Enclosure for microwave radio transceiver with integral refractive antenna
US6462717B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An all-weather housing for outdoor microwave radio nodes arranged in a network, each node capable of directing or receiving a beam of microwave energy in a selected direction, the housing including a shroud enclosing a transceiver, antenna, switches, and utilities. Each shroud has a radome projecting from the shroud in line of sight relation to other radomes in the network. A microwave radio transceiver is disposed within the shroud, operating on a scheduled transmission and reception basis in accordance with a schedule provided in a control channel amidst data. A ball-shaped microwave refractive lens is located adjacent to the radome, inside of the shroud, with a curved array of feed ports and switches, with the feed ports communicating microwave energy between the transceiver and the radome through the lens in multiple selected directions.
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