Input/output apparatus of multiplexer, and multiplexer

• US 10,530,326 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2017
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Xiaofeng, Qiu, Lixia, Chen, Ke
• Primary Examiner(s): Pascal, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Glenn, Kimberly E
• Application Number:
  US15/796,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20180069525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 333100
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/213 combining or separating two or more different frequencies H01P1/215 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01P 1/2136 using comb or interdigital filters; using cascaded coaxial cavities H01P1/2131, H01P1/2135 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/461 particularly adapted for use in common antenna systems

Abstract

An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer is provided, including: a main tap and at least two branch taps of the main tap, where each of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps include a first branch tap and a second branch tap; a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to that of the second branch tap; and a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap. The input/output apparatus of the multiplexer enables two channels with closest frequencies to use different coupling polarities. Because the coupling polarities are different, signals naturally do not interfere with each other, and signal interference between channels is eliminated in principle. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding multiplexer.

Claims

1. An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer, the input/output apparatus comprising:

a main tap; and

at least three branch taps of the main tap, wherein each of the at least three branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least three branch taps comprise a first branch tap and a second branch tap;

wherein a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to that of the second branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap relative to a coupling calculation frequency of each of the other branch taps and the coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap, and

wherein the first branch tap includes at least a first first-level branch tap and the second branch tap includes at least a second first-level branch tap.

2. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an arrangement of the at least three branch taps comprises at least three layers in a vertical direction.

3. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first branch tap is capacitively coupled, and the second branch tap is inductively coupled;

or

the first branch tap is inductively coupled, and the second branch tap is capacitively coupled.

4. A multiplexer, comprising:

an input/output apparatus comprising a main tap and at least three first-level branch taps of the main tap, wherein each of the at least three first-level branch taps is coupled to a different first-level resonant cavity, and the at least three first-level branch taps comprise a first first-level branch tap and a second first-level branch tap;

a resonant cavity comprising a plurality of first-level resonant cavities; and

a mounting plate, wherein the resonant cavity is disposed into the mounting plate;

wherein a coupling polarity of the first first-level branch tap is opposite to that of the second first-level branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second first-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first first-level branch tap relative to a coupling calculation frequency of each of the other first-level branch taps and the coupling calculation frequency of the first first-level branch tap.

5. The multiplexer according to claim 4, wherein

at least one first-level resonant cavity is connected to at least three second-level branch taps, wherein each of the at least three second-level branch taps is coupled to a different second-level resonant cavity, and the at least three second-level branch taps comprise a first second-level branch tap and a second second-level branch tap;

and

a coupling polarity of the first second-level branch tap is opposite to that of the second second-level branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second second-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first second-level branch tap relative to a coupling calculation frequency of each of the other second-level branch taps and the coupling calculation frequency of the first second-level branch tap.

6. The multiplexer according to claim 4, wherein an arrangement of the first-level branch taps comprises at least three layers in a vertical direction.

7. The multiplexer according to claim 4, wherein a boss is disposed on the mounting plate, and the boss is configured to physically connect to a first-level branch tap directly when the first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled to a first-level resonant cavity.

8. The multiplexer according to claim 7, wherein an adjustment screw is further disposed on the mounting plate, and the adjustment screw is configured to adjust coupling strength of capacitive coupling.

9. The multiplexer according to claim 4, wherein:

the first first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled, and the second first-level branch tap is inductively coupled;

or

the first first-level branch tap is inductively coupled, and the second first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled.

10. A base station, comprising a multiplexer, wherein the multiplexer comprises:

an input/output apparatus, a resonant cavity, and a mounting plate, wherein;

the resonant cavity is disposed into the mounting plate;

the input/output apparatus comprises a main tap and at least three first-level branch taps of the main tap, wherein each of the at least three first-level branch taps is coupled to a different first-level resonant cavity included in the resonant cavity, and the at least three first-level branch taps comprise a first first-level branch tap and a second first-level branch tap; and

a coupling polarity of the first first-level branch tap is opposite to that of the second first-level branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second first-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first first-level branch tap relative to a coupling calculation frequency of each of the other first-level branch taps and the coupling calculation frequency of the first first-level branch tap.

11. The base station according to claim 10, wherein:

at least one first-level resonant cavity is connected to at least three second-level branch taps, wherein each of the at least three second-level branch taps is coupled to a different second-level resonant cavity, and the at least three second-level branch taps comprise a first second-level branch tap and a second second-level branch tap; and

a coupling polarity of the first second-level branch tap is opposite to that of the second second-level branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second second-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first second-level branch tap relative to a coupling calculation frequency of each of the other second-level branch taps and the coupling calculation frequency of the first second-level branch tap.

12. The base station according to claim 10, wherein an arrangement of the first-level branch taps comprises at least three layers in a vertical direction.

13. The base station according to claim 10, wherein a boss is disposed on the mounting plate, and the boss is configured to physically connect to a first-level branch tap directly when the first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled to a first-level resonant cavity.

14. The base station according to claim 13, wherein an adjustment screw is further disposed on the mounting plate, and the adjustment screw is configured to adjust coupling strength of capacitive coupling.

15. The base station according to claim 10, wherein:

the first first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled, and the second first-level branch tap is inductively coupled;

or

the first first-level branch tap is inductively coupled, and the second first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled.