Feeder cable reduction
US8452333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/12
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention facilitates the reduction of cabling required in a base station environment. When receive diversity is employed, main and diversity antennas are used to receive common signals at different locations. The signals received at the main and diversity antennas are combined with one another in the masthead and transmitted over a single feeder cable to a base housing for further processing. Thus, signals that were normally sent over separate feeder cables and combined in the base housing are combined in the masthead and sent over a single feeder cable. The technique can be replicated for each sector provided by the base station environment.
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