US RE42,605 E1
Method for improving RF spectrum efficiency with repeater backhauls
John R. Noll, Satellite Beach, Fla. (US); Christopher J. Peters, Malabar, Fla. (US); Jeffrey W. Smith, Palm Bay, Fla. (US); and Terry L. Williams, Melbourne Beach, Fla. (US)
Assigned to Treble Investments Limited Liability Company, Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/191,866.
Application 12/191866 is a reissue of application No. 10/074514, filed on Feb. 12, 2002, now 7,092,714, filed on Aug. 15, 2006.
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—446  [455/15; 455/41.2; 455/63.1; 370/310; 370/312; 370/339] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
[ 15. A method comprising:
communicating on a first backhaul link having a first RF carrier frequency and a first directional antenna pattern; and
communicating on a second backhaul link having a second RF carrier frequency and a second directional antenna pattern;
wherein said first RF carrier frequency is equal to said second RF carrier frequency and,
wherein said first directional antenna pattern is sufficiently different from said second directional antenna pattern that communications on said first backhaul link are isolated from communications on said second backhaul link.]