Patent ID: 11936574
Assignee: GOLBA LLC
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
in a relay device that comprises a plurality of antenna arrays:
configuring a first beamforming setting for a first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish a first link between the relay device and a source device;
configuring a second beamforming setting for a second set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish a second link between the relay device and a destination device,
wherein configuring the first beamforming setting for the first set of antenna arrays and the second beamforming setting for the second set of antenna arrays comprises phase shifting a signal by a different value for each element within the first set of antenna arrays and the second set of antenna arrays;
receiving a data stream from the source device through the first link, wherein the data stream is processed by at least one processor that is connected to the plurality of antenna arrays based on a selection of one of a passive mode of relay operation or an active mode of relay operation;
for the passive mode of relay operation, down-converting a received radio frequency (RF) waveform of the data stream to an intermediate frequency (IF) waveform of the data stream, re-amplifying the down-converted data stream, and then up-converting the IF waveform for transmission without requiring any data demodulation;
for the active mode of relay operation, demodulating the IF waveform and then remodulating for transmission; and
forwarding the data stream to the destination device through the second link based on the selection of one of the passive mode or the active mode of relay operation.