Multi-wigig channel multiplexor
A communication system includes a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network, a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable, a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network, and a second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface. The third wireless interface is configured to communicate with the first wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel, and the fourth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the second wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel. A second adapter is coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable.
1 . A communication system comprising:
a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network;
a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface;
a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable;
a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network;
a second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface, wherein the third wireless interface is configured to communicate with the first wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel, the fourth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the second wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel, and each wireless interface includes at least one beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals; and
a second adapter coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable.
2 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first wireless interface includes a first beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the third wireless interface;
the second wireless interface includes a second beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the fourth wireless interface;
the third wireless interface includes a third beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the first wireless interface; and
the fourth wireless interface includes a fourth beamforming chip configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the second wireless interface.
3 . The communication system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one antenna array, wherein each beamforming chip is arranged as part of the at least one antenna array.
4 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein each beamforming chip is configured to apply a beamforming gain of at least 23 decibels.
5 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein each beamforming chip is configured to transmit wireless communication signals at a frequency of at least 60 GHz.
6 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication cable and the second communication cable each comprise at least one of a fiber optic cable or an Ethernet cable.
7 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel is same as a bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel.
8 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel is different than a bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel.
9 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel and the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel are each at least ten Gigabits per second (Gbps).
10 . The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel and the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel are each at least twenty-five Gigabits per second (Gbps).
11 . The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the bandwidth of the first wireless communication channel plus the bandwidth of the second wireless communication channel is greater than or equal to a specified throughput requirement value of the first communication cable.
12 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first wireless host device includes a fifth wireless interface;
the second wireless host device includes a sixth wireless interface; and
the sixth wireless interface is configured to communicate with the fifth wireless interface via a third wireless communication channel.
13 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first adapter and the second adapter each comprise at least one of a fiber optic interface, an Ethernet interface, or a coaxial cable interface.
14 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein each wireless communication interface is configured to use a unique medium access control (MAC) address as a transmit address and a receive address for sending and receiving data packet headers.
15 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein:
each data packet includes a source address and a destination address within the data network; and
each wireless host device is configured to transmit each data packet between its adapter and one of its wireless interfaces.
16 . The communication system of claim 15 , wherein each wireless interface is configured to add a transmit address and a receive address to data packets prior to transmitting data packets via a corresponding one of the first wireless communication channel and the second wireless communication channel.
17 . A method of operating a communication system including a first communication cable coupled with a first peer node of a data network, a first wireless host device including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, a first adapter coupled between the first wireless host device and an end point of the first communication cable, a second communication cable coupled with a second peer node of the data network, second wireless host device including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface, and a second adapter coupled between the second wireless host device and the second communication cable, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first wireless host device, multiple data packets of the data network from the first communication cable;
transmitting, by a first beamforming chip of the first wireless interface, a first portion of the multiple data packets from the first wireless interface to the third wireless interface via a first wireless communication channel;
transmitting, by a second beamforming chip of the second wireless interface, a second portion of the multiple data packets from the second wireless interface to the fourth wireless interface via a second wireless communication channel; and
transmitting, from the second wireless host device, the multiple data packets to the second communication cable.
18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising at least one antenna array, wherein each of beamforming chip is arranged as part of the at least one antenna array.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein each beamforming chip is configured to apply a beamforming gain of at least 23 decibels.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein each beamforming chip is configured to transmit wireless communication signals at a frequency of at least 60 GHz.