System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication
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1. A communication hub for providing information communication between a plurality of locations, said communication hub comprising:
- a first radio frequency modem providing a first signal;
a plurality of hub antenna units, each hub antenna unit having a predetermined radiation pattern to provide directional communication, each hub antenna unit adapted for air link communication in a frequency band of the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies, said plurality of hub antenna units including a first group having at least one hub antenna unit associated therewith; and
switching means for switchably connecting said first group to said first signal, said switching means providing said first group time division multiple access to said first signal;
a second group having a plurality of hub antenna associated therewith wherein said first and second groups are not mutually exclusive and the first and second groups have different aximuthal coverage; and
a second radio frequency modem providing a second signal, and said switching means further comprise means for switchably connecting said second group to said second signal, said switching means providing said second group time division multiple access to said second signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing 5 communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
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1. A communication hub for providing information communication between a plurality of locations, said communication hub comprising:
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a first radio frequency modem providing a first signal; a plurality of hub antenna units, each hub antenna unit having a predetermined radiation pattern to provide directional communication, each hub antenna unit adapted for air link communication in a frequency band of the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies, said plurality of hub antenna units including a first group having at least one hub antenna unit associated therewith; and switching means for switchably connecting said first group to said first signal, said switching means providing said first group time division multiple access to said first signal; a second group having a plurality of hub antenna associated therewith wherein said first and second groups are not mutually exclusive and the first and second groups have different aximuthal coverage; and a second radio frequency modem providing a second signal, and said switching means further comprise means for switchably connecting said second group to said second signal, said switching means providing said second group time division multiple access to said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hub for providing information communication between a plurality of locations, said hub comprising:
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a plurality of hub antenna units, each hub antenna unit having a predetermined radiation pattern to provide directional communication, each hub antenna unit adapted for air link communication in a frequency band of the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies, said plurality of hub antenna units including a first group having at least one hub antenna unit associated therewith; and circuitry switchably connecting said first group to a first signal, said circuitry providing said first group time division multiple access to said first signal, wherein said time division multiple access includes a plurality of information bursts having a set of forward channel information bursts and a set of reverse channel information bursts, said set of forward and reverse channel information bursts each adaptively defined to comprise a percentage of said plurality of information bursts a second group having a plurality of hub antennas associated therewith, wherein said first and second groups are not mutually exclusive and the first and second groups have different aximuthal coverage; and a second radio frequency modem providing a second signal, and said circuitry connecting said second group to said second signal, said circuitry providing said second group time division multiple access to said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for providing information communication between a plurality of locations, said comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of antenna units each having a predetermined radiation pattern with different azimuthal coverage to provide directional communication adapted for air link communication in a frequency band of the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies; switchably connecting ones of said antenna units to a first signal to provide time division multiple access to said first signal, wherein said time division multiple access includes a plurality of information bursts having a set of forward channel information bursts and a set of reverse channel information bursts; and switchably connecting a second group of antenna units to a second signal to provide time division multiple access to said second signal, wherein said time division multiple access includes a plurality of information bursts having a set of forward channel information bursts and a set of universe channel information burst;
wherein said ones of said antenna units and the second group antenna units are not mutually exclusive; andadaptively adjusting a portion of said time division multiple access associated with said set of forward channel information bursts inversely with a portion of said time division multiple access associated with said reverse channel information bursts. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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