Methods and apparatus for overlapping MIMO physical sectors
First Claim
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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 overlaps at least 30 percent of an area of the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap;
a frequency of the first channel is different from a frequency of the second channel;
each radio group respectively further comprises;
a phased array; and
at least two radios coupled to the phased array, the radios cooperate with the phase array to form a physical sector for each radio, each physical sector having an angle of coverage less than 360 degrees, the physical sector of each radio at least partially overlaps the physical sector of the other radios of the radio group to form the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the physical sectors of the phased array 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 a phased array and radios. Radios are selectively coupled to the phased array. The physical sector of the phase array provides the MIMO physical sector. The phase array operates 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 overlaps at least 30 percent of an area of the second MIMO physical sector thereby forming an area of overlap; a frequency of the first channel is different from a frequency of the second channel; each radio group respectively further comprises; a phased array; and at least two radios coupled to the phased array, the radios cooperate with the phase array to form a physical sector for each radio, each physical sector having an angle of coverage less than 360 degrees, the physical sector of each radio at least partially overlaps the physical sector of the other radios of the radio group to form the MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the physical sectors of the phased array operate as a MIMO antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 overlaps at least 30 percent of an area of at least one MIMO physical sector of the second radio group thereby forming a plurality of areas of overlap; a frequency of the first channel is different from a frequency of the second channel; each radio group respectively further comprises; a phased array; and at least two radios coupled to the phased array, the radios cooperate with the phase array to form a physical sector for each radio, each physical sector having an angle of coverage less than 360 degrees, two physical sectors at least partially overlap to form each respective MIMO physical sector of the radio group, the overlapping physical sectors of the phased array operate as a respective MIMO antenna. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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