# US 12,696,112 B2 · Multi-wigig channel multiplexor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,696,112 B2 - Document ID: US12696112B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 19/429,197 - Filed: 2025-12-22 - Published: 2026-04-30 - Granted: 2026-07-28 - Earliest claimed: 2024-07-18 - Assignees: Tensorcom, Inc. - Applicants: Tensorcom, LLC - Inventors: Patrick Soon-Shiong; Vincent Dang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12696112B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H01Q 21/06: Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart - H04B 1/40: Circuits - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A communication system includes a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network, a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable, a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network, and a second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface. The third wireless interface is configured to communicate with the first wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel, and the fourth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the second wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel. A second adapter is coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication system comprising: a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network; a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface; a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable; a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network; a second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface, wherein the third wireless interface is configured to communicate with the first wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel, the fourth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the second wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel, and each wireless interface includes at least one beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals; and a second adapter coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein: the first wireless interface includes a first beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the third wireless interface; the second wireless interface includes a second beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the fourth wireless interface; the third wireless interface includes a third beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the first wireless interface; and the fourth wireless interface includes a fourth beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the second wireless interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, further comprising at least one antenna array, wherein each beamforming chip is arranged as part of the at least one antenna array. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein each beamforming chip is configured to apply a beamforming gain of at least 23 decibels. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein each beamforming chip is configured to transmit wireless communication signals at a frequency of at least 60 GHz. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein the first communication cable and the second communication cable each comprise at least one of a fiber optic cable or an Ethernet cable. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel is same as a bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel is different than a bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel and the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel are each at least ten Gigabits per second (Gbps). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The communication system of claim 9, wherein the bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel and the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel are each at least twenty-five Gigabits per second (Gbps). ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The communication system of claim 9, wherein the bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel plus the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel is greater than or equal to a specified throughput requirement value of the first communication cable. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein: the first wireless host device includes a fifth wireless interface; the second wireless host device includes a sixth wireless interface; and the sixth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the fifth wireless interface via a third wireless communication channel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein the first adapter and the second adapter each comprise at least one of a fiber optic interface, an Ethernet interface, or a coaxial cable interface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein each wireless communication interface is configured to use a unique medium access control (MAC) address as a transmit address and a receive address for sending and receiving data packet headers. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein: each data packet includes a source address and a destination address within the data network; and each wireless host device is configured to transmit each data packet between its adapter and one of its wireless interfaces. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The communication system of claim 15, wherein each wireless interface is configured to add a transmit address and a receive address to data packets prior to transmitting data packets via a corresponding one of the first wireless communication channel and the second wireless communication channel. ### Claim 17 A method of operating a communication system including a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network, a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable, a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network, second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface, and a second adapter coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable, the method comprising: receiving, at a first wireless host device, multiple data packets of the data network from the first communication cable; transmitting, by a first beamforming chip of the first wireless interface, a first portion of the multiple data packets from the first wireless interface to the third wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel; transmitting, by a second beamforming chip of the second wireless interface, a second portion of the multiple data packets from the second wireless interface to the fourth wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel; and transmitting, from the second wireless host device, the multiple data packets to the second communication cable. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising at least one antenna array, wherein each of beamforming chip is arranged as part of the at least one antenna array. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein each beamforming chip is configured to apply a beamforming gain of at least 23 decibels. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein each beamforming chip is configured to transmit wireless communication signals at a frequency of at least 60 GHz.