Methods and apparatus for overlapping MIMO antenna physical sectors
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1. A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“
- MIMO”
) antennas, the system comprising;
a first radio group comprising a first MIMO physical sector for communicating using a first channel; and
a second radio group comprising a second MIMO physical sector for communicating using a second channel;
wherein;
the first MIMO physical sector at least partially overlaps the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap;
the first channel is different from the second channel;
each radio group respectively further comprises;
at least two directional antennas; and
at least two radios, each radio selectively couples to at least one antenna, a physical sector of each antenna coupled to one radio is positioned to at least partially overlap the physical sector of each antenna coupled to the other radios thereby forming the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the antennas coupled to the at least two radios operate as a MIMO antenna.
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Abstract
A system for communicating with wireless devices. The systems includes radio groups whose MIMO physical sectors overlap. The MIMO physical sectors communicate using different channels. The MIMO physical sectors overlap to form an area of overlap. Each radio group includes directional antennas and radios. Radios are selectively coupled to the antennas. The antennas that are oriented so that the physical sectors of the antennas overlap to operate as MIMO antennas and form the MIMO physical sector for the radio group. The antennas operate as a MIMO antenna.
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1. A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“
- MIMO”
) antennas, the system comprising;a first radio group comprising a first MIMO physical sector for communicating using a first channel; and a second radio group comprising a second MIMO physical sector for communicating using a second channel;
wherein;the first MIMO physical sector at least partially overlaps the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap; the first channel is different from the second channel; each radio group respectively further comprises; at least two directional antennas; and at least two radios, each radio selectively couples to at least one antenna, a physical sector of each antenna coupled to one radio is positioned to at least partially overlap the physical sector of each antenna coupled to the other radios thereby forming the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the antennas coupled to the at least two radios operate as a MIMO antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“
- MIMO”
) antennas, the system comprising;a first radio group comprising a first MIMO physical sector for communicating using a first channel; and a second radio group comprising a second MIMO physical sector for communicating using a second channel;
wherein;the first MIMO physical sector at least partially overlaps the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap; the first channel is different from the second channel; each radio group respectively further comprises; at least three antennas; and at least two radios, each radio selectively couples to at least one antenna, a physical sector of each antenna coupled to one radio is positioned to at least partially overlap the physical sector of each antenna coupled to the other radios thereby forming the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the antennas coupled to the at least two radios operate as a MIMO antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“
- MIMO”
) antennas, the system comprising;a first radio group comprising a plurality of MIMO physical sectors, each MIMO physical sector for communicating using a first channel; and a second radio group comprising a plurality of MIMO physical sectors, each MIMO physical sector for communicating using a second channel;
wherein;each MIMO physical sector of the first radio group at least partially overlaps at least one MIMO physical sector of the second radio group thereby forming a plurality of areas of overlap; the first channel is different from the second channel; each radio group respectively further comprises; at least four directional antennas; and at least two radios, each radio selectively couples to at least two antennas, a physical sector of any one antenna of one radio is positioned to not substantially overlap the physical sector of any other antenna of the same radio, the physical sector of each antenna of one radio positioned to at least partially overlap the physical sector of at least one antenna of each of the other radios thereby forming a respective MIMO physical sector of the plurality of MIMO physical sectors of the radio group, the antennas that form each MIMO physical sector of the plurality of MIMO physical sectors operate as a MIMO antenna. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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