METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TRANSCEIVER IN A MOBILE/FIXED RELAY WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS
First Claim
1. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas, comprises the mobile/fixed relay in which a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna are coupled to improve a performance of a mobile communication system or a wireless broadcasting system, such as a cellular system, a PCS, a WiBro, a DMB and a GPS.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for increasingly improving a performance of a mobile communication system or a wireless broadcasting system, such as a Cellular System, a PCS (Personal Communication Service), a WiBro, a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or a GPS (Global Positioning System) by installing a mobile/fixed relay having multiple antennas in mobile vehicles, such as a automobile or a bus, or in fixed structures, such as a house or a building, to achieve beam-forming gain or diversity gain.
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56 Claims
- 1. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas, comprises the mobile/fixed relay in which a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna are coupled to improve a performance of a mobile communication system or a wireless broadcasting system, such as a cellular system, a PCS, a WiBro, a DMB and a GPS.
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8. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of mobile communication system in TDD communication system, which comprises:
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an outer receiving antenna, comprising a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna, for receiving signals of each mobile communication system for a downward link signal; a RF station for separating the signals received from the outer receiving antenna into signals of each mobile communication system and converting then into base-band signals; an A/D converter for converting the signals converted into the base-band signals from analog signals into digital signals; a synchronizer part for estimating and compensating synchronization from the signals converted into the digital signals; a cell searcher for searching a target base station from the signals undergoing the synchronization process; a channel estimator for estimating a channel from the signal undergoing the cell searching process; a channel correlation measurer for measuring a correlation between the beam-forming antenna from the signals undergoing the channel estimator; a channel rank measurer for measuring a channel rank between the beam-forming antennas from the signals undergoing the channel estimator; a signal to interference ratio measurer for measuring a signal ratio of a target base station to an interference base station from the signals undergoing the channel estimator; a channel correlation selector for selecting whether or not using a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover from the channel correlation value and the channel rank value; a signal to interference ratio selector for selecting whether using a MRC or using an interference canceller from an estimated value of the signal to interference ratio, the channel correlation value and the channel rank value; a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover used when the channel correlation value is larger than a reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is smaller than a reference channel rank value; the MRC used when the channel correlation value is smaller than the reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is larger than the reference channel rank value, and the estimated value of the signal to interference ratio is larger than the value of the signal to interference ratio; the interference canceller used when the channel correlation value is smaller than the reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is larger than the reference channel rank value, and the estimated value of the signal to interference ratio is smaller than the value of the signal to interference ratio; a demodulator for demodulating from detected signals; a modulator for modulating the demodulated signals; a D/A converter for converting the modulated signals into the analog signals; and an inner antenna for transmitting the converted signals to an inner terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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9. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of wireless communication system in TDD communication system, which comprises:
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an inner receiving antenna, comprising a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna, for receiving signals of each wireless communication systems for downward link signal; a RF station for separating the signals received from the inner receiving antenna into each communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals; an A/D converter for converting the signals converted into the base-band signals from analog signals into digital signals; an equalizer for equalizing a channel from the signals converted into the digital signals; a demodulator for demodulating from the signals undergoing the equalization process; a modulator for modulating from the demodulated signals; a selector for selecting whether using a mobile relay beam-former for hard handover and a MRT, or an interference canceller; a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover used in upward link when selecting the mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover in downward link by the selector; a MRT used in the upward link when selecting the MRT in the downward link by the selector; an interference canceller used in the upward link when selecting the interference canceller in the downward link by the selector; a D/A converter for converting pre-coded signals into analogue signals through the mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover, the MRT and the interference canceller; a RF station for converting into pass-band signals for the signals converted into the analogue signals; and an outer antenna for transmitting the signals converted into the pass-band signals to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 47, 51)
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10. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of mobile communication system in FDD communication system, which comprises:
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an outer receiving antenna, comprising a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna, for receiving signals of each mobile communication systems for downward link signal; a RF station for separating the signals received from the outer receiving antenna into each mobile communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals; an A/D converter for converting the signals converted into the base-band signals from analog signals into digital signals; a synchronizer part for estimating and compensating a synchronization from the signals converted into the digital signals; a cell searcher for searching a target base station from the signals undergoing the synchronization process; a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for soft handover for forming a beam for soft handover from the signals undergoing the cell searching process; a channel estimating part for estimating a channel from the beam-formed signals. an equalizer for equalizing the beam-formed signals into estimated signals; a demodulator for demodulating from the signals detected through the equalizer; a modulator for modulating the demodulated signals; a D/A converter for converting the modulated signals into analog signals; and an inner antenna for transmitting the converted signals to an inner terminal. - View Dependent Claims (48, 52, 53)
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11. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a mobile communication system in FDD communication system, which comprises:
