Patent ID: 9042276
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system, comprising: a plurality of N co-located Wi-Fi access points, each configured to communicate with at least one user equipment; and a beamformer coupled to each of the access points and coupled to at least one antenna array, the antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the at least one antenna array is configured to provide a plurality of M spatially uncorrelated beams for a coverage area of each of the N access points, wherein the at least one antenna array includes antenna elements that are dual polarized, wherein the beamformer is coupled to two arrays of dual polarized antenna elements, thereby providing M greater or equal to 4 spatially uncorrelated beams for a coverage area of each of the N access points, and wherein the arrays are physically separated by at least 0.5 wavelengths.