WO2005094479A2 - Configurable diversity antenna system for wireless access points - Google Patents
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- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H01Q1/245—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with means for shaping the antenna pattern, e.g. in order to protect user against rf exposure
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- H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
- H01Q3/12—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems
- H01Q3/16—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device
- H01Q3/18—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device wherein the primary active element is movable and the reflecting device is fixed
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- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/02—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas
- H04B7/04—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
- H04B7/06—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
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- H04B7/0689—Hybrid systems, i.e. switching and simultaneous transmission using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme
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- WLAN wireless local area network
- a client device in a WLAN, includes a radio component such as a wireless card having an antenna and suitable radio electronics circuitry for converting electronic signals back and forth into wireless radio frequency signals.
- the mobile client device communicates with the WLAN through a wireless Access Point (AP) that also includes an antenna system with a radio electronic package, and further includes a wired connection to the network, which can include one or more servers, and shared peripheral devices such
- AP wireless Access Point
- WLANs typically operate in either the 2.4 GHz or the 5GHz wireless radio bands, in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 (a) and (g) wireless protocols.
- IEEE 802.11 (a) and (g) wireless protocols there is an ongoing need to improve wireless throughput and increase the number of channels through which wireless clients may communicate with the APs.
- the UNTJ bands are specified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These UNII bands are low-power bands adjacent to higher-power bands licensed for fixed wireless, commercial services, etc. The power requirements for UNII bands are kept low to as to avoid interference with adjacent licensed and military usage bands.
- FCC mles for the UNII-1 band (5150 MHz - 5250 MHz) require that radio devices operating in these bands have integral or captured antennas, rather than removable antenna devices joined to the radio with a connector. The antenna cannot be replaced with a higher- gain antenna that would violate the FCC power limitations.
- WLAN devices which operate in the UNII-1 band may not employ an antenna connector, prohibiting the user from selecting a specific antenna to meet an application requirement. This lack of flexibility, which is not encountered in equipment designed for UNII-2, 3 and the ISM bands, must be resolved in accordance with the UNII-1 standards.
- the difficulties and drawbacks associated with legacy systems are overcome by the presently disclosed embodiments that include a configurable antenna system and method of implementing adaptive power control, having particular use with a wireless access point of the type used in a wireless local area network.
- the antenna system includes an antenna arrangement for selectively varying between first and second operational positions. In the first operational position, the antenna arrangement operates in an omni-directional antenna mode. In the second operational position, the antenna arrangement operates in a directional antenna mode.
- a signal reflecting member is further provided for cooperating with the antenna arrangement in the second operational position, to substantially establish the antenna arrangement in a directional configuration.
- Figs. 1 and 2 are oblique views respectively indicating a wireless access point using the antenna system in accordance with the present embodiments.
- Figs. 3 and 4 are plots indicating the antenna patterns for the present antenna system in respectively the omni-directional and directional modes.
- Fig. 5 is a block diagram indicating the configuration of the antenna position detection circuit in accordance with the present embodiments.
- Figs. 6 and 7 are respective face-on views respectively of a front side and a back side of the antenna arrangement in accordance with the present embodiments.
- Fig. 1 shows a wireless access point 10, for use with a WLAN, and including a configurable antenna system 12 in accordance with the present embodiments.
- the antenna system 12 includes an antenna arrangement 20 for selectively varying between first and second operational positions. In the first operational position, as particularly shown in Fig. 1, the antenna arrangement 20 operates in an omni-directional antenna mode. In the second operational position, as particularly shown in Fig. 2, the antenna arrangement 20 operates in a directional antenna mode.
- the antenna system 12 includes a pivot member 14, preferably a hinge or other suitable mechanism, for pivotally varying the antenna arrangement 12 between the first and second antenna positions.
- the first operational position is preferably a position substantially perpendicular with respect to a housing component 16, for encasing and enclosing the internals of the AP or other wireless device.
- the wireless access point 10 includes a radio component 28 having suitable radio electronics circuitry for converting electronic signals back and forth into wireless radio frequency signals, as is known in the art.
- the present AP can have a physical layer (PHY) for exchanging wireless signals.
- PHY physical layer
- the radio component also includes an implementation such as a media access control layer (MAC), which can be hardware, firmware, or software, for converting signals between a wireless protocol and a wired network protocol.
- MAC media access control layer
- the wireless protocol is the IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol
- the wired network protocol is the IEEE 802.3 wired network protocol.