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an inner receiving antenna, comprising a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna, for receiving signals of each mobile communication systems for upward link signal; a RF station for separating the signals received from the inner receiving antenna into each communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals; an A/D converter for converting the signals converted into the base-band signals from analog signals into digital signals; an equalizer for equalizing the channel from the signals converted into the digital signals; a demodulator for demodulating from the signals undergoing the equalization process; a modulator for modulating from the demodulated signals; a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for soft handover for pre-coding from the modulated signals; a D/A converter for converting the pre-coded signals into the analogue signals through the mobile/fixed relay beam-former for soft handover; a RF station for converting into pass-band signals for the signals converted into the analogue signals; and an outer antenna for transmitting the signals converted into the pass-band signals to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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12. A transceiver for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a wireless communication system in broadcasting communication system, which comprises:
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an outer receiving antenna, comprising a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna, for receiving signals of each wireless communication systems; a RF station for separating the signals received from the outer receiving antenna into each wireless communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals; an A/D converter for converting the signals converted into the base-band signals from analog signals into digital signals; a synchronizer part for estimating and compensating a synchronization from the signals converted into the digital signals; a channel estimator for estimating a channel from the signals undergoing the synchronizer part; a MRC or EGC for detecting the signals after the channel estimating process; a demodulator for demodulating from the detected signals; a modulator for modulating the demodulated signals; a D/A converter for converting the modulated signals into analog signals; and an inner antenna for transmitting the converted signals to an inner terminal. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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27. A method of transceiving for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a mobile communication system in TDD communication system, which comprises:
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receiving signals of each mobile communication systems for downward link signals using a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna; separating the received signals into each mobile communication system signals, converting them into base-band signals, and estimating and compensating a synchronization; performing a cell searching for searching a target base station using the base-band signals; estimating a channel after the cell searching; measuring a channel correlation between the beam-forming antennas from the estimated signals of the channel, measuring a channel rank between the beam-forming antennas, and measuring a signal ratio of the target base station to the interference base station; detecting a signal, using a mobile relay beam-former for hard handover when the channel correlation value is larger than a reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is smaller than a reference channel rank value, and using a MRC when the channel correlation value is smaller than a reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is larger than a reference channel rank value and the value measured by the signal to interference ratio is larger than that of a reference signal to interference ratio, or using an interference canceller when the channel correlation value is smaller than a reference channel correlation value, or the channel rank value is larger than a reference channel rank value, and when the value measured by the signal to interference ratio is smaller than that of a reference signal to interference ratio; demodulating and modulating the detected signals; converting the modulating signals into analogue signals; and transmitting the converted signals to an inner terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 42, 43, 44)
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28. A method of transceiving for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a wireless communication system in TDD communication system, which comprises:
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receiving signals of each wireless communication systems for upward link signals using a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna; separating the received signals into each communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals of digital type; equalizing a channel from the signals converted into the digital signals; demodulating and modulating the signals undergoing the equalization process; selecting from the converted signals whether using a mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover and a MRT or an interference canceller, and coding modulated signals through any one selected from the mobile/fixed relay beam-former for hard handover, MRT and the interference canceller; converting the coded signals into analogue signals; and converting the signals converted into the analogue signals into pass-band signals to transmit them to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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29. A method of transceiving for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a mobile communication system in FDD communication system, which comprises:
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receiving signals of each mobile communication systems for downward link signal using a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna; separating the received signals into each mobile communication system signals, converting them into base-band signals, and estimating and compensating a synchronization; performing a cell searching for searching a target base station from the signals undergoing the synchronization process; forming a beam for soft handover from the signals undergoing the cell searching process; estimating a channel from the beam-formed signals and equalizing the estimated signals; demodulating and modulating the equalized signals; and converting the modulated signals into analogue signals to transmit them to an inner terminal. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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30. A method of transceiving for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a mobile communication system in FDD communication system, which comprises:
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receiving signals of each mobile communication systems for upward link signal using a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna; separating the received signals into each mobile communication system signals, and converting them into base-band signals; channel-equalizing the converted signals converted into the digital signals, and demodulating and modulating thereof; pre-coding the modulated signals; converting the pre-coded signals into analogue signals; converting the signals converted into the analogue signals into pass-band signals; and transmitting the signals converted into the pass-band signals to a base station.
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31. A method of transceiving for a mobile/fixed relay with multiple antennas able to improve a performance of a wireless communication system in broadcasting communication system, which comprises:
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receiving signals of each wireless communication systems using a beam-forming antenna and a diversity antenna; separating the signals received from an outer receiving antenna into each wireless communication system signals and converting them into base-band signals; estimating and compensating a synchronization from the signals converted into the digital signals; estimating a channel from the signals undergoing the synchronization process; detecting a signal after the channel estimating process; demodulating and modulating from the detected signals; and converting the modulated signals into analog signals to transmit them to an inner terminal.
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