Patent ID: 9713157
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for installing a backhaul link between a first backhaul radio and an at least one second backhaul radio, wherein each one of the first backhaul radio and the second backhaul radio comprises at least an antenna array comprising at least a plurality of directive gain antenna elements, and wherein each directive gain antenna element is couplable to at least one receive RF chain or transmit RF chain, said method comprising the steps of: course aligning a physical configuration of the first backhaul radio or an arrangement of the antenna array within the first backhaul radio; course aligning a physical configuration of the second backhaul radio or an arrangement of the antenna array within the second backhaul radio; transmitting at least one alignment signal from the first backhaul radio using a first transmit antenna pattern or receiving in order to detect at least one alignment signal at the first backhaul radio using a first receive antenna pattern; transmitting at least one alignment signal from the second backhaul radio using a second transmit antenna pattern or receiving in order to detect at least one alignment signal at the second backhaul radio using a second receive antenna pattern; and one or more of the steps of: