FRONT-END APPARATUS OF WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER USING RF PASSIVE ELEMENTS

• US 20130162495A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: KWON, Heon Kook, KANG, Byung Su, JUNG, Jae Ho
• Granted Patent: US 9,136,612 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/852
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00

Abstract

Disclosed is a front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver connected with an antenna in a wireless communication system. The front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver using radio-frequency passive elements includes: a plurality of band pass filters configured a transmission signal and a reception signal; a first circulator configured to output a first transmission signal to a second terminal and output a second reception signal input; a second circulator configured to output a second transmission signal input into the first terminal to the second terminal and output a first reception signal input into the second terminal to the third terminal; a passive directional double pole and double throw switch configured to process a route to be changed depending on directions of an input and an output; a first antenna configured to transmit the first transmission signal; and a second antenna configured to transmit the second transmission.

Claims

1. A front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver using radio-frequency passive elements, comprising:

a plurality of band pass filters configured to band-pass filter a transmission signal and a reception signal in transmission and reception frequency bands corresponding thereto, respectively;

a first circulator configured to output a first transmission signal input into a first terminal to a second terminal and output a second reception signal input into the second terminal to a third terminal;

a second circulator configured to output a second transmission signal input into the first terminal to the second terminal and output a first reception signal input into the second terminal to the third terminal;

a passive directional double pole and double throw switch configured to process a route to be changed depending on directions of an input and an output with circulators provided in four input/output terminals, respectively;

a first antenna configured to transmit the first transmission signal switched through the passive directional double pole and double throw switch to a wireless channel; and

a second antenna configured to transmit the second transmission signal switched through the passive directional double pole and double throw switch to the wireless channel.

2. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch receives the first transmission signal output to the second terminal of the first circulator through a first terminal thereof and outputs the received signal through the third terminal and receives the second transmission signal output to the second terminal of the second circulator through a second terminal thereof and outputs the received signal through a fourth terminal.

3. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch includes the circulators in four input/output terminals, respectively, the transmission signal input into the circulator of the first terminal is output through the circulator of the third terminal, and the transmission signal input into the circulator of the second terminal is output through the circulator of the fourth terminal.

4. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch includes the circulators in four input/output terminals, respectively, the reception signal input into the circulator of the fourth terminal is output through the circulator of the first terminal, and the reception signal input into the circulator of the third terminal is output through the circulator of the second terminal.

5. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are signals in a dual mode.

6. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are signals in a dual band.

7. The front-end apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are multiple input multiple output signals.

8. A front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver using radio-frequency passive elements, comprising:

a first circulator configured to output a first transmission signal input into a first terminal to a second terminal and output a second reception signal input into the second terminal to a third terminal;

a second circulator configured to output a second transmission signal input into the first terminal to the second terminal and output a first reception signal input into the second terminal to the third terminal;

a passive directional double pole and double throw switch configured to process a route to be changed depending on directions of an input and an output with circulators provided in four input/output terminals, respectively and including a plurality of band pass filters configured to band-pass filter signals transmitted among the respective circulators in transmission and reception frequency bands corresponding thereto, respectively;

a first antenna configured to transmit the first transmission signal switched through the passive directional double pole and double throw switch to a wireless channel; and

a second antenna configured to transmit the second transmission signal switched through the passive directional double pole and double throw switch to the wireless channel.

9. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch receives the first transmission signal output to the second terminal of the first circulator through a firs terminal thereof and outputs the received signal through the third terminal, and receives the second transmission signal output to the second terminal of the second circulator through a second terminal thereof and outputs the received signal through a fourth terminal.

10. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch includes the circulators in four input/output terminals, respectively, the transmission signal input into the circulator of the first terminal is output through the circulator of the third terminal, and the transmission signal input into the circulator of the second terminal is output through the circulator of the fourth terminal.

11. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the passive directional double pole and double throw switch includes the circulators in four input/output terminals, respectively, the reception signal input into the circulator of the fourth terminal is output through the circulator of the first terminal, and the reception signal input into the circulator of the third terminal is output through the circulator of the second terminal.

12. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are signals in a dual mode.

13. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are signals in a dual band.

14. The front-end apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmission signal and the reception signal are multiple input multiple output signals.