Patent ID: 7398049

Claim:
A wireless local loop system for carrying at least one subscriber service between a network and a subscriber terminal via a wireless link, the system comprising: at least one base station interconnecting the network and the wireless link, the base station operable to transceive the subscriber service over the wireless link; and a subscriber station interconnecting the subscriber terminal and the wireless link, the subscriber station having a steerable antenna that is operable to be oriented in a direction having a desired transception-quality of the subscriber service over the wireless link, wherein the subscriber station additionally comprises a microprocessor-assembly interconnecting the subscriber terminal and a modem, the microprocessor-assembly being configured for processing the subscriber service, and the modem being configured for modulating and demodulating the subscriber service; and a radio connected to the modem and for converting the subscriber service for transception over the wireless link, wherein the microprocessor-assembly, the modem, the radio, and the steerable antenna are all housed within a single chassis.