Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver. The method further includes executing one or more algorithms using the control signals received by the smart antenna apparatus as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
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Citations
92 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method of synchronizing an apparatus, comprising:
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receiving control signals capable of being used to synchronize one or more mobile stations with a base station transceiver; and
synchronizing the apparatus based at least in part on the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method comprising:
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receiving control signals at an apparatus from a base station transceiver via one or more radio signal wires, wherein the control signals comprise a downlink control frequency; and
wherein the apparatus is capable of synchronizing one or more mobile stations with said base station transceiver based at least in part on at least one of said control signals;
converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and
synchronizing the apparatus with the base station transceiver.
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49. An apparatus comprising:
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a signal receiver capable of receiving one or more control signals communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit; and
one or more synchronization processing modules capable of synchronizing the apparatus with the base station transceiver based at least in part on the control signals received at the signal receiver. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An apparatus comprising:
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a signal splitting device adapted to;
receive control signals; and
split the control signals into a first path and a second path, wherein the signal splitting device is operable to split the control signals without substantially affecting the communication of the control signals;
a mixing device capable of converting first control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and
one or more synchronization processing modules capable of synchronizing the apparatus with a base station transceiver.
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63. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving control signals capable of being used to synchronize one or more mobile stations with a base station transceiver; and
means for synchronizing the apparatus based at least in part on the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving control signals at an apparatus from a base station transceiver via one or more radio signal wires, wherein the control signals comprise a downlink control frequency;
means for synchronizing one or more mobile stations with said base station transceiver based at least in part on at least one of said control signals;
means for converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and
means for synchronizing the apparatus with the base station transceiver.
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80. A system comprising:
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a signal receiver capable of receiving one or more control signals communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit; and
one or more synchronization processing modules capable of synchronizing the apparatus with the base station transceiver based at least in part on the control signals received at the signal receiver. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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Specification