CPC H04L 12/437 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01); H04L 9/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 41/06 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A communication network, comprising:
a plurality of nodes configured into a wireless millimeter-wave dual-ring network topology, wherein at least one of the nodes is configured to send and receive millimeter-wave signals through an obstruction that attenuates the millimeter-wave signals and includes:
a first configurable phased array antenna to transmit a first millimeter-wave signal through the obstruction;
a controller, coupled to the first configurable phased array antenna, for steering the first millimeter-wave signal;
a second configurable phased array antenna to receive a second millimeter-wave signal through the obstruction; and
wherein the first phased array antenna and the second phased array antenna are each configured, respectively, to mitigate path loss experienced by the first and second millimeter-wave signals passing through the obstruction.
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