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Multi-hop booster

US8682311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 2008
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/0007
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-way wireless repeater and booster system and method with watermarking of uplink signals are disclosed. The repeater includes a network unit having at least one wireless receiver and at least one wireless transmitter, the network unit being configured to communicate with the network transceiver. The transceiver further includes a user unit having at least one wireless receiver and at least one wireless transmitter, the user unit being configured to communicate with the user transceiver, and a two-way communication path between the network unit and the user unit to communicate signals between the network transceiver and the user transceiver in autonomous hops comprising between the network transceiver and the network unit, between the user transceiver and the user unit, and between the network unit and the user unit. The network unit and/or user unit is further configured to repeatedly transmit a training sequence to the other unit to train the at least one channel equalizer of the other unit.

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