InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,596,691
Ozluturk March 14, 2017

Method and system for utilizing smart antennas in establishing a backhaul network


Abstract

A method and system for utilizing smart antennas in transmission of messages between nodes are disclosed. A wireless communication system includes a plurality of nodes, and each node is capable of being connected to each other node. At least a portion of the nodes are provided with a smart antenna configured to generate a plurality of directional beams. Each node maintains a list of other nodes and beam configuration information to be used in transmission of messages to other nodes. When a source node is required to transmit to a target node, the source node retrieves the beam configuration information and transmits with a directional beam directed to the target node.



Inventors:
Ozluturk; Fatih M. (Sands Point, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002460943

Appl. No.:
14/298,109

Filed:
June 6, 2014


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140287791 A1 Sep 25, 2014



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0486 (20130101); H04B 7/026 (20130101); H04B 7/0695 (20130101); H04L 45/42 (20130101); H04W 16/28 (20130101); H04W 40/06 (20130101); H04W 40/248 (20130101); H04W 52/322 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101); H04W 84/18 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04M 1/00 (20060101); H04B 7/06 (20060101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 16/28 (20090101); H04W 40/06 (20090101); H04W 40/24 (20090101); H04W 52/32 (20090101); H04B 7/02 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/717 (20130101); H04B 1/38 (20150101); H04W 88/04 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/63.4,67.11,445-449,562.1 ;342/368,371-374 ;370/328,334,351

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