System and method of providing a wireless router
AssigneeSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
InventorsJoshua S. Salazar, Ignacy Chorazewicz, Brandon Toy
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Abstract
Disclosed are various systems and methods for addressing the efficiency issues discussed in the application. An example system includes a control system, a vertical array antenna having a plurality of antennas that generates a planar zone beam, an omni-directional antenna, a switch for switching, as managed by the control system, between the vertical array antenna and the omni-directional antenna; and a beamforming component that provides, as managed by the control system, beamforming of the planar zone beam. The vertical array antenna can include multiple high gain antennas that produce an antenna gain for the planar zone beam of between 12 and 22 dBi.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- transmitting, via a wireless router and in a low gain mode, a broadcast signal via a low-level planar zone beam, wherein the wireless router comprises a control system, a vertical array antenna having a plurality of antennas that generates a planar zone beam, an omni-directional antenna, a switch for switching, as managed by the control system, between the vertical array antenna and the omni-directional antenna and a beamforming component that provides, as managed by the control system, beamforming of the planar zone beam;
- establishing communication, via the wireless router and based on the broadcast signal, with one or more client devices;
- switching, via the control system of the wireless router, to a high gain mode;
- and
- communicating with each of the one or more client devices via a respective beam formed in the high gain mode by the beamforming component.
A system comprising:
- a control system;
- a vertical array antenna having a plurality of antennas and configured to generate a planar zone beam;
- an omni-directional antenna;
- a switch configured to switch, as managed by the control system, between the vertical array antenna and the omni-directional antenna;
- and
- a beamforming component configured to provide, as managed by the control system, beamforming of the planar zone beam, wherein the control system is configured to:
- transmit, in a low gain mode, of a broadcast signal via a low-level planar zone beam;
- establish communication, based on the broadcast signal, with one or more client devices;
- switch to a high gain mode;
- and
- communicate with each of the one or more client devices via a respective beam formed in the high gain mode by the beamforming component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.