WO2006096863A3 - Access point in a wireless lan - Google Patents

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WO2006096863A3
WO2006096863A3 PCT/US2006/008743 US2006008743W WO2006096863A3 WO 2006096863 A3 WO2006096863 A3 WO 2006096863A3 US 2006008743 W US2006008743 W US 2006008743W WO 2006096863 A3 WO2006096863 A3 WO 2006096863A3
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Prior art keywords
transceivers
access device
wireless access
access point
wireless lan
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PCT/US2006/008743
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WO2006096863A9 (en
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Steve Smith
Dirk Ion Gates
Ian Laity
Michael R Conley
La Garrigue Michael De
Kurt Sauter
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Xirrus Inc
Steve Smith
Dirk Ion Gates
Ian Laity
Michael R Conley
La Garrigue Michael De
Kurt Sauter
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Priority to US11/816,061 priority Critical patent/US8831659B2/en
Priority to PCT/US2006/008744 priority patent/WO2006096864A2/en
Priority to PCT/US2006/008747 priority patent/WO2006096866A2/en
Priority to US11/816,060 priority patent/US8299978B2/en
Priority to US11/816,065 priority patent/US8934416B2/en
Priority to US11/816,003 priority patent/US8160036B2/en
Application filed by Xirrus Inc, Steve Smith, Dirk Ion Gates, Ian Laity, Michael R Conley, La Garrigue Michael De, Kurt Sauter filed Critical Xirrus Inc
Priority to PCT/US2006/008698 priority patent/WO2006096853A2/en
Priority to PCT/US2006/008696 priority patent/WO2006096852A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2006/008698 external-priority patent/WO2006096853A2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2006/008696 external-priority patent/WO2006096852A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2006/008744 external-priority patent/WO2006096864A2/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2006/008747 external-priority patent/WO2006096866A2/en
Publication of WO2006096863A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006096863A2/en
Publication of WO2006096863A9 publication Critical patent/WO2006096863A9/en
Publication of WO2006096863A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006096863A3/en
Priority to US13/297,006 priority patent/US20120230307A1/en
Priority to US13/477,785 priority patent/US8963792B2/en
Priority to US13/732,201 priority patent/US8665851B2/en
Priority to US13/732,172 priority patent/US8665850B2/en
Priority to US14/195,490 priority patent/US9491638B2/en
Priority to US14/480,569 priority patent/US9622250B2/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W16/00—Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures
    • H04W16/24—Cell structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/246—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for base stations
    • 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
    • H01Q21/20—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along or adjacent to a curvilinear path
    • H01Q21/205—Arrays of individually energised antenna units similarly polarised and spaced apart the units being spaced along or adjacent to a curvilinear path providing an omnidirectional coverage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W84/00—Network topologies
    • H04W84/02—Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
    • H04W84/10—Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
    • H04W84/12—WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface.
PCT/US2006/008743 2004-11-17 2006-03-09 Access point in a wireless lan WO2006096863A2 (en)

Priority Applications (14)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2006/008744 WO2006096864A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Media access controller for use in a multi-sector access point array
PCT/US2006/008747 WO2006096866A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Wireless local area network antenna array
US11/816,060 US8299978B2 (en) 2004-11-17 2006-03-09 Wireless access point
US11/816,065 US8934416B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 System for allocating channels in a multi-radio wireless LAN array
US11/816,003 US8160036B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Access point in a wireless LAN
US11/816,061 US8831659B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Media access controller for use in a multi-sector access point array
PCT/US2006/008698 WO2006096853A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 System for allocating channels in a multi-radio wireless lan array
PCT/US2006/008696 WO2006096852A1 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Wireless access point
US13/297,006 US20120230307A1 (en) 2005-03-09 2011-11-15 Access point in a wireless lan
US13/477,785 US8963792B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2012-05-22 Wireless local area network antenna array
US13/732,172 US8665850B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2012-12-31 Wireless LAN array
US13/732,201 US8665851B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2012-12-31 Wireless access point array
US14/195,490 US9491638B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2014-03-03 Wireless access point array
US14/480,569 US9622250B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2014-09-08 Media access controller for use in a multi-sector access point array

Applications Claiming Priority (40)

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US66020905P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66039205P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66037505P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66027705P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66026905P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66030205P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66039405P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66037605P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66039105P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66039305P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66027605P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66054105P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66021005P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66017105P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66027505P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US66017405P 2005-03-09 2005-03-09
US60/660,391 2005-03-09
US60/660,393 2005-03-09
US60/660,210 2005-03-09
US60/660,171 2005-03-09
US60/660,209 2005-03-09
US60/660,277 2005-03-09
US60/660,392 2005-03-09
US60/660,174 2005-03-09
US60/660,269 2005-03-09
US60/660,302 2005-03-09
US60/660,541 2005-03-09
US60/660,394 2005-03-09
US60/660,275 2005-03-09
US60/660,376 2005-03-09
US60/660,276 2005-03-09
US60/660,375 2005-03-09
PCT/US2006/008747 WO2006096866A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Wireless local area network antenna array
PCT/US2006/008744 WO2006096864A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Media access controller for use in a multi-sector access point array
USPCT/US2006/008696 2006-03-09
USPCT/US2006/008744 2006-03-09
USPCT/US2006/008698 2006-03-09
USPCT/US2006/008747 2006-03-09
PCT/US2006/008696 WO2006096852A1 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Wireless access point
PCT/US2006/008698 WO2006096853A2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 System for allocating channels in a multi-radio wireless lan array

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US13/732,172 Continuation-In-Part US8665850B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2012-12-31 Wireless LAN array

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US11/816,003 A-371-Of-International US8160036B2 (en) 2005-03-09 2006-03-09 Access point in a wireless LAN
US13/297,006 Continuation US20120230307A1 (en) 2005-03-09 2011-11-15 Access point in a wireless lan

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