MULTIBAND MICROWAVE TERMINAL

• US 20100173593A1
• Filed: 12/13/2005
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: Magne, Francois
• Application Number:
  US11/721,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20100173593A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/77
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/20 Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite

Abstract

A multiband microwave transceiver device, MMT, is disclosed. The device includes a circuit for coupling with an antenna, A₁, operating in a frequency range G₁ corresponding to multimedia services, to rich media services (synchronized image and Internet). A circuit can couple with an antenna, A₂, suitable for operating in a frequency range G₂ corresponding to Internet and voice services. A circuit can couple with an antenna, A₃, suitable for operating in a range G₃ and allowing direct operation with a commercially-available WIMAX modem in this band via the BIS frequency. Frequency synthesizers are provided which are suitable for the conversions and amplification and conversion circuits in both directions: Down-conversion from 40 GHz to the BIS frequency; Down-conversion from 10 GHz to the 3.5 GHz; and Up-conversion from 3.5 GHz to the 10 GHz.

Claims

1. A multiband microwave transceiver device, MMT, comprising:

a circuit for coupling with an antenna A₁, operating in a frequency range G₁ corresponding to multimedia services, to rich media services (synchronized image and Internet), and

a circuit for coupling with an antenna A₂, suitable for operating in a frequency range G₂ corresponding to Internet and voice services,

a circuit for coupling with an antenna A₃, suitable for operating in a range G₃ and allowing direct operation with a commercially-available WIMAX modem in this band via the BIS frequency, and

frequency synthesizers suitable for the conversions and amplification and conversion circuits in both directions;

down-conversion from 40 GHz to the BIS frequency,

down-conversion from 10 GHz to 3.5 GHz,

up-conversion from 3.5 GHz to 10 GHz.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, comprising an SiGe component, suitable for performing the reception and transmission, frequency transposition and synthesis functions, an intermediate frequency module suitable for performing the functions of filtering and adaptation to transmission over the BIS cable and for programming the frequency bands defined by the regulatory authority.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the SiGe component comprises:

a receiver suitable for operating in the frequency range G₁ comprising a low-noise amplifier, a mixer suitable for operating on the second harmonic of a simple oscillator, an amplifier and filter function for output at the top of the BIS band of the cable (2.1 GHz to 900 MHz),

a Ku band receiver consisting of an amplifier, a mixer activated by an oscillator stabilized by phase-locked loop and a transmitter consisting having of an amplifier and a mixer activated by the oscillator stabilized by the phase-locked loop,

a protection circuit comprising a circulator and switch for the output amplifier.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coupling circuits are suitable for a lens-type antenna A₁.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coupling circuits are suitable for a patch-type antenna A₂.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coupling circuits are suitable for a bi-band Cassegrain-type antenna A₃.

7. A multiband microwave transceiver device comprising three antennas A₁, A₂ and A₃ and a radio card, comprising at least one transceiver device MMT as claimed in claim 1.