Method and system for controlling a scanning beam in a point-to-multipoint (PMP) system
OwnerMichael Lohman, Tariq Muhammad +2inventors
InventorsMichael Lohman, Tariq Muhammad, Tayyab Khan, Yogesh Sethi
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Abstract
An approach is provided for communicating in a wireless network, such as a point-to-multipoint (PMP) system. A message that contains addressing information corresponding to one of the plurality of terminals is received by a radio terminal. The terminal electronically steers a beam of an antenna in response to the addressing information. The address information may also be used to specify the modulation type and coding level.
Claims45
A method for communicating in a wireless network having a plurality of terminals, the method comprising:
- receiving a message that contains addressing information corresponding to one of the plurality of terminals;
- and
- electronically steering a beam of an antenna in response to the addressing information.
An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a message that contains addressing information corresponding to a terminal within the wireless network;
- an antenna having a beam and being configured to transmit the message;
- and
- logic configured to electronically steer the beam of the antenna in response to the addressing information.
An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a message that contains addressing information corresponding to a terminal within the wireless network;
- and
- means for electronically steering a beam of an antenna in response to the addressing information.
A radio communications system comprising:
- a terminal configured to receive a message from a host, the message containing addressing information corresponding to another terminal, the terminal including an antenna having a beam that is electronically steered in response to the addressing information.
A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for communicating in a wireless network having a plurality of terminals, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
- examining a message that contains addressing information corresponding to one of the plurality of terminals;
- and
- initiating electronic steering of a beam of an antenna in response to the addressing information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.