Three dimensional antenna dome array

1. A wireless network device, comprising:

wireless logic; and

a heat dissipation unit encasing the wireless logic, the heat dissipation unit including an antenna dome array that comprises a top surface having a convex-shaped outer periphery with a plurality of antenna elements positioned along the outer periphery.

2. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless logic comprises a circuit board including a processor.

3. The wireless network device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of antenna elements include a plurality of first antenna elements operating in a first frequency band and a plurality of second antenna elements operating in a second frequency band different than the first frequency band.

4. The wireless network device of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of second antenna elements is positioned along the convex-shaped outer periphery between two neighboring first antenna elements of the plurality of first antenna elements.

5. The wireless network device of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of first antenna elements operate in the first frequency band being a 2.4 gigahertz band and each of the plurality of second antenna elements operate in the second frequency band being a 5 gigahertz band.

6. The wireless network device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of first antenna elements are positioned on the top surface having the convex-shaped outer periphery at a first angle so as to produce radiation patterns offset from horizontal by the first angle.

7. The wireless network device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of second antenna elements are positioned on the top surface having the convex-shaped outer periphery at a second angle so as to produce radiation patterns offset from horizontal by the second angle.

8. The wireless network device of claim 6 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle.

9. The wireless network device of claim 1 being an access point and further comprising a casing completely surrounding the heat dissipation unit.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a cover having a center area and a convex-shaped outer periphery;

a plurality of antenna elements positioned along a top surface of the outer periphery of the cover, the plurality of antenna elements including a plurality of first antenna elements operating at a first frequency band and a plurality of second antenna elements operating at a second frequency band greater than the first frequency band,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first antenna elements are positioned on the top surface at a first angle offset from horizontal so as to produce a radiation pattern offset from the horizontal by the first angle.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the plurality of second antenna elements is positioned on the top surface at a second angle offset from horizontal so as to produce radiation patterns offset from horizontal by the second angle.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first angle is equal to the second angle.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of antenna elements are coupled to wireless logic mounted on a circuit board positioned under the cover.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of second antenna elements is positioned along the convex-shaped outer periphery between two neighboring first antenna elements of the plurality of first antenna elements.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of first antenna elements are operating in the first frequency band being a 2.4 gigahertz band and the plurality of second antenna elements are operating in the second frequency band being a 5 gigahertz band.

16. An access point, comprising:

a casing;

a heat dissipation unit encasing by the casing, the heat dissipation unit including an antenna dome array that comprises a top surface having a convex-shaped outer periphery with a plurality of antenna elements positioned along the outer periphery, the plurality of antenna elements including a plurality of first antenna elements operating at a first frequency band and a plurality of second antenna elements operating at a second frequency band greater than the first frequency band,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first antenna elements are positioned on the top surface at a first angle offset from horizontal so as to produce a radiation pattern offset from the horizontal by the first angle.