Patent ID: 9537794
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04B,H04L,H04Q

Claim:
1. An antenna device for wireless backplane network communication comprising: a device base configured to be located at least partially in a network device cabinet housing a network device; an antenna pedestal coupled to the device base and configured to be located external to the network device cabinet; a pedestal base configured to be coupled to the device base; a plurality of antenna housings coupled to the pedestal base, the plurality of antenna housings configured to house one or more millimeter waveguide antennas therein, the one or more antenna housings radially positioned about the antenna pedestal; and a millimeter wave antenna positioned in the antenna pedestal and communicatively coupled to the network device, the millimeter wave antenna configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data messages over a high speed wireless backplane using millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation.