Systems and Methods for a Multi-Mode Reconfigurable Sector Antenna
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorGino Luca Masini
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Abstract
Systems and methods for configuring a single sector antenna capable of operating in multiple modes and comprising a plurality of radiating arrays to radiate over a sector area at a polarization by activating a single radiating array. An enabler activates a single radiating array in a single-unit sector antenna that comprises multiple radiating arrays to allow the sector antenna to operate in the desired mode without interference from additional active radiating arrays, the sector antenna being capable of reconfiguration without unit replacement or system losses to operate in a different mode.
Claims23
A sector antenna apparatus configurable to radiate in at least one of a plurality of sector areas, comprising:
- at least one sector antenna mounted to a housing;
- a waveguide mounted to the housing;
- the at least one sector antenna comprising a first radiating array capable of activation by engagement with the waveguide to radiate a first beam covering a first sector area;
- the at least one sector antenna comprising a second radiating array capable of activation by engagement with the waveguide to radiate a second beam covering a second sector area;
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- an enabler to activate one of the first radiating array and the second radiating array by engaging the waveguide with one of the first radiating array and the second radiating array so that the sector antenna radiates one of the first beam and the second beam.
A method for configuring a sector antenna to radiate in at least one of a plurality of sector areas, comprising:
- providing a sector antenna mounted to a housing;
- mounting a waveguide to a housing;
- providing included in the sector antenna a first radiating array capable of activation by engagement with the waveguide to radiate a first beam covering a first sector area;
- providing included in the sector antenna a second radiating array capable of activation by engagement with the waveguide to radiate a second beam covering a second sector area;
- determining which of the first radiating array and the second radiating array to activate;
- activating one of the first radiating array and the second radiating array by engaging the waveguide with one of the first radiating array and the second radiating array;
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- radiating from the sector antenna one of the first beam and the second beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.