Communication of wireless signals through physical barriers

Abstract

A system for transmitting and receiving wireless signals through a physical barrier, such as walls or windows, to wireless computing devices that are located internal to a structure that is formed in part by the physical barrier. The wireless signals are millimeter waveforms with gigahertz frequencies that are communicated with 5G communication protocols by one or more remote base station nodes located external to the physical barrier. One or more external antennas are configured to communicate RF wireless signals with HMA waveforms to remote wireless base station. In one or more embodiments, the RF wireless signals are amplified and communicated bi-statically through the window barrier between customer premises equipment and an authorized remote wireless base station.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, with a first holographic beamforming antenna, a downlink wireless signal from a wireless base station;   amplifying the received downlink wireless signal; and   transmitting, with another antenna, the amplified downlink wireless signal to one or more customer premises equipment (CPE) devices or other wireless devices.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the other antenna is a second holographic beamforming antenna. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the other antenna is an open-ended waveguide or patch antenna. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving with the first holographic beamforming antenna is a receiving at an exterior surface of a barrier and the transmitting with the other antenna is a transmitting from an interior surface of the barrier. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the barrier is a window or wall. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving with the first holographic beamforming antenna is a receiving at an interior surface of a barrier and the transmitting with the other antenna is a transmitting from the interior surface of the barrier. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving with the first holographic beamforming antenna is a receiving at an exterior surface of a barrier and the transmitting with the other antenna is a transmitting from the exterior surface of the barrier. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting is a transmitting to bend around a corner of a structure. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting is a transmitting to avoid an occlusion to line of sight communication. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, with the other antenna, an uplink wireless signal from the one or more customer premises equipment (CPE) devices or other wireless devices. amplifying the received uplink wireless signal; and   transmitting, with the first holographic beamforming antenna, the uplink wireless signal to the wireless base station.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the amplifying of the received uplink wireless signal and the amplifying of the received downlink wireless signal are simultaneously amplifying with a bistatic amplifier. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising: separately adjusting gains for the amplifying of the received uplink wireless signal and the amplifying of the received downlink wireless signal. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the amplifying of the received uplink wireless signal and the amplifying of the received downlink wireless signal are amplifying by isolating and timing communication of the uplink and downlink wireless signals by switching of a bidirectional amplifier. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a first holographic beamforming antenna configured to receive downlink wireless signals;   another antenna configured to transmit the downlink wireless signals; and   a downlink amplifier configured for input from the first holographic beamforming antenna and output to the other antenna.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the other antenna is a second holographic beamforming antenna. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , the other antenna is an open-ended waveguide or patch antenna. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first holographic beamforming antenna is further configured to transmit uplink wireless signals, the other antenna is further configured to receive uplink wireless signals, and the apparatus further comprises:
 an uplink amplifier configured for input from the other antenna and output to the first holographic beamforming antenna.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the downlink and uplink amplifiers compose a bistatic amplifier with separately selectable downlink and uplink gains. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the downlink and uplink amplifiers compose a bidirectional amplifier switchable between uplink and downlink. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first holographic beamforming antenna provides separate vertical and horizontal polarization for both uplink and downlink wireless signals. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first holographic beamforming antenna provides combined vertical and horizontal polarization for both uplink and downlink wireless signals. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the apparatus further includes: an RF isolation spacer to reduce coupling between uplink and downlink wireless signals.