WIRELESS SIGNAL PROPAGATION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. Apparatus for propagation of a wireless signal through a barrier, the apparatus comprising:
- a first antenna for location on a first side of the barrier,a second antenna for location on a second side of the barrier, anda waveguide, the waveguide comprising a conducting member arranged to pass through said barrier between the first and second sides, the conducting member being held spaced from a surrounding metal wall of the waveguide, whereby in use a wireless signal received by the waveguide on the first side of the barrier is transmitted along the waveguide and re-radiated on the second side,wherein the conducting member comprises an existing wire or cable passing through the barrier, the first antenna comprises a wireless signal transmitter spaced from a portion of the conducting member on the first side of the barrier and the second antenna optionally comprises a wireless signal receiver spaced from a portion of the conducting member on the second side of the barrier,and wherein an EMI choke is provided on the existing wire or cable on either or both sides of the barrier at a predetermined spacing from the barrier.
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Abstract
There is provided apparatus for propagation of a wireless signal through a barrier comprising a first antenna for location on a first side of the barrier, a second antenna for location on a second side of the barrier and a waveguide. The waveguide comprises a conducting member passing through the barrier between the first and second sides. The conducting member is held within an insulator sleeve such that it is spaced from a surrounding metal wall of the waveguide. A wireless signal received by the waveguide on the first side of the barrier is transmitted through the barrier by Transverse Electro-Magnetic (TEM) mode propagation along the waveguide is re-radiated on the second side.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for propagation of a wireless signal through a barrier, the apparatus comprising:
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a first antenna for location on a first side of the barrier, a second antenna for location on a second side of the barrier, and a waveguide, the waveguide comprising a conducting member arranged to pass through said barrier between the first and second sides, the conducting member being held spaced from a surrounding metal wall of the waveguide, whereby in use a wireless signal received by the waveguide on the first side of the barrier is transmitted along the waveguide and re-radiated on the second side, wherein the conducting member comprises an existing wire or cable passing through the barrier, the first antenna comprises a wireless signal transmitter spaced from a portion of the conducting member on the first side of the barrier and the second antenna optionally comprises a wireless signal receiver spaced from a portion of the conducting member on the second side of the barrier, and wherein an EMI choke is provided on the existing wire or cable on either or both sides of the barrier at a predetermined spacing from the barrier.
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2. Apparatus for propagation of a wireless signal through a barrier, the apparatus comprising:
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a first antenna for location on a first side of the barrier, a second antenna for location on a second side of the barrier, and a waveguide, the waveguide comprising a conducting member arranged to pass through said barrier between the first and second sides, the conducting member being held spaced from a surrounding metal wall of the waveguide, whereby in use a wireless signal received by the waveguide on the first side of the barrier is transmitted along the waveguide and re-radiated on the second side. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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