antennas in said antenna array arrangement and for adaptively allocating modulation, depending on link conditions; said antennas having beam patterns selected for transmission quality and interference mitigation; and at least one interference mitigation mechanism implemented by said controller to improve quality of transmission and minimize interference within said cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions.
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27. A method for wireless communication comprising:
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forming a plurality of nodes, each node including; at least one RF transceiver providing wireless point to point communication; a modem coupled to each transceiver; an antenna array arrangement mounted in the node, one antenna coupled to each modem, the antenna array arrangement providing multiple concurrent transmissions over multiple antennas, each antenna having a beam pattern; a controller in each node adapted and configured for control and coordination of said transceivers, modems and antenna array arrangement; and arranging at least two pairs of said nodes in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless point to point communication; allocating, by said controller, MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in said antenna array arrangement; and providing at least one interference mitigation mechanism to be implemented by said controller to minimize interference within said cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55)
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53. A method for providing wireless communication over a link including a plurality of antennas in a network, the method comprising:
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deploying the link in a cluster in said network; measuring instantaneous radio link conditions; performing beam forming on said antennas according to said measured conditions; allocating at least one MIMO stream to said antennas according to said measured conditions; modulating transmissions from said antennas according to said measured conditions; and coding said transmissions from said antennas according to said measured conditions. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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