Patent ID: 8102868

Claim:
An apparatus for wirelessly communicating signals between nodes in a wireless mesh network, the apparatus included in a first node of the wireless mesh network and comprising: a first directional antenna; and a relay radio configured to be coupled to the first directional antenna, the relay radio configured to be coupled to at least a second, third, and fourth directional antenna on the first node by way of a radio frequency (RF) splitter, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth directional antennas is configurable to be aimed in a substantially orthogonal direction relative to at least one other of the first, second, third, and fourth directional antennas, wherein coupled between each of the first, second, third, and fourth directional antennas and the RF splitter, is a respective first, second, third, and fourth RF switch, each configured to select via individual control of the respective single first, second, third, or fourth RF switch, for transmission of packets, a unique direction associated with a selected directional antenna of the first, second, third and fourth directional antennas.