Node in a wireless communication network with at least two antenna columns
US9263794B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/24
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A node in a wireless communication network, the node comprising at least two antenna columns which are physically separated from each other, each antenna column comprising at least one dual polarized antenna element. Each antenna element has a first polarization and a second polarization. The node further comprises at least two four-port power dividers/combiners, each power divider/combiner having a first port pair and a second port pair, where, for each power divider/combiner, power input into any port in a port pair is isolated from the other port in said port pair, but divided between the ports in the other port pair. Antenna ports of antenna columns that are pair-wise physically separated, from those pairs of antenna columns that are most physically separated to those that are least physically separated, are cross-wise connected to the first port pair in corresponding power dividers/combiners.
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