Cellular base station augmentation
US7236807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0894
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of augmenting existing and operational base stations to include multiple diversity schemes and to render passive antenna elements active is presented herein. The passive antenna array of the existing base station is replaced with an active antenna array, consisting of an active radiator unit that includes an array of both receive and transmit antenna elements. The transmit and receive antenna elements of the active radiator unit, respectively, are connected to transmit amplifiers and bandpass filters located at a masthead or at the top of the building.
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