Consumer installer repeater for wireless communication

• US 20060105705A1
• Filed: 11/16/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Andrew Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Maca, Gregory A., Lipowski, Joseph T.
• Application Number:
  US10/989,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20060105705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/11.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/155 Ground-based stations H04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003

Abstract

A consumer repeater for use in a structure comprises a donor unit with a communication antenna, the donor unit configured for communicating with a remote location within a communication band. A broadcast unit with a communication antenna is configured for communicating with a device that is located in or proximate to the structure also within the communication band. A wireless link is coupled between the donor unit and the broadcast unit and is operable for communicating therebetween, the wireless link operating in an FM format.

Claims

1. A consumer repeater for use in a structure, comprising:

a donor unit with a communication antenna, the donor unit configured for communicating with a remote location within a communication band;

a broadcast unit with a communication antenna, the broadcast unit configured for communicating with a device that is located in or proximate to the structure also within the communication band;

a wireless link coupled between the donor unit and the broadcast unit and operable for communicating therebetween, the wireless link operating in an FM format.

2. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor unit and broadcast unit are configured for communicating in one of a PCS, GSM or CDMA band.

3. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the wireless link includes a link antenna coupled with the donor unit and a link antenna coupled with the broadcast unit, the link antennas communicating with each other in the FM format.

4. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the wireless link operates in an FM format having a carrier signal in at least one of an ISM band or a UNII band.

5. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the wireless link includes circuitry positioned in the donor unit and the broadcast unit, the circuitry operable for downconverting signals in the communication band to baseband signals and for using the downconverted signals to modulate a carrier signal in the FM format.

6. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the wireless link utilizes a signal around 20 MHz wide in the FM format.

7. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the wireless link includes an information signal, a data signal and reference signal that are multiplexed to the link antennas for communication between the donor unit and broadcast unit.

8. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the broadcast unit includes an indicator to indicate the strength of the signal received from the device.

9. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the broadcast unit includes an indicator to indicate the gain provided to the signal received from the device.

10. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor unit includes an indicator to indicate the strength of the signal received from the remote location.

11. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor unit includes an indicator to indicate the strength of the signal received from the remote location.

12. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor unit is configured for being positioned outdoors.

13. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the communication antennas are patch antennas.

14. The repeater of claim 3 wherein the link antennas are patch antennas.

15. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a plurality of service providers, each having a section of the communication band.

16. The repeater of claim 1 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a single service provider.

17. A consumer repeater for use in a structure, comprising:

a donor unit with a communication antenna, the donor unit configured for communicating with a remote location within a communication band including one of a PCS, GSM and CDMA band;

a broadcast unit with a communication antenna, the broadcast unit configured for communicating with a device that is located in or proximate to the structure also within the communication band;

a wireless link coupled between the donor unit and the broadcast unit and operable for communicating therebetween, the wireless link operating in an FM format.

18. The repeater of claim 17 wherein the wireless link operates in an FM format having a carrier signal in at least one of an ISM band or a UNII band.

19. The repeater of claim 17 wherein the wireless link includes circuitry positioned in the donor unit and the broadcast unit, the circuitry operable for downconverting signals in the communication band to baseband signals and for using the downconverted signals to modulate a carrier signal in the FM format.

20. The repeater of claim 17 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a plurality of service providers, each having a section of the communication band.

21. The repeater of claim 17 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a single service provider.

22. A consumer repeater for use in a structure, comprising:

a donor unit configured for communicating with a remote location within a communication band;

a broadcast unit configured for communicating with a device that is located in or proximate to the structure also within the communication band;

the donor unit and the broadcast unit being operable for communicating with each other in an FM format.

23. The repeater of claim 22 wherein the donor unit and broadcast unit are configured for communicating in one of a PCS, GSM or CDMA band.

24. The repeater of claim 22 wherein the FM format has a carrier signal in at least one of an ISM band or a UNII band.

25. The repeater of claim 22 further comprising circuitry positioned in the donor unit and the broadcast unit and operable for downconverting signals in the communication band to baseband signals and for using the downconverted signals to modulate a carrier signal in the FM format.

26. The repeater of claim 22 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a plurality of service providers, each having a section of the communication band.

27. The repeater of claim 22 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a single service provider.

28. A method of repeating a wireless communication signal in a structure, comprising:

with a donor unit having a communication antenna, communicating with a remote location within a communication band;

with a broadcast unit with a communication antenna, communicating with a device that is located in or proximate to the structure also within the communication band;

communicating between the donor unit and the broadcast unit with a wireless link operating in an FM format.

29. The method of claim 28 further comprising communicating between the donor unit and broadcast unit in one of a PCS, GSM or CDMA band.

30. The method of claim 28 further comprising communicating in the FM format with a link antenna coupled with the donor unit and a link antenna coupled with the broadcast unit.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein the wireless link operates in an FM format having a carrier signal in at least one of an ISM band or a UNII band.

32. The method of claim 28 further comprising downconverting signals in the communication band to a baseband signals and using the downconverted signals to modulate a carrier signal in the FM format.

33. The method of claim 28 wherein the wireless link includes an information signal, a data signal and reference signal that are multiplexed to the link antennas for communication between the donor unit and broadcast unit.

34. The method of claim 28 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a plurality of service providers, each having a section of the communication band.

35. The method of claim 28 wherein the donor and broadcast units are configured for communicating signals of a single service provider.