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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Victor J. Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Gene Morgan, Lakeside, CA (US);
Bruce Allen Brentlinger, San Diego, CA (US);
Jimmy Hannan, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Pavelchek, Poway, CA (US);
Victor J. Chan, San Diego, CA (US);
Gene Morgan, Lakeside, CA (US);
Bruce Allen Brentlinger, San Diego, CA (US);
Jimmy Hannan, San Diego, CA (US);
Andrew Pavelchek, Poway, CA (US);
E-Band Communications Corp., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided to facilitate the alignment of an antenna. In one aspect, there is provided a transceiver. The transceiver may include an antenna and a downconverter module coupled to the antenna. The downconverter module may convert a signal received at the antenna to another signal. The downconverter module may measure received signal strength. The transceiver may also include a sequence detector for detecting an error rate of a sequence included in the other signal. The transceiver may also include an output module for providing an output representative the error rate, the received signal strength, and a combination of the error rate and the received signal strength. The provided output may be used to enable alignment of an antenna. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.