CA2181282A1 - Directive Beam Selectivity for High-Speed Wireless Communication Networks - Google Patents

Directive Beam Selectivity for High-Speed Wireless Communication Networks

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CA2181282A1
CA2181282A1 CA2181282A CA2181282A CA2181282A1 CA 2181282 A1 CA2181282 A1 CA 2181282A1 CA 2181282 A CA2181282 A CA 2181282A CA 2181282 A CA2181282 A CA 2181282A CA 2181282 A1 CA2181282 A1 CA 2181282A1
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wireless communication
communication networks
speed wireless
communication system
directive beam
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Michael James Gans
Yu Shuan Yeh
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Nokia of America Corp
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Yu Shuan Yeh
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
    • H01Q21/06—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart
    • H01Q21/061—Two dimensional planar arrays
    • H01Q21/065—Patch antenna array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/24—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching

Abstract

The present invention provides a wireless communication system which employs Butler matrix combiners and circuit switching at transmitter and receiver antenna arrays to provide directive beamwidth capabilities. Such narrow beamwidths permit the communication system to determine and select the transmission path having an optimum signal quality. The antenna arrays are integrated in a multilayer construction which reduces power consumption, increases the coverage range, improves the efficiency of the antenna array, and which has lower fabrication costs.
CA002181282A 1995-07-18 1996-07-16 Directive beam selectivity for high-speed wireless communication networks Expired - Fee Related CA2181282C (en)

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