Patent ID: 8326307

Claim:
A backhaul network, comprising: a plurality of cells, each of which comprises a center hub supporting wireless backhaul communication over four geographic sectors; a first tier of said plurality of cells comprising a center cell configured to support a first alternating frequency reuse pattern of a first channel and a second channel over four corresponding geographic sectors; and a second tier of said plurality of cells surrounding said first tier, wherein said second tier comprises: a first cell configured to support said first alternating reuse pattern over four corresponding geographic sectors, wherein said first cell is horizontally adjacent to said center cell; and a second cell configured to support a second alternating frequency reuse pattern over four corresponding geographic sectors, wherein said second alternating frequency reuse pattern comprises said first alternating frequency reuse pattern rotated by ninety degrees, wherein said second cell is vertically adjacent to said center cell, and offset said center cell by half an edge.