Broadband transceiver and distributed antenna system utilizing same
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1. A broadband transceiver, comprising:
- at least one layer structure that is substantially impermeable to RF radiation, the at least one layer structure including a first face surface substantially opposite a second face surface;
at least one dedicated receive antenna located proximate the first face surface and configured to receive RF transmissions; and
at least one dedicated transmit antenna located proximate the second face surface and configured to transmit RF transmissions by generating a generally toroidal radiation pattern that is stronger in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the second face surface compared to a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the second face surface;
wherein the at least one layer structure provides isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna that is necessary for simultaneous transmission and reception of the RF transmissions with a user device;
wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive RF transmissions with the user device without needing additional elements other than the at least one layer structure to provide the isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna; and
wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to transmit RF transmissions using the at least one dedicated transmit antenna, wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to receive RF transmissions using the at least one dedicated receive antenna.
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Abstract
A broadband transceiver includes at least one layer structure that is substantially impermeable to RF radiation. The layer structure includes a first face surface substantially opposite a second face surface. A receive antenna is located proximate the first face surface and configured to receive RF transmissions. A transmit antenna is located proximate the second surface and configured to transmit RF transmissions. At least one of the receive and transmit antennas generates a generally toroidal radiation pattern that is stronger in a direction substantially parallel to the respective layer structure face surface compared to a direction substantially perpendicular to the face surface.
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1. A broadband transceiver, comprising:
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at least one layer structure that is substantially impermeable to RF radiation, the at least one layer structure including a first face surface substantially opposite a second face surface; at least one dedicated receive antenna located proximate the first face surface and configured to receive RF transmissions; and at least one dedicated transmit antenna located proximate the second face surface and configured to transmit RF transmissions by generating a generally toroidal radiation pattern that is stronger in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the second face surface compared to a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the second face surface; wherein the at least one layer structure provides isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna that is necessary for simultaneous transmission and reception of the RF transmissions with a user device; wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive RF transmissions with the user device without needing additional elements other than the at least one layer structure to provide the isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna; and wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to transmit RF transmissions using the at least one dedicated transmit antenna, wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to receive RF transmissions using the at least one dedicated receive antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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19. A system comprising:
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at least one of a master unit or a base transceiver station configured for transceiving communication signals; at least one remote unit for transceiving communication signals with the master unit or base transceiver station and communicating with one or more user devices, the remote unit including a broadband transceiver comprising; at least one layer structure that is substantially impermeable to RF radiation, the at least one layer structure including a first face surface substantially opposite a second face surface; a dedicated receive antenna located proximate the first face surface and configured to receive RF transmissions; and a dedicated transmit antenna located proximate the second face surface and configured to transmit RF transmissions by generating a generally toroidal radiation pattern that is stronger in a direction substantially parallel to the second face surface compared to a direction substantially perpendicular to the second face surface; wherein the at least one layer structure provides isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna that is necessary for simultaneous transmission and reception of the RF transmissions with a user device; wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to simultaneously transmit and receive RF transmissions with the user device without needing additional elements other than the at least one layer structure to provide the isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna; and wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to transmit RF transmissions using the dedicated transmit antenna, wherein the broadband transceiver is configured to receive RF transmissions using the dedicated receive antenna. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 37, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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30. A method of performing broadband communications, comprising:
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transmitting a downlink RF signal from a dedicated transmit antenna located proximate a first face surface of a broadband transceiver by generating a generally toroidal radiation pattern that is stronger in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the first face surface compared to a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first face surface; receiving an uplink RF signal by a dedicated receive antenna located proximate a second face surface of the broadband transceiver; isolating the dedicated receive antenna from the downlink RF signal transmitted from the dedicated transmit antenna with a layer structure that is substantially impermeable to RF radiation, the first face surface being located on an opposite side of the layer structure to the second face surface, the isolation necessary for simultaneous transmission and reception of the RF transmissions with a user device; simultaneously transmitting and receiving, by the broadband transceiver, RF transmissions with the user device without needing additional elements other than the at least one layer structure to provide the isolation between the at least one dedicated receive antenna and the at least one dedicated transmit antenna; and wherein transmitting RF transmissions occurs via the dedicated transmit antenna, wherein receiving RF transmissions occurs via the dedicated receive antenna. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 48)
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