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Patent US7110678 - Hybrid wireless optical and radio frequency communication link - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA hybrid wireless optical and radio frequency (RF) communication link utilizes parallel free-space optical and RF paths for transmitting data and control and status information. The optical link provides the primary path for the data, and the RF link provides a concurrent or backup path for the network...http://www.google.com/patents/US7110678?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7110678 - Hybrid wireless optical and radio frequency communication linkAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7110678 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/840,172Publication dateSep 19, 2006Filing dateMay 5, 2004Priority dateJan 13, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2397303A1, CN1227838C, CN1451210A, DE60005222D1, DE60005222T2, EP1249084A2, EP1249084B1, EP1343260A2, EP1343260A3, EP1370014A2, EP1370014A3, US6763195, US20040037566, US20040208591, WO2001052450A2, WO2001052450A3Publication number10840172, 840172, US 7110678 B2, US 7110678B2, US-B2-7110678, US7110678 B2, US7110678B2InventorsHeinz Willebrand, Maha AchourOriginal AssigneeLightpointe Communications, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (72), Referenced by (10), Classifications (29), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHybrid wireless optical and radio frequency communication link
A hybrid wireless optical and radio frequency (RF) communication link (the hybrid link) 20 is shown in FIG. 1. The hybrid link 20 combines free-space optical communication technology (preferably laser systems which reach a communication speed of many gigabits per second) with high speed RF technology (preferably microwave) to achieve a wireless terrestrial hybrid laser/microwave communication link for the communication of data between two communication end-points of the hybrid link 20 at stations 22 and 24. The integration of these two wireless communication technologies (optical and RF) in the hybrid link 20 increases the statistical availability or reliability of long-distance (e.g. over 1�2 miles in distance), point-to-point wireless communication.
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