High frequency aggregation node with swappable lenses
AssigneeStarry, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Thaddeus Lipowski, Volkan Efe, Lyda T. Sallaway, Peter M. Nielsen
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Abstract
A high frequency data network access system includes an aggregation node comprising at least one phased array antenna and a changeable lens for the antenna to modify its sweep arc. The lenses preferably have a continuous cross section along a vertical axis. A mounting system can also be used for mounting the lens over phased array antenna. The mounting system can comprise a housing piece and a retaining ring for holding the lens over phased array antenna.
Claims17
An aggregation node for an access network, comprising:
- two phased array antennas operating at different polarizations;
- two changeable cylindrical lenses for the two phased array antennas to modify a sweep arc in azimuth allowing a radiation pattern to be adapted for an installation location, wherein the two changeable cylindrical lenses comprise a first changeable cylindrical lens for a first phased array of the two phased arrays antennas, a second changeable cylindrical lens for a second phased array of the two phased arrays antennas;
- and an alignment system for rotationally aligning the changeable cylindrical lenses to their respective phased array antennas.
A method for configuring an aggregation node for an access network, comprising:
- establishing wireless internet service provider handoffs to endpoint nodes with two phased array antennas comprising a first phased array antenna and a second phased array antenna, the first and second phased array antennas operating at different polarizations, wherein a first changeable cylindrical lens is for the first phased array antenna, and a second changeable cylindrical lens is for the second phased array antenna;
- adapting a sweep arc of the phased array antennas, the changeable cylindrical lenses associated with the phased array antennas allowing a radiation patterns to be adapted in azimuth for an installation location;
- and for each phased array antenna, rotationally aligning the corresponding changeable cylindrical lens to the phased array antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.