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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Starry, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Joseph Thaddeus Lipowski, Norwell, MA (US);
Starry, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A terrestrial high frequency data communication system and method for implementing a pointing algorithm for endpoint nodes are described. The system includes an aggregation node and one or more endpoint nodes. In one example, a pointing direction for an endpoint node is determined based on a number of packet error rate (PER) measurements associated with a high frequency data communication link between the endpoint node and an aggregation node. Preferably, the endpoint node includes a steerable antenna module that includes one or more antennas. The steerable antenna module is configured to receive an azimuth value and an elevation value determined based on PER measurements associated with the high frequency data communication link, and to steer its one or more antennas based on the azimuth value and the elevation value to point to the aggregation node.