Method and system for distributed transceivers and mobile device connectivity
A plurality of distributed transceivers in a mobile entity such as a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, and/or an aircraft, and/or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to the distributed transceivers are configured to handle communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices. The data streams may be communicated utilizing the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers and/or the one or more corresponding antenna arrays. The wireless communication networks includes a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network, a network cloud and/or the Internet.
1. A method, comprising:
in a mobile entity comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers:
determining at least one of a reflective property, a refractive property or a diffraction property of a plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers;
configuring at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers for communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices,
wherein said at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays are configured for the communication of the of one or more data streams based on said at least one of said reflective property, said refractive property or said diffraction property of said plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers; and
communicating said one or more data streams utilizing said configured at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said mobile entity comprises at least one of a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, or an aircraft.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of wireless communication networks comprises at least one of a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network or the Internet.
4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising controlling said configuring of said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays from a component within at least one of one or more of said mobile entity, said one or more other mobile entities, said one or more mobile communication devices or one or more of said wireless communication networks.
5. The method according to claim 1 , comprising configuring said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers to operate as at least one of a relay node or a repeater node.
6. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:
determining at least one of a location, speed or trajectory of said mobile entity; and
configuring said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays based on said determined at least one of location, speed or trajectory.
7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising controlling said plurality of distributed transceivers to utilize one or more modes of operation to communicate at least one of said one or more data streams or to split said communication of said one or more data streams amongst a portion of said plurality of distributed transceivers,
wherein said one or more modes of operation comprises at least one of a spatial diversity mode, a frequency diversity mode, a spatial multiplexing mode, a frequency multiplexing mode or a MIMO mode.
8. The method according to claim 1 , comprising backhauling traffic from at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities via one or more wireless communication links to said one or more of said plurality of wireless communication networks.
9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities to utilize different types of communication links for different types of data traffic.
10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities to utilize at least one of different modulation schemes, constellations, protocols, frequencies, wireless standards or bandwidths for said communication of said one or more data streams.
11. A system, comprising:
a plurality of distributed transceivers in a mobile entity, wherein:
at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers are configured to:
determine at least one of a reflective property, a refractive property or a diffraction property of a plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers;
configure at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers for communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices,
wherein said at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays are configured for the communication of the one or more data streams based on said at least one of said reflective property, said refractive property or said diffraction property of said plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers; and
said one or more data streams are communicated utilizing said configured at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said mobile entity comprises at least one of a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, or an aircraft.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said plurality of wireless communication networks comprises at least one of a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network or the Internet.
14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said configuration of said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays is controlled from a component within at least one of one or more of said mobile entity, said one or more other mobile entities, said one or more mobile communication devices or one or more of said wireless communication networks.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers is further configured to operate at least one of as a relay node or a repeater node.
16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers is further configured to:
determine at least one of a location, speed or trajectory of said mobile entity; and
configure said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays is configured based on said determined at least one of location, speed or trajectory.
17. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said plurality of distributed transceivers are controlled to utilize one or more modes of operation to communicate at least one of said one or more data streams or to split said communication of said one or more data streams amongst a portion of said plurality of distributed transceivers,
wherein said one or more modes of operation comprises at least one of a spatial diversity mode, a frequency diversity mode, a spatial multiplexing mode, a frequency multiplexing mode or a MIMO mode.
18. The system according to claim 11 , wherein traffic from at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities are backhauled via one or more wireless communication links to said one or more of said plurality of wireless communication networks.
19. The system according to claim 11 , wherein one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities is configured to utilize different types of communication links for different types of data traffic.
20. The system according to claim 11 , wherein one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities is configured to utilize at least one of different modulation schemes, constellations, protocols, frequencies, wireless standards or bandwidths for said communication of said one or more data streams.