Global Patent Index - EP 1169786 A1

EP 1169786 A1 20020109 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RADIO LINK BUDGET FOR A CELLULAR BASE STATION

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RADIO LINK BUDGET FOR A CELLULAR BASE STATION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERBESSERUNG VON FUNKVERBINDUNGSBILANZ FÜR EINE ZELLULARE BASISSTATION

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT L'AMELIORATION DU BILAN DE RADIOCOMMUNICATION DANS UNE STATION DE BASE CELLULAIRE

Publication

EP 1169786 A1 20020109 (EN)

Application

EP 00925940 A 20000412

Priority

  • US 0009750 W 20000412
  • US 29308199 A 19990416

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0064072A1] A method and apparatus for improving the radio link budget for cellular base stations is disclosed. A transmitter module generates N in-phase downlink signals, wherein each of the in-phase downlink signals are at the same frequency and have a predetermined power level, and a combiner, coupled to the transmitter module, receives and combines the N in-phase downlink signals to produce an output signal at an output power level greater than the power level of any of the N in-phase downlink signals. The transmitter module includes N channel units and each of the N channel units includes a modulator, an upconverter and an amplifier. The system further includes a baseband unit for generating a baseband signal for each of the N channel units for processing. The system further includes a phase shifter for receiving each of the baseband signals and a power detector disposed at the output of the combiner for measuring the output power level of the output signal and maximizing the output power level of the output signal by adjusting the phase shifter.

IPC 1-7

H04B 7/005

IPC 8 full level

H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/005 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04W 52/30 (2013.01); H04W 52/52 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0064072A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0064072 A1 20001026; AU 4455500 A 20001102; CN 1355966 A 20020626; EP 1169786 A1 20020109; JP 2002542712 A 20021210

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0009750 W 20000412; AU 4455500 A 20000412; CN 00808924 A 20000412; EP 00925940 A 20000412; JP 2000613094 A 20000412