PCS CELL SITE SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING A PLURALITY OF PCS PROVIDERS TO SHARE CELL SITE ANTENNAS
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1. A transceiver system for allowing the communication of a plurality of frequency bands at a Personal Communication Services (PCS) cell site, said transceiver system comprising:
- (a) a transmitter system comprising;
(i) a first transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a first transmit frequency band;
(ii) a second transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a second transmit frequency band which is non-adjacent to said first transmit frequency band; and
(iii) a first transmitter network coupled to said first and second transmitters, wherein said transmitter network is adapted to filter said first and second non-adjacent transmit frequency bands;
(b) a receiver system comprising;
(i) a first receiver adapted to receive signals in a first receive frequency band;
(ii) a second receiver adapted to receive signals in a second receive frequency band; and
(iii) a first receiver network coupled to said first and second receivers, wherein said receiver network is adapted to pass said first and second receive frequency bands to said first and second receivers; and
(c) a first transmit/receive antenna coupled to said first transmitter network and said first receiver network, wherein said first transmit/receive antenna is adapted to transmit said first and second non-adjacent transmit frequency bands in a particular direction at a certain beamwidth and receive said first and second receive frequency bands from the same particular direction and beamwidth.
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Abstract
A new system for allowing PCS Providers to share cell sites, and more particularly multi-sector antennas, is provided. The present invention utilizes primarily passive, linear components to combine the transmit signals of PCS Providers which reside in non-adjacent frequency bands over a multi-sector antenna and to distribute from a multi-sector antenna the receive signals in all frequency bands of the PCS Providers.
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23 Claims
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1. A transceiver system for allowing the communication of a plurality of frequency bands at a Personal Communication Services (PCS) cell site, said transceiver system comprising:
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(a) a transmitter system comprising;
(i) a first transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a first transmit frequency band;
(ii) a second transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a second transmit frequency band which is non-adjacent to said first transmit frequency band; and
(iii) a first transmitter network coupled to said first and second transmitters, wherein said transmitter network is adapted to filter said first and second non-adjacent transmit frequency bands;
(b) a receiver system comprising;
(i) a first receiver adapted to receive signals in a first receive frequency band;
(ii) a second receiver adapted to receive signals in a second receive frequency band; and
(iii) a first receiver network coupled to said first and second receivers, wherein said receiver network is adapted to pass said first and second receive frequency bands to said first and second receivers; and
(c) a first transmit/receive antenna coupled to said first transmitter network and said first receiver network, wherein said first transmit/receive antenna is adapted to transmit said first and second non-adjacent transmit frequency bands in a particular direction at a certain beamwidth and receive said first and second receive frequency bands from the same particular direction and beamwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A transmitter system for allowing the transmission of a plurality of frequency bands at a PCS cell site, said transmitter system comprising:
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(a) a first transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a first frequency band;
(b) a second transmitter adapted to transmit signals in a second frequency band which is non-adjacent to said first frequency band;
(c) a first transmitter network coupled to said first and second transmitters, wherein said first transmitter network is adapted to filter said first and second non-adjacent frequency bands; and
(d) a first transmit antenna coupled to said first transmitter network, wherein said first transmit antenna is adapted to transmit said first and second non-adjacent frequency bands in a particular direction at a certain beamwidth. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transceiver system for allowing the communication of a plurality of frequency bands at a PCS cell site using one or more transmit and receive multi-sector antennas, said transceiver system comprising:
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(a) at least one transmitter network including;
(i) a plurality of bandpass filters, each of said plurality of bandpass filters adapted to pass a frequency band which is non-adjacent to the frequency band which any other bandpass filter is adapted to pass, (ii) an output line coupled to said plurality of bandpass filters and connectable to a transmit and receive multi-sector antenna, and (iii) a plurality of input lines each connectable to a transmission equipment adapted to transmit in one of the non-adjacent frequency bands, said plurality of input lines coupled to said plurality of bandpass filters; and
(b) at least one receiver network including;
(i) a bandpass filter adapted to pass signals in a receiver frequency band which includes a plurality of selected non-adjacent frequency bands, (ii) an amplifier coupled to said bandpass filter, (iii) a splitter coupled to said amplifier, (iv) an input line coupled to said bandpass filter and connectable to a transmit and receive multi-sector antenna, and (v) a plurality of output lines each connectable to a receiver equipment adapted to receive signals in one of said selected frequency bands, said plurality of output lines coupled to said splitter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A transmitter network for allowing the transmission of a plurality of frequency bands at a PCS cell site using one or more transmit multi-sector antennas, said transmitter network comprising:
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(a) a plurality of bandpass filters, each of said plurality of bandpass filters adapted to pass a frequency band which is non-adjacent to the frequency band which any other bandpass filter is adapted to pass, (b) an output line coupled to said plurality of bandpass filters and connectable to a transmit multi-sector antenna, and (c) a plurality of input lines connectable to transmission equipment, said plurality of input lines coupled to said plurality of bandpass filters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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