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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Applicant:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Inventor:
James K. Rahm, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04B 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/02 (2006.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active link wireless cable mesh network and a method for transmitting data in a wireless cable mesh network are provided. A plurality of end devices are connected in a mesh configuration. A data message is transmitted to a first end device via one of a plurality of antennas radiating elements which form a phased array antenna. If the message is not successfully received, the antenna radiating elements is steered to another transceiver in the mesh network to complete the transmission.