Abstract: Technologies for wireless network devices with surface-link antenna systems mounted on exterior surfaces of buildings are described. One wireless network device includes a housing with a circuit board and a first antenna port. A processor, a first antenna, a first wireless local area network (WLAN) radio, and a second WLAN radio are disposed on the circuit board. The first WLAN radio communicates with a radio of a client device using the first antenna over a first line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS wireless link (e.g., 2.4 GHz) inside the building. The second WLAN radio communicates with a radio of a second wireless network device using the second antenna over a second LOS wireless link (e.g., 5 GHz) that is external to the building. The first antenna is located inside the building and the second antenna is located along an exterior surface of the building.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
July 27, 2021
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Tzung-I Lee, Omar Fawazhashim Zakaria, Kwok Shing Lee, Kalyan Teja Posani, Ali Mirkamali, Cheol Su Kim, In Chul Hyun