Patent ID: 9287940
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A wireless network with coordinated sectors to mitigate interference, the network comprising: a plurality of antennas each having a directional gain pattern, at least one antenna located at a first access point and at least one antenna located at a second access point spaced apart from the first access point, at least one antenna at the first access point oriented with maximum gain in a first direction that defines a first sector and at least one antenna at the second access point oriented with maximum gain in a second direction that defines a second sector; at least one transceiver coupled to the antennas to sequence any antennas oriented in the first sector separately from any antennas oriented in the second sector; and a controller in communication with one or more of the transceivers to control sequencing of the antennas by: