System and method for broadband millimeter wave data communication
AssigneeHarris Broadband Wireless Access, Inc.
InventorsRobert B. Foster, Jr., Charles R. Baugh, David C. Schafer
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Abstract
A system and method for information communication between physically separated processor-based systems. Disclosed is a centralized communication array providing point to multipoint information communication between processor-based systems utilizing communication nodes. Such information communication may be between two processor-based systems, each utilizing communication nodes or may be between a processor-based system utilizing a communication node and a processor-based system coupled to the centralized communication array through a backbone.
Claims21
A system for providing an information communication link between a plurality of processor-based systems, said system comprising:
- a tier including at least one radio frequency antenna element, said antenna element of said tier providing communication in a substantially directional predetermined pattern;
- a radio frequency modem adapted to demodulate information communication received at said plurality of antenna element into discrete data sets;
- a switch for temporarily coupling said antenna element of said tier to said modem;
- an electronic memory adapted to store said discrete data sets, said electronics memory further adapted to store a control algorithm;
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- a processor, said processor being coupled to said electronic memory and said switch.
A system for providing an information communication link between a plurality of processor-based systems, said system comprising:
- a plurality of radio frequency antenna elements, said antenna element providing communication in a substantially directional predetermined pattern, wherein ones of said antenna elements of said plurality are disposed such that said substantially directional predetermined pattern does not substantially overlap;
- a radio frequency modem adapted to modulate/demodulate information communicated through ones of said antenna elements between discrete data sets and radio frequency signals;
- a circuit temporarily coupling ones of said antenna elements to said modem in a predetermined order;
- an electronic memory adapted to store a control algorithm at least in part defining said predetermined order;
- and a processor, said processor being coupled to said electronic memory and said switch to control said temporarily coupling of ones of said antenna elements to said modem in said predetermined order according to said control algorithm.
A method for providing an information communication link between a plurality of processor-based systems, said method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a plurality of antennas to provide communication in a desired service area, wherein each said antenna provides a directional radiation pattern;
- coupling controllable circuitry to ones of said plurality of antenna elements, wherein said controllable circuitry is adapted to communicate a signal via a select one of said ones of said plurality of antenna elements in response to a control signal;
- coupling a modem to said controllable circuitry to provide at least one of signal modulation and signal demodulation of a signal associated with said select one of said ones of said plurality of antenna elements;
- coupling a controller to said controllable circuitry to provide intelligent operation of said controllable circuitry;
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- operating said controllable circuitry under control of said controller to provide communication between said modem and alternating ones of said ones of said plurality of antenna elements to thereby place said modem in communication with ones of said plurality of processor-based systems disposed in different portions of said service area according to a selected order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.