公开(公告)号：US11133583B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US16420485

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. McCarthy ,  Matthew A. Silverman ,  Paul J. Stager

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array, a block of switches, a programmable logic device and a memory device. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. The block of switches is configured to selectively connect respective ones of a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to corresponding ones of a plurality of transceivers in a host device. The programmable logic device is configured to communicate with the host device and to control the block of switches. The memory device is coupled to the programmable logic device, and is configured to store information allowing the host device to determine how to control connectivity of individual antenna elements to respective ones of the plurality of transceivers of the host device as part of transmit and/or receive operations of the host device.

公开(公告)号：US20190280380A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16420485

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. McCarthy ,  Matthew A. Silverman ,  Paul J. Stager

IPC: H01Q3/24

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array, a block of switches, a programmable logic device and a memory device. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. The block of switches is configured to selectively connect respective ones of a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to corresponding ones of a plurality of transceivers in a host device. The programmable logic device is configured to communicate with the host device and to control the block of switches. The memory device is coupled to the programmable logic device, and is configured to store information allowing the host device to determine how to control connectivity of individual antenna elements to respective ones of the plurality of transceivers of the host device as part of transmit and/or receive operations of the host device.

公开(公告)号：US20180034151A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15220711

申请日：2016-07-27

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. McCarthy ,  Matthew A. Silverman ,  Paul J. Stager

IPC: H01Q3/24 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q3/247 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H04B7/0691 ,  H04B7/0874

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array, a block of switches, a programmable logic device and a memory device. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. The block of switches is configured to selectively connect respective ones of a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to corresponding ones of a plurality of transceivers in a host device. The programmable logic device is configured to communicate with the host device and to control the block of switches. The memory device is coupled to the programmable logic device, and is configured to store information allowing the host device to determine how to control connectivity of individual antenna elements to respective ones of the plurality of transceivers of the host device as part of transmit and/or receive operations of the host device.

公开(公告)号：US10361482B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15220711

申请日：2016-07-27

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. McCarthy ,  Matthew A. Silverman ,  Paul J. Stager

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array, a block of switches, a programmable logic device and a memory device. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements. The block of switches is configured to selectively connect respective ones of a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to corresponding ones of a plurality of transceivers in a host device. The programmable logic device is configured to communicate with the host device and to control the block of switches. The memory device is coupled to the programmable logic device, and is configured to store information allowing the host device to determine how to control connectivity of individual antenna elements to respective ones of the plurality of transceivers of the host device as part of transmit and/or receive operations of the host device.