Multi sector antenna and mesh network system
First Claim
1. A radio system, comprising:
- a controller board;
a quadplexer;
a high frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer;
a low frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer;
a high frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; and
a low frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer;
wherein the controller board is configured to;
monitor characteristics of incoming radio frequency (RF) signals at the high frequency receiver and the low frequency receiver;
determine, for a given incoming RF signal, whether the given incoming RF signal has a signal to noise ratio (SNR) less than a threshold of the high frequency receiver; and
cause the quadplexer to select millimeter wave RF signals for transmission via the high frequency transmitter if the controller board determines that the SNR of the given incoming RF signal is not less than the threshold of the high frequency receiver.
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Abstract
A multi-sector antenna system is disclosed that includes two or more flat panel antennas facing different directions and configured to communicate with two separate sites using millimeter wave RF signals. A processing module is communicatively coupled to each of the flat panel antennas. In some embodiments, the processing module may be configured to receive incoming RF signals from a first site via a first flat panel antenna, convert the incoming RF signals to outgoing RF signals, and transmit the outgoing RF signals to a second site via the second flat panel antenna. The flat panel antennas may be configured to transmit and receive RF signals at frequencies in the range of about 57 GHz to 86 GHz. The multi-sector antenna system may be utilized in a mesh network system.
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18 Claims
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1. A radio system, comprising:
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a controller board; a quadplexer; a high frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; a low frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; a high frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; and a low frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; wherein the controller board is configured to; monitor characteristics of incoming radio frequency (RF) signals at the high frequency receiver and the low frequency receiver; determine, for a given incoming RF signal, whether the given incoming RF signal has a signal to noise ratio (SNR) less than a threshold of the high frequency receiver; and cause the quadplexer to select millimeter wave RF signals for transmission via the high frequency transmitter if the controller board determines that the SNR of the given incoming RF signal is not less than the threshold of the high frequency receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a radio system, an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal from an antenna, the radio system comprising a controller board, a quadplexer, a high frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer, a low frequency transmitter coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer, a high frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer, and a low frequency receiver coupled between the controller board and the quadplexer; monitoring, by the controller board, characteristics of the incoming RF signal at the high frequency receiver and the low frequency receiver; determining whether the received incoming RF signal has a signal to noise ratio (SNR) less than a threshold of the high frequency receiver; and selecting millimeter wave RF signals for transmission via the high frequency transmitter if it is determined that the SNR of the received incoming RF signal is not less than the threshold of the high frequency receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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