Patent ID: 8855089

Claim:
A system for wirelessly communicating with provided wireless devices via a plurality of multiple-input-multiple-output (“MIMO”) antennas, the system comprising: a plurality of directional antennas; a first radio group, the first radio group comprising a first plurality of radios and a first MIMO antenna having a MIMIO physical sector that transmit and receive using a first channel; and a second radio group, the second radio group comprising a second plurality of radios and a second MIMO antenna having a MIMIO physical sector that transmit and receive using a second channel; wherein: each radio of the first plurality of radios selectively couples to one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas, the antennas coupled to the first plurality of radios cooperate to transmit and receive as the first MIMO antenna; each radio of the second plurality of radios selectively couples to one or more antennas of the plurality of antennas, the antennas coupled to the second plurality of radios cooperate to transmit and receive as the second MIMO antenna; a physical sector of each directional antenna coupled to one radio of the first plurality of radios is positioned to at least partially overlap a physical sector of the other antennas coupled to the other radios of the first plurality of radios to form the MIMO physical sector of the first MIMO antenna; a physical sector of each directional antenna coupled to one radio of the second plurality of radios is positioned to at least partially overlap a physical sector of the other antennas coupled to the other radios of the second plurality of radios to form the MIMO physical sector of the second MIMO antenna; the MIMO physical sector of the first MIMO antenna overlaps at least 30 percent of an area of the MIMO physical sector of the second MIMO antenna thereby forming an area of overlap; and the first channel is different from the second channel.