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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. Cheadle, Saratoga, CA (US);
Steven Anthony Granzella, Saratoga, CA (US);
John A. Bentley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 16/26 (2009.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2623 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2629 (2013.01); H01Q 3/2635 (2013.01); H04W 16/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a networking device comprises a first plurality of antenna means, a second plurality of antenna means, and means for controlling the first and second pluralities of antenna means to direct a communication towards a neighbor node of the device.