- any suitable protocols can be employed without departing from the present embodiments.
- the second operational position of the antenna arrangement 12 is substantially parallel with respect to the housing component 16.
- the antenna arrangement 16 cooperates with a signal reflecting member 18, to substantially establish the antenna arrangement in a directional antenna mode configuration.
- the antenna arcangement 12 is substantially proximate to the signal reflecting member 18, so as to provide a signal reflection from the antenna arrangement.
- the entire signal from the antenna arrangement 12 will reflect in a direction perpendicular to the signal reflecting member 18, and in this way provide a directional antenna operating mode without switching to a different antenna type or modifying the antenna, thereby resulting in greater simplicity and reduced costs.
- the signal reflecting member 18 is formed of a metal, a metal composite or other suitable material that reflects radio frequency signals.
- access point housing 16 is formed of a suitable metal material: die-cast aluminum, formed aluminum or the like.
- the signal reflecting member 18 is formed integrally with the metal access point housing 16, so as to be one seamless component, and thereby reducing the need for separate manufacturing operations.
- the signal reflecting member 18 can also be a discrete component mounted inside another type housing 16, such as a plastic housing or the like.
- the present antenna arrangement 12 preferably includes a diversity pair of omni-directional antennas 22a, 22b.
- these omni-directional antennas 22a, 22b are formed on a circuit board 24, where Fig. 6 shows a front side and Fig. 7 shows a back side of such a circuit board 24.
- each of the omni-directional antennas 22a, 22b have elements formed on the front and back sides of the circuit board 24, so as to produce a "co-linear" antenna array that improves antenna gain, approaching a desired level of about 5 dBi.
- the present omni-directional antennas are deployed so that they may be used together in a "diversity" fashion, i.e. in which the radio MAC uses a diversity algorithm to choose the "best" antenna with which to transmit or receive to a particular wireless client located within the coverage area.
- the antenna arrangement 12 as a whole can then be rotated to the desired vertical orientation.
- the omni-directional antennas 22 are connected to a switch 26 for detecting whether the antenna arrangement is in the first or second operational positions, for respectively enabling the omni-directional antenna mode or the directional operational mode.
- the switch 26 is preferably a SPST (Single Pole Single Throw) detect switch connected with a DC line to one of the dipole antennas, e.g. a "left" antenna 22a as indicated.
- the switch 26 detects the orientation of the antenna arrangement 12 and drives an input/out (I/O) line to the MAC processor either high or low.
- I/O input/out
- the MAC processor responds by reducing the transmit power so that the maximum radiated emissions level is not exceeded for the directional mode
- the quarter-wave line shown in the figure is simply used as an impedance transformer so that an RF bypass may be used to control the RF impedance at the switch.
- the omni-directional patterns for the E- and H-Planes of the present system are shown together in Fig. 3.
- the directional patterns for the E- and H-Planes of the present system are shown together in Fig. 4. It is appreciated that the "E-Plane” signifies the principal plane parallel to the electric field vector of the radio frequency signal, and the "H-Plane” indicates the principal plane parallel to the magnetic field vector, where the H-Plane is a plane perpendicular to the E-Plane.
- Typical WLAN diversity antennas are dipoles or other type of omnidirectional antennas.
- the present inventors have discovered that when these omni-directional antennas are oriented parallel to the metallic AP housing, the signal becomes directive.
- two identical antennas are deployed, each of which produces the same radiation pattern. They are merely deployed as a diversity pair in which the better omni-directional antenna is selected for transmitting to a particular wireless client.
- each antenna still produces the same directional pattern and they are still used as a diversity pair.
- the radio MAC determines which antenna, left or right, is optimal for a given AP-client communication transaction.
- the detect switch allows "automatic" reduction of conducted power by the device when required to maintain radiated power limits, without requiring user intervention. This is important in order to achieve compliance with regulatory standards set forth by the respective governmental authorities, thereby satisfying the intent of the regulations and preventing emissions in excess of the mles.
- the present system thus allows a system that provides considerable flexibility in terms of a configurable operating mode that can especially be useful in the UNII band, where radio devices must have an integral antenna.
- the present system also improves performance and efficiency while reducing the complexity of the antenna arrangement and the related circuitry of previous-type antenna systems, thereby reducing manufacturing cost.
- the present invention realizes economic benefits in addition to providing improved performance.
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