# US 10,375,693 B2 · Phased array radio frequency network for mobile communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,693 B2 - Document ID: US10375693B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/212,136 - Filed: 2016-07-15 - Published: 2018-01-18 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-15 - Assignees: The Boeing Company - Applicants: The Boeing Company - Inventors: Gary D. Stuck - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375693B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/046: {the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams} - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04L 69/22: Parsing or analysis of headers - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04W 28/06: Optimizing {the usage of the radio link}, e.g. header compression, information sizing {, discarding information (system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365)} - H04W 28/065: {using assembly or disassembly of packets} - H04W 40/06: based on characteristics of available antennas - H04W 40/20: based on geographic position or location - H04W 40/34: Modification of an existing route - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for routing wireless mobile communication signals using a phased array communication network. In one example, a system includes a plurality of phased array antennas configured to receive an RF modulated data packet. The RF modulated data packet includes a header and payload data. A demodulator circuit is provided to demodulate the header to identify route information while maintaining the payload data in RF modulated format. The phased array antennas are configured to transmit a high bandwidth narrow antenna beam comprising the RF modulated data packet in accordance with the route information. Maintaining the payload data in RF modulated format during the route provides for high bandwidth and high data rate transmission required of today's wireless mobile communication networks. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a first phased array antenna beam at an access node of a phased array communication network, a radio frequency “RF” modulated data packet comprising a header and payload data; demodulating the header while maintaining the payload data in RF modulated format; identifying route information within the demodulated header; and transmitting, by a second phased array antenna beam from the access node in accordance with the route information, the RF modulated data packet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the route information comprises a route path identifying a plurality of access nodes; and the transmitting comprises transmitting the RF modulated data packet to one of the access nodes identified by the route path. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: reconfiguring the route information to identify at least one different access node to reduce a transmission delay associated with the access nodes identified by the route path; and wherein the transmitting is performed in accordance with the reconfigured route information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein: at least the first antenna beam comprises an RF modulated control channel comprising transmission delay information provided by a control server; and the reconfiguring is performed using the transmission delay information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising RF modulating the reconfigured route information to update the RF modulated data packet prior to the transmitting. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises electronically steering the second phased array antenna beam toward one of the access nodes identified by the route information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting, based on the route information, one of a plurality of phased array antennas of the access node; and wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the second phased array antenna beam from the selected phased array antenna. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: each of the antenna beams comprises a plurality of RF modulated communication channels; and each of the RF modulated communication channels comprises a plurality of the RF modulated data packets passed between a corresponding source device and a corresponding destination device in accordance with the route information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the headers of the RF modulated data packets identify the corresponding source device and the corresponding destination device associated with each of the RF modulated communication channels. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the route information comprises a location associated with a destination device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the RF modulated data packet for a pre-defined duration and bandwidth. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the method further comprising remodulating the header to provide the RF modulated data packet for transmission from the access node. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the method further comprising: receiving, by the first phased array antenna beam at the access node, a plurality of the RF modulated data packets; demodulating the header of only a selected subset of the RF modulated data packets; and transmitting, by the second phased array antenna beam from the access node, the RF modulated data packets. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first phased array antenna beam and the second phased array antenna beam operate at RF carrier frequencies in a range from approximately sixty-five gigahertz “GHz” to approximately one hundred ten GHz. ### Claim 15 A system comprising: an access node comprising: a first antenna configured to receive a first phased array antenna beam comprising a radio frequency “RF” modulated data packet, wherein the RF modulated data packet comprises a header and payload data; a demodulator circuit configured to demodulate the header of the RF modulated data packet, while maintaining the payload data in RF modulated format, to identify route information; and a second antenna configured to transmit a second phased array antenna beam comprising the RF modulated data packet in accordance with the route information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein: the route information comprises a route path identifying a plurality of access nodes; and the RF modulated data packet is transmitted by the second phased array antenna beam to one of the access nodes identified by the route path. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising: a memory configured to store a plurality of executable instructions; a processor configured to execute the instructions to: reconfigure the route information to identify at least one different access node to reduce a transmission delay associated with the access nodes identified by the route path; and the second antenna is configured to transmit the second phased array antenna beam in accordance with the reconfigured route information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, further comprising an RF modulated control channel, wherein: at least the first phased array antenna beam comprises the RF modulated control channel; the RF modulated control channel comprises transmission delay information provided by a control server; and the route information is reconfigured using the transmission delay information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, further comprising a modulator circuit, wherein the reconfigured route information is RF modulated by the modulator circuit prior to transmission of the second phased array antenna beam. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, further comprising a beam steering circuit configured to electronically steer the second phased array antenna beam toward one of the access nodes identified by the route information, wherein the processor is configured to provide a steering control signal to the beam steering circuit. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising an RF array switch matrix, wherein the RF array switch matrix is configured to select one of a plurality of antennas to transmit the second phased array antenna beam from the selected antenna. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein: each of the antenna beams comprises a plurality of RF modulated communication channels; and each of the RF modulated communication channels comprises a plurality of the RF modulated data packets passed between a corresponding source device and a corresponding destination device in accordance with the route information. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The system of claim 22, wherein the headers of the RF modulated data packets identify the corresponding source device and the corresponding destination device associated with each of the RF modulated communication channels. ### Claim 24 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the route information comprises a location associated with a destination device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the RF modulated data packet is transmitted for a pre-defined duration and bandwidth. ### Claim 26 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising a modulator circuit, wherein the header is remodulated by the modulator circuit prior to transmission from the second antenna. ### Claim 27 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising: the first phased array antenna beam comprises a plurality of RF modulated data packets; the header of only a selected subset of the RF modulated data packets is demodulated; and the RF modulated data packets are transmitted by the second phased array antenna beam. ### Claim 28 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the first phased array antenna beam and the second phased array antenna beam operate at RF carrier frequencies in a range from approximately sixty-five gigahertz “GHz” to approximately one hundred ten GHz.