Antenna arrangement and base transceiver station
First Claim
1. An antenna arrangement of a base transceiver station of a cellular telecommunication system, the antenna arrangement comprising:
- at least one active antenna configured to perform conversion between a low-frequency digital signal and a radio frequency electromagnetic field, the active antenna comprising an antenna element adapted to perform conversion between a radio frequency signal and the radio frequency electromagnetic field, and a transceiver coupled to and integrated at least partially with the antenna element and adapted to perform conversion between the low-frequency digital signal and the radio frequency signal.
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Abstract
An antenna arrangement and a base transceiver station are provided. The base transceiver station comprises at least one active antenna connected to a local unit for performing conversion between a low-frequency digital signal and a radio frequency electromagnetic field. The active antenna includes an antenna element for performing conversion between a radio frequency signal and the radio frequency electromagnetic field, and a transceiver coupled and integrated at least partially with the antenna element for performing conversion between the low-frequency digital signal and the radio frequency signal.
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23 Claims
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1. An antenna arrangement of a base transceiver station of a cellular telecommunication system, the antenna arrangement comprising:
at least one active antenna configured to perform conversion between a low-frequency digital signal and a radio frequency electromagnetic field, the active antenna comprising an antenna element adapted to perform conversion between a radio frequency signal and the radio frequency electromagnetic field, and a transceiver coupled to and integrated at least partially with the antenna element and adapted to perform conversion between the low-frequency digital signal and the radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A base transceiver station of a cellular telecommunication system, the base transceiver station comprising:
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a local unit connected to a network of the cellular telecommunication system and configured to perform digital signal processing; and
at least one active antenna connected to the local unit for performing conversion between a low-frequency digital signal and a radio frequency electromagnetic field, the active antenna comprising an antenna element configured to perform conversion between a radio frequency signal and the radio frequency electromagnetic field, and a transceiver coupled and integrated at least partially with the antenna element and configured to perform conversion between the low-frequency digital signal and the radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An antenna arrangement of a base transceiver station of a cellular telecommunications system, the antenna arrangement comprising:
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at least one active antenna configured to perform conversion between a low-frequency digital signal and a radio frequency electromagnetic field, the at least one active antenna comprising;
antenna element means for performing conversion between a radio frequency signal and the radio frequency electromagnetic field; and
transceiver means coupled to and integrated at least partially with the antenna element means, said transceiver means for performing conversion between the low-frequency digital signal and the radio frequency signal.
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