Wireless remote access base station and pico-cell system using the same

• US 20070058978A1
• Filed: 09/12/2006
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Seong-Taek, Kim, Young-Sik, Lee, Han-Lim, Jeong, Ji-Chai, Jang, Ho-Deok, Hur, Sub
• Granted Patent: US 7,653,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 398/115
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/25758 between a central unit and a single remote unit by means of an optical fibre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 Access point devices with remote components

Abstract

A wireless remote access base station for converting a downstream optical signal to a downstream radio frequency (RF) signal, transmitting the converted downstream RF signal wirelessly, converting a received upstream RF signal to an upstream optical signal, and transmitting the upstream optical signal is provided. The remote base station includes: an electro-absorption modulator (EAM) for converting a downstream optical signal to a downstream RF signal and an upstream RF signal to an upstream optical signal; an antenna for transmitting the downstream RF signal wirelessly and outputting the upstream RF signal received wirelessly to the EAM; and an amplifier, which is located between the EAM and the antenna, amplifies the downstream RF signal and outputs the amplified downstream RF signal to the antenna.

Claims

1. A wireless remote access base station for converting a downstream optical signal to a downstream radio frequency (RF) signal and transmitting the converted downstream RF signal wirelessly, and converting a received upstream RF signal to an upstream optical signal and transmitting the upstream optical signal, comprising:

an electro-absorption modulator (EAM) for converting the downstream optical signal to the downstream RF signal and the upstream RF signal to the upstream optical signal;

an antenna for transmitting the downstream RF signal .wirelessly and outputting the upstream RF signal received wirelessly to the EAM; and

an amplifier, disposed between the EAM and the antenna, amplifies the downstream RF signal and outputs the amplified downstream RF signal to the antenna.

2. The wireless remote access base station of claim 1, further comprising:

a first circulator for outputting the downstream RF signal to the antenna and outputting the upstream RF signal input from the antenna to the EAM;

a second circulator for outputting the downstream RF signal amplified by the amplifier to the antenna and outputting the upstream RF signal input from the antenna to the first circulator;

an attenuator disposed between the first circulator and the second circulator; and

a filter disposed between the attenuator and the second circulator.

3. The wireless remote access base station of claim 2, wherein the filter comprises:

a first port for inputting the downstream RF signal;

a second port for outputting the downstream RF signal;

first to third capacitors coupled in series between the first port and the second port;

a first inductor, one electrode of which is coupled between the first capacitor and the second capacitor and the other electrode is grounded; and

a second inductor, one electrode of which is coupled between the second capacitor and the third capacitor and the other electrode is grounded.

4. The wireless remote access base station of claim 1, further comprising a circulator for outputting the downstream RF signal amplified by the amplifier to the antenna and outputting the upstream RF signal input from the antenna to the EAM.

5. A wireless remote access base station for modulating a downstream optical signal to a downstream radio frequency (RF) signal and transmitting the converted downstream RF signal wirelessly, and converting a received upstream RF signal to an upstream optical signal and transmitting the upstream optical signal, comprising:

a first electro-absorption modulator (EAM) for converting the upstream RF signal to the upstream optical signal;

a second EAM for converting the downstream optical signal to the downstream RF signal;

an antenna for transmitting the downstream RF signal wirelessly and outputting the upstream RF signal received wirelessly to the first EAM;

an amplifier, disposed between the second EAM and the antenna, amplifies the downstream RF signal, and outputs the amplified downstream RF signal to the antenna; and

a circulator for outputting the downstream RF signal amplified by the amplifier to the antenna and outputting the upstream RF signal input from the antenna to the first EAM.

6. A pico-cell system comprising:

a wireless router for generating downstream data and detecting upstream data;

an optical transceiver for modulating the downstream data into a downstream optical signal and outputting an upstream optical signal to the wireless router;

a wireless communication device for generating an upstream radio frequency (RF) signal and detecting data from a received downstream RF signal; and

a wireless remote access base station for converting the upstream RF signal received from the wireless communication device to the upstream optical signal, converting the downstream optical signal received from the optical transceiver to the downstream RF signal, and inputting and outputting the upstream and downstream RF signals through respective paths.

7. The pico-cell system of claim 6, wherein the wireless remote access base station comprises:

a first electro-absorption modulator (EAM) for electrooptically converting the upstream RF signal to an upstream optical signal and transmitting the electrooptically converted upstream optical signal to the optical transceiver;

a second EAM for photoelectric converting the downstream optical signal to the downstream RF signal;

an amplifier for amplifying the downstream RF signal input from the second EAM;

an antenna for transmitting the downstream RF signal wirelessly and receiving the upstream RF signal wirelessly; and

a circulator for outputting the downstream RF signal amplified by the amplifier to the antenna and outputting the upstream RF signal input from the antenna to the first EAM.

8. The pico-cell method of claim 6, further comprising:

a first optical fiber for downstream linking the optical transceiver and the wireless remote access base station; and

a second optical fiber for upstream linking the optical transceiver and the wireless remote access base station.