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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Gary A. Martek, Edgewood, WA (US);
Sheldon K. Meredith, Duvall, WA (US);
Douglas O. Reudink, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark Reudink, Seattle, WA (US);
Martin J. Feuerstein, Redmond, WA (US);
Metawave Communications Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A receiving system is disclosed which includes at least one antenna providing a plurality of antenna beams providing signal diversity between communicated signals. A first processing branch is included for processing a first plurality of signals appearing within a first plurality of the antenna beams. The first processing branch includes a plurality of signal paths, some of which include delays , each receiving a one of the first plurality of signals from a corresponding one of the first plurality of antenna beams. Delays apply a predetermined amount of delay proportionate to the corresponding one of the beams. First processing branch further includes a combiner for combining the first plurality of signals after output from the plurality of signal paths. A second processing branch is provided for processing a second plurality of signals appearing within a second plurality of the antenna beams. Second processing branch includes a plurality of signal paths, some of which include delays , each receiving one of the second plurality of signals from a corresponding one of the second plurality of antenna beams. Delays applying a pre-selected amount of delay to the corresponding one of the beams. Second processing branch further includes a combiner for combining the second plurality of signals after output from the plurality of signal paths. Finally, a radio is provided having a first port coupled to an output of first processing branch and a second port coupled to a second processing branch