Patent ID: 11923964
Assignee: COMTECH SYSTEMS INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A method for providing troposcatter communication, the method comprising:
digitally processing digital transmit data via a modem associated with a first troposcatter communication terminal;
implementing analog processing of the digital transmit data via a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) transceiver to generate a plurality of transmit signals;
providing the plurality of transmit signals to a radio frequency (RF) front-end via at least one of a plurality of radio ports of a troposcatter radio for transmission via a respective at least one of a plurality of antenna ports of an antenna, the troposcatter radio being provided in an electronics package that is mechanically connected to a rear side of the antenna such that the plurality of radio ports of the troposcatter radio are mechanically connected to the respective plurality of antenna ports;
receiving a plurality of receiver signals provided from a second troposcatter communication terminal via at least one of the plurality of antenna ports of the antenna of the first troposcatter communication terminal;
implementing analog processing of the plurality of receiver signals to generate a plurality of receiver signals via the MIMO transceiver;
combining and equalizing the plurality of digital receiver signals via a combiner to generate a digital receiver signal; and
digitally processing the digital receiver signal via the modem to generate digital receiver data.