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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhengxiang Ma, Summit, NJ (US);
Leonard Piazzi, Denville, NJ (US);
Alexis Pierides, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 19/10 (2013.01); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H01Q 19/106 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H01Q 21/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multiple radio frequency (RF) modules can be arranged in a multi-sector configuration. Each RF modules may have a wedge-like shape such that the RF modules may be adjacently affixed to one another in spherical cluster, thereby providing multi-sector coverage while maintaining a relatively compact active antenna installation. Additionally, multiple clusters of RF modules can be arranged in an array to provide beamforming and/or other advances antenna functionality.