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Transceiver with plural space hopping array antennas and methods for use therewith
Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
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Filing: 2013-01-25
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Granted: 2013-11-05
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Expires: 2033-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A wireless transceiver includes an antenna array that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to remote transceivers and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the remote RF transceivers, wherein the antenna array is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the antenna array to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. An RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. In one configuration, a switching section selectively couples a selected one of the antennas in the array to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. In another configuration, the RF transceiver section includes an RF section for each antenna in the array.
Inventors
- 👤 Saishankar Nandagopalan
- 👤 Jeyhan Karaoguz
- 👤 Jason A. Trachewsky
- 👤 Vinko Erceg
- 👤 Christopher J. Hansen
- 👤 Matthew James Fischer
- 👤 Murat Mese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/44; H01; H01Q; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/30; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the antenna configuration controller receives feedback data corresponding to each of the plurality of radiation patterns and updates the plurality of radiation patterns based on the feedback data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 2 wherein the antenna configuration controller updates the plurality of radiation patterns by removing one of the plurality of the radiation patterns when the feedback data corresponding to the one of the plurality of radiation patterns compares unfavorably to a feedback threshold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 2 wherein the feedback data is based on at least one of: a signal strength, a signal to noise ratio, a signal to noise and interference ratio, a bit error rate, a packet error rate and a retransmission rate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 2 wherein the feedback data corresponding to each of the plurality of radiation patterns is based on an aggregation of multiple hops for each of the plurality of radiation patterns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the hopping sequence is based on a pseudorandom sequence.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the at least one remote transceiver includes a plurality of remote transceivers and the hopping sequence includes a plurality of individual hopping sequences each corresponding to one of the plurality of remote transceivers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the plurality of antennas include at least two antenna arrays.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the outbound RF signal and the inbound RF signal are within a millimeter wave frequency band.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 1 wherein the outbound data and the inbound data are formatted in accordance with at least one of: a wireless high definition communication standard; and a next generation millimeter wave communication standard.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
153 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver, wherein the plurality of antennas is configurable based on a control signal; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas; and an RF transceiver section, coupled to the switching section, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
153 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver, wherein the plurality of antennas is configurable based on a control signal; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas; and an RF transceiver section, coupled to the switching section, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the antenna configuration controller receives feedback data corresponding to each of the plurality of radiation patterns and updates the plurality of radiation patterns based on the feedback data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 12 wherein the antenna configuration controller updates the plurality of radiation patterns by removing one of the plurality of the radiation patterns when the feedback data corresponding to the one of the plurality of radiation patterns compares unfavorably to a feedback threshold.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 12 wherein the feedback data is based on at least one of: a signal strength, a signal to noise ratio, a signal to noise and interference ratio, a bit error rate, a packet error rate and a retransmission rate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the antenna configuration controller generates feedback data corresponding to each of the plurality of radiation patterns based on an aggregation of multiple hops for each of the plurality of radiation patterns.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the hopping sequence is based on a pseudorandom sequence.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the at least one remote transceiver includes a plurality of remote transceivers and the hopping sequence includes a plurality of individual hopping sequences each corresponding to one of the plurality of remote transceivers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the plurality of antennas include at least two antenna arrays.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wireless transceiver of claim 11 wherein the outbound RF signal and the inbound RF signal are within a millimeter wave frequency band.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
108 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: an antenna configuration controller, coupled to a plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas and the antenna configuration controller, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
108 words
A wireless transceiver comprising: an antenna configuration controller, coupled to a plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas and the antenna configuration controller, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
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