Radio Communication System With Antenna Array

摘要

A communication device is provided that has two or more antenna arrays such that each array comprises two or more antenna pairs. The antenna pair includes a first antenna and a second antenna linked to a common radio. The first antenna and the second antenna receive the same incoming wireless signal and wirelessly transmit the same outgoing signal. Also provided are two or more radios, each of the two or more radios are connected to an antenna array such that each radio includes a receiver configured to receive the incoming wireless signal and a transmitter configured to transmit the outgoing signal. An interface is provided to connect to a wired communication channel to thereby interface the two or more radios to the wired communication channel. A central controller is configured to control the exchange of data between the interface and the two or more radios.

主权项

1. A communication device comprising
two or more antenna arrays, each array comprising two or more antenna pairs, the antenna pairs including a first antenna and a second antenna linked to a shared radio, the first antenna and the second antenna configured to receive an same incoming wireless signal and wirelessly transmit an outgoing signal; two or more radios, each of the two or more radios connected to one or more antenna arrays and comprising:
a receiver configured to receive the incoming wireless signal from the antenna pair and process the incoming wireless signal to create received data;a transmitter configured to process outgoing data into an outgoing signal and present the outgoing signal to the antenna pair; an interface configured to connect to a wired communication channel, the interface configured to send received data from the two or more radios to the wired communication channel and present outgoing data from the wired communication channel to the two or more radios; a central controller in communication with the two or more radios and the interface to control the exchange of outgoing data and received data between the interface and the two or more radios.