Pluggable receiver splitter for two-transmitter two-receiver microwave digital radios

US10374275B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZTE CORPORATION · CN

Inventors

• Ying Shen · Chapel Hill, US
• Edwin Nealis · Cary, US
• Zhiping FENG · Chapel Hill, US
• Zhuo Li · Changsha, CN
• Shawn Walsh · Cary, US
• Thanh H. Nguyen · Cary, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B1/525
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A circulator plate for a microwave radio system is disclosed. The circulator plate includes a circulator including a first port, a second port, and a third port; a first isolator including an input port and an output port; a second isolator including an input port and an output port; and a splitter including an input port, a first output port, and a second output port. The output port of the first isolator is coupled to the first port of the circulator. The input port of the second isolator is coupled to the third port of the circulator. The input port of the splitter is coupled to the output port of the second isolator. The first output port of the splitter is configured to be coupled to a first receiver. The second output port of the splitter is configured to be coupled to a second receiver.