US 12,356,317 B2
Mm wave communication mesh network
Andrea Tassi, Bristol (GB); Stuart Andrew Ryan, Bristol (GB); Peter Jonathon Legg, Bristol (GB); and Raymond Mark McConnell, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Blu Wireless Technology Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed by Blu Wireless Technology Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/964,075.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129834 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless node apparatus for a node a mm wave radio communication mesh network, the wireless node apparatus comprising:
a plurality of wireless modems arranged to communicate using mm wave radio communication links formed with wireless modems of other nodes, at least some wireless modems of the plurality of wireless modems comprising a directional antenna arrangement having directional beams formed in different directions, each wireless modem of the plurality of wireless modems being configurable as an access point wireless modem or as a non-access point wireless modem,
a wireless modem configured as an access point wireless modem being arranged to form mm wave radio communication links with non-access point wireless modems of other nodes and being arranged to transmit a beacon signal, and
a wireless modem configured as a non-access point wireless modem being arranged to form mm wave radio communication links with access point wireless modems of other nodes and not being arranged to transmit a beacon signal;
a configuration controller arranged to perform a node configuration comprising:
controlling a set of wireless modems of the plurality of wireless modems to scan for access point beacons;
determining a first wireless modem from the set of wireless modems, the first wireless modem being a wireless modem having detected an access point beacon from a first target access point wireless modem;
controlling the first wireless modem to connect to the first target access point modem, the first wireless modem being configured as a non-access point wireless modem; and
configuring at least one wireless modem of the plurality of wireless modems other than the first wireless modem as an access point wireless modem in response to the first wireless modem establishing connection with the first target access point modem.