摘要 |
<p>Apparatus and methods for constructing plurality of directional antenna sectors (160) for packet-by-packet transmission. The transmission of each packet is performed via an independently selected directional antenna sector (160). The system (150) can consist of a plurality of various antenna types: flat panel, parabolic dish, slotted, omni, planar, micro-strip, Yagi, beam-forming, adaptive, and electro-mechanical moveable. The direction of transmission and the corresponding directional antenna sector (160) is selected responsive to the direction in which the best electromagnetic signal (120) was received using plurality of criteria. Switching logic is used for coupling the out going transmission signal to selected ones from the plurality of the directional antenna sectors (160). The antenna design in this invention is aimed at increasing the gain and minimizing the interfering signals with respect to the large number of users, and consequently, increasing the throughput of each user and the aggregate capacity of the system (150).</p> |