Feeder cable reduction
First Claim
1. A method for receiving signals via masthead electronics and providing the signals to base housing electronics in a base station environment, the method comprising:
- receiving first receive signals from a first antenna;
receiving second receive signals from a second antenna; and
combining the first receive signals and the second receive signals to form combined receive signals, which are sent to the base housing electronics over a single feeder cable.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates the reduction of cabling required in a base station environment. When receive diversity is employed, main and diversity antennas are used to receive common signals at different locations. The signals received at the main and diversity antennas are combined with one another in the masthead and transmitted over a single feeder cable to a base housing for further processing. Thus, signals that were normally sent over separate feeder cables and combined in the base housing are combined in the masthead and sent over a single feeder cable. The technique can be replicated for each sector provided by the base station environment.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for receiving signals via masthead electronics and providing the signals to base housing electronics in a base station environment, the method comprising:
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receiving first receive signals from a first antenna;
receiving second receive signals from a second antenna; and
combining the first receive signals and the second receive signals to form combined receive signals, which are sent to the base housing electronics over a single feeder cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Base station electronics for receiving signals via masthead electronics and providing the signals to base housing electronics in a base station environment, the base station electronics comprising in the masthead:
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a first input adapted to receive first receive signals from a first antenna;
a second input adapted to receive a second receive signals from a second antenna; and
combining circuitry adapted to combine the first receive signals and the second receive signals to form combined receive signals, which are sent to the base housing electronics over a single feeder cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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