Patent ID: 9037094
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of processing signals, the method comprising: in a first device that comprises (i) a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver comprising an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, the plurality of distributed transceivers performing beamforming in a radio frequency band, (ii) a plurality of distributed beamformers, each distributed beamformer comprising an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas, the plurality of distributed beamformers performing beamforming in an intermediate frequency band without up-converting the signals to said radio frequency band (iii) a baseband processor, and (iv) a network management engine: generating data streams at baseband by said baseband processor; converting said data streams at baseband to a set of intermediate frequencies within said intermediate frequency band; by the network management engine, identifying a set of capabilities of the first device and a second device; by the network management engine, based on the identified set of capabilities, configuring a set of distributed beamformers in the plurality of distributed beamformers to perform beamforming in an intermediate frequency band in the set of intermediate frequencies; by the network management engine, turning off each of the plurality of distributed transceivers; and transmitting said data streams wirelessly at said set of intermediate frequencies to the second device through the antenna arrays of each of said set of distributed beamformers.