Multi-stage isolation sub-system for a remote antenna unit

• US 10,103,802 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2017
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lange, Keld Knut
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan H
• Application Number:
  US15/679,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20180026704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/525 with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15585 by interference cancellation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/03496 as a prediction filter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03012 operating in the time domain H04L25/03165, H04L25/03178 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03082 Theoretical aspects of adaptive time domain methods
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 Access point devices with remote components

Abstract

Certain features relate to a remote antenna unit having a multi-stage isolation sub-system for isolating uplink and downlink signal paths. A multi-stage isolation sub-system in the remote antenna unit can include a first stage device that is configured to generate a cancellation signal for canceling unwanted downlink signals received at the uplink antenna. The isolation sub-system can also include a second stage device configured to generate a cancellation signal that attenuates residual noise and intermodulation products generated in the downlink path and received in the uplink path. The multi-stage isolation sub-system can combine the cancellation signals with signals received on the uplink path in order to cancel or attenuate downlink leakage signals and residual noise present on the uplink path.

Claims

1. A multi-stage isolation sub-system, comprising:

a first stage device configured to generate a first cancellation signal for attenuating a downlink leakage signal received on an uplink channel, the first cancellation signal comprising an inverse signal characteristic as compared to the downlink leakage signal; and

a second stage device communicatively coupled to the first stage device and configured to generate a second cancellation signal for attenuating residual downlink noise and downlink intermodulation products received on the uplink channel.

2. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 1, further comprising a coupler configured to combine the first cancellation signal with signals received on the uplink channel.

3. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 2, wherein the first stage comprises an air interface modeling module;

and

wherein the second stage comprises a non-linearity modelling module.

4. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 3, wherein the first stage device comprises an adaptive filter communicatively coupled to the air interface modeling module and the second stage device comprises a non-linear equalizer communicatively coupled to the non-linearity modeling module.

5. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 4, wherein the air interface modeling module is configured to generate a first set of parameters using a reference signal and to provide the first set of parameters to the adaptive filter, wherein the adaptive filter is configured to generate the first cancellation signal based on the first set of parameters,

wherein the non-linearity modeling module is configured to generate a second set of parameters using the reference signal and to provide the second set of parameters to the non-linear equalizer, wherein the non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

6. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 3, wherein the first stage device comprises a first non-linear equalizer communicatively coupled to the air interface modeling module and the second stage device comprises a second non-linear equalizer communicatively coupled to the non-linearity modeling module.

7. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 6, wherein the air interface modeling module is configured to generate a first set of parameters using a reference signal and to provide the first set of parameters to the first non-linear equalizer, wherein the first non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the first cancellation signal based on the first set of parameters,

wherein the non-linearity modeling module is configured to generate a second set of parameters using the reference signal and to provide the second set of parameters to the second non-linear equalizer, wherein the second non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

8. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 7, wherein the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters comprise information indicating an amount of phase shift to apply to the downlink leakage signal.

9. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 2, wherein the first stage device comprises a gain/phase control module communicatively coupled to a variable gain unit and a variable phase unit, and the second stage device comprises a non-linear equalizer communicatively coupled to a non-linearity modeling module.

10. The multi-stage isolation sub-system of claim 9, wherein the gain/phase control module is configured to control phase of the variable phase unit and gain of the variable gain unit, where the variable phase unit and the variable gain unit are configured to generate a first cancellation signal;

and wherein the non-linearity modeling module is configured to generate a first set of parameters using a reference signal and to provide the first set of parameters to the non-linear equalizer, wherein the second non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

11. A method, comprising:

generating a first cancellation signal comprising an inverse signal characteristic as compared to a downlink leakage signal received on an uplink channel by a radio circuit;

generating a second cancellation signal for attenuating residual downlink noise and downlink intermodulation products received on the uplink channel;

attenuating the downlink leakage signal by combining the first cancellation signal with signals received on the uplink channel; and

attenuating the residual downlink noise and downlink intermodulation products by combining the second cancellation signal with the signals received on the uplink channel.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cancellation signal is generated by an adaptive filter and the second cancellation signal is generated by a non-linear equalizer.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cancellation signal is generated by a first non-linear equalizer and the second cancellation signal is generated by a second non-linear equalizer.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating a first set of parameters using a reference signal and an air interface model;

providing the first set of parameters to a first non-linear equalizer, wherein the first non-linear equalizer generates the first cancellation signal based on the first set of parameters;

generating a second set of parameters using the reference signal and a non-linearity model; and

providing the second set of parameters to a second non-linear equalizer, wherein the second non-linear equalizer generates the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters include information indicating a phase shift to apply to the downlink leakage signal.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating a first set of parameters using a reference signal and an air interface model;

providing the first set of parameters to an adaptive filter, wherein the adaptive filter generates the first cancellation signal based on the first set of parameters;

generating a second set of parameters using the reference signal and a non-linearity model; and

providing the second set of parameters to the a non-linear equalizer, wherein the non-linear equalizer generates the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the second cancellation signal is generated by a non-linear equalizer and the first cancellation signal is generated by a variable gain unit and a variable phase unit.

18. A remote antenna unit, comprising:

a multi-stage isolation sub-system communicatively coupled to an uplink antenna and a downlink antenna, the multi-stage isolation sub-system comprising;

a first stage device configured to generate a first cancellation signal to attenuate a downlink leakage signal received at the uplink antenna, the first cancellation signal comprising an inverse signal characteristic as compared to the downlink leakage signal received at the uplink antenna; and

a second stage device, communicatively coupled to the first stage device, the second stage device configured to generate a second cancellation signal to attenuate residual downlink noise and downlink intermodulation products received at the uplink antenna.

19. The remote antenna unit of claim 18, wherein the multi-stage isolation sub-system further comprises a coupler, communicatively coupled to the first stage device, the coupler configured to combine the first cancellation signal with signals received on the uplink antenna.

20. The remote antenna unit of claim 19, wherein the first stage device comprises an adaptive filter configured to generate the first cancellation signal and the second stage device comprises a non-linear equalizer configured to generate the second cancellation signal.

21. The remote antenna unit of claim 19, wherein the first stage device comprises a first non-linear equalizer configured to generate the first cancellation signal and the second stage device comprises a second non-linear equalizer configured to generate the second cancellation signal.

22. The remote antenna unit of claim 21, further comprising:

an air interface modeling module communicatively coupled to the first non-linear equalizer, wherein the air interface modeling module is configured to generate a first set of parameters using a reference signal and provide the first set of parameters to the first non-linear equalizer, wherein the first non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the first cancellation signal based on the first set of parameters,

an non-linearity modeling module configured to generate a second set of parameters using the reference signal and provide the second set of parameters to the second non-linear equalizer, wherein the second non-linear equalizer is configured to generate the second cancellation signal based on the second set of parameters.

23. The remote antenna unit of claim 22 wherein the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters comprise information indicating an amount of phase shift to apply to the downlink leakage signal.

24. The remote antenna unit of claim 18, wherein the first stage device comprises a gain and phase controller configured to generate the first cancellation signal and the second stage device comprises a non-linear equalizer configured to generate the second cancellation signal.