Flexible network wireless transceiver and flexible network telemetry transceiver

Patent · Tue Aug 05 04:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:985514

Brown, Kenneth D ^[1]

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1. Grain Valley, MO

A transceiver for facilitating two-way wireless communication between a baseband application and other nodes in a wireless network, wherein the transceiver provides baseband communication networking and necessary configuration and control functions along with transmitter, receiver, and antenna functions to enable the wireless communication. More specifically, the transceiver provides a long-range wireless duplex communication node or channel between the baseband application, which is associated with a mobile or fixed space, air, water, or ground vehicle or other platform, and other nodes in the wireless network or grid. The transceiver broadly comprises a communication processor; a flexible telemetry transceiver including a receiver and a transmitter; a power conversion and regulation mechanism; a diplexer; and a phased array antenna system, wherein these various components and certain subcomponents thereof may be separately enclosed and distributable relative to the other components and subcomponents.

• Research Organization: Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-01AL66850
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 7,408,898
• Application Number: 11/311,322
• OSTI ID: 985514
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
ANTENNAS
COMMUNICATIONS
CONFIGURATION
DESIGN
RADIO EQUIPMENT
TELEMETRY