公开(公告)号：US11024961B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16875655

申请日：2020-05-15

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Fred J. Anderson ,  Danielle N. Bane ,  John M. Blosco ,  Paul J. Stager ,  Daniel N. Johnson ,  Timothy A. Frank ,  John M. Swartz

IPC: H04B7/0413 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: An electronically a steerable and switchable antenna array is provided that can produce a first beam with a first coverage range and a second beam with a second coverage range by selecting one of a first and a second beamwidth for both the first and second beams; in response to selecting the first beamwidth: switching signal inputs to narrow-beam antenna arrays; steering the first beam to one of a first positive, negative, or zero offset position; independently steering the second beam to one of a second positive, negative offset, or zero offset position; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam; and in response to selecting the second beamwidth: switching signal inputs to wide-beam antenna arrays; and transmitting signals received from the signal inputs via the first beam and the second beam.