Wireless cross-connect switch
US10708930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Wireless packet switches and enclosures include multiple port controllers, each in communication with a respective wireless transceiver located on an outer surface of a spherical shell. Each port controller is configured to analyze data streams to and from the respective wireless transceiver. Each wireless transceiver is configured to establish beamforming connections with a client device in a beamforming direction pointed away from the spherical shell. A cross-connect switch is in communication with all of the port controllers, configured to provide connections between respective port controllers. An arbiter is in communication with all of the port controllers and with the cross-connect switch and is configured to control the cross-connect switch, such that the cross-connect switch connects data streams of the port controllers in accordance with packet destination information and scheduling information from the port controllers.
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