Title :
Multi-beam antenna system for mesh network with omnidirectional mode
Author :
Minard, Ph ; Robert, J.L. ; Louzir, A.
Author_Institution :
Thomson R&D France, Thomson Technol. Group - Corp. Res., Cesson-Sevigne
Abstract :
In this paper, an alternate low cost 4-sector antenna solution in which the omnidirectional mode is obtained by the combination of the 4 sector modes is presented. The solution based on using 4 Vivaldi antenna etched on a printed circuit board, at 90deg from each other have been developed for use in a wireless backhaul mesh network operating in the 5 GHz WiFi band.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microwave antennas; wireless LAN; 4 Vivaldi antenna; 4-sector antenna solution; WiFi band; frequency 5 GHz; multibeam antenna system; omnidirectional mode; printed circuit board; wireless backhaul mesh network; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Circuits; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Equations; MIMO; Mesh networks; Switches; Vivaldi antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619568
