Communications system and method

摘要

A communications system (1) includes a plurality of nodes (2). Each node (2) has receiving means for receiving via an antenna (13) a signal transmitted by wireless transmitting means; transmitting means for wireless transmission of a signal via an antenna (13); and, means for determining if a signal received by said node (2) includes information for another node (2) and causing a signal including said information to be transmitted by said transmitting means to another node (2) if said received signal includes information for another node (2). Each node (2) has one or more substantially unidirectional point-to-point wireless transmission links (3). At least some of the nodes (2) have plural substantially unidirectional point-to-point wireless transmission links (3) which share at least one of a receiver (10) of the receiving means and a transmitter (11) of the transmitting means. Each of the links (3) is to one other node (2) only. At least some of the nodes (2) are the origination and termination point of user traffic.