Method and apparatus for MIMO repeater chains in a wireless communication network
US8472868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/15521
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one or more embodiments taught herein, a multi-band MIMO repeater is configured to translate normal wireless mobile bands into other frequency bands in the physical layer. An advantageous, multi-hop repeater chain includes two or more such repeaters, for propagating downlink signals from a base station, and for propagating uplink signals to the base station. Each such repeater may use paralleled homodyne structure transceivers for better SNR, spectrum combiners for uplink signal aggregation, spectrum separators for downlink signal de-aggregation, water mark signal inserters for optimization, and, among other things, spectrum analyzers for frequency band selection. In at least one such embodiment, a multi-hop repeater chain is configured for MIMO operation in an LTE Advanced or other MIMO network, to deliver high data rate over larger distances—e.g., further away from cell base stations.
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