Patent ID: 8665850

Claim:
A wireless access device comprising: a plurality of transceivers, each transceiver having a directional antenna, each directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector; a network interface to a data network; and an array controller in signal communication with each of the plurality of transceivers, the array controller configured to: assign a predetermined channel to each of the plurality of transceivers on which the transceiver communicates with stations in the corresponding sector, where the predetermined channel is unique relative to the channels assigned to the other transceivers; modify the predetermined channel assignment to each of the plurality of transceivers to dynamically optimize performance; control the transceivers to generate coverage patterns that provide access to a border beyond which access is limited, and to generate coverage patterns that limit reflecting of signals off of an obstacle; and control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface.