Base station antenna sharing
First Claim
1. A method of sharing antennas among a plurality of communications components, comprising the steps of:
- (A) receiving a first communications signal at an antenna;
(B) splitting said first signal into second and third signals; and
(C) distributing said second signal to a first communications component and said third signal to a second communications component.
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Abstract
Methods and apparati for sharing antennas among a plurality of receivers or transceivers are disclosed. A communications signal received at an antenna is filtered, pre-amplified and then communicated to antenna sharing equipment. The signal is split in the antenna sharing equipment into two or more signals containing the same information as the original signal but having a lower signal power than the original signal. The two or more signals are communicated to two or more receivers or transceivers for demodulation and further signal processing. The antennas may be coupled to the transceivers via a directive coupler so that communications signals generated by the transceivers are transmitted by the antennas as well.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of sharing antennas among a plurality of communications components, comprising the steps of:
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(A) receiving a first communications signal at an antenna;
(B) splitting said first signal into second and third signals; and
(C) distributing said second signal to a first communications component and said third signal to a second communications component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communications base station, comprising:
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(A) a plurality of directional antennas;
(B) a plurality of receivers; and
(C) antenna equipment, operatively connected to said antennas and said receivers, for sharing a communications signal received by one of said antennas among at least two of said receivers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A wireless communications base station comprising:
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(A) means for receiving a first communications signal;
(B) means for splitting said first signal into second and third signals; and
(C) means for distributing said second signal to a first communications component and said third signal to a second communications component. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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