Communication base station system for transmitting data to a movable body

• US 5,574,980 A
• Filed: 06/24/1994
• Issued: 11/12/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nomura, Tominari
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H.
• Application Number:
  US08/265,722
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 455/9, 455/14, 455/17, 455/50.1, 455/53.1, 455/63, 455/103-105, 455/115, 455/127, 455/119
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A communication base station system for transmitting data to a movable body includes a plurality of transmission sections, each of the transmission sections receiving a transmission data, modulating this received transmission data, and then converting the frequency of this modulated transmission data to a preset frequency and outputting a result. A control section monitors a status of use of the transmission sections, and if having confirmed at least two transmission sections that do not transmit any data, the control section outputs a specified signal instead of the transmission data to two transmission sections among the confirmed transmission sections. An amplification section collectively amplifies a plurality of output signals from the transmission section and a compensation circuit compensates for intermodulation distortion components generated in the amplification section based on an output of a transmission section that has received the specified signal and its respective transmission frequency. In the present invention configured as above, the two transmission sections that do not transmit any data receive a signal of specified pattern, these transmission sections that have received the signal of specified pattern generate output signals. Using these output signals, intermodulation distortion components caused by non-linearity of an amplifier are compensated for.

Claims

1. A communication base station system for transmitting data to a movable body comprising:

a plurality of transmission means, each of said plurality of transmission means for receiving a transmission data, modulating the received transmission data, and generating an output signal by converting a frequency of the modulated transmission data to a preset transmission frequency;

a control means for controlling said plurality of transmission means, wherein if at least two of said plurality of transmission means are not in use, said control means outputs a respective specified signal instead of said transmission data to each of two of said plurality of transmission means among said at least two of said plurality transmission means;

an amplification means for collectively amplifying the output signal from each of said plurality of transmission means; and

a compensation means for compensating for intermodulation distortion components generated in said amplification means based on respective preset transmission frequencies of said two of said plurality of transmission means and on respective output signals of said two transmission means.

2. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein said respective specified signal is a signal of a specified pattern for making an output signal from a corresponding transmission means be a signal of constant amplitude and constant frequency.

3. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein each of said transmission means comprises:

an orthogonal modulation means for receiving said transmission data, orthogonally modulating the received transmission data and outputting a modulated signal; and

a frequency conversion means for receiving said modulated signal and converting a frequency of the modulated signal to a preset transmission frequency.

4. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein said control means comprises an instruction means for calculating a frequency at which distortion is generated based on said respective preset transmission frequencies of said two transmission means and supplying the calculated frequency to said compensation means.

5. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a transmission frequency assigning means for assigning a preset transmission frequency to each of said plurality of transmission means.

6. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein said control means comprises:

a specified signal output means for generating a first and second specified signal and outputting said first specified signal to one of said two transmission means and outputting said second specified signal to the other of said two transmission means upon receipt of an instruction signal; and

a monitoring means for monitoring a status of use of said plurality of transmission means and outputting said instruction signal.

7. The communication base station system of claim 6, wherein said specified signal output means comprises:

a plurality of specified signal generation means corresponding to said plurality of transmission means, each of said specified signal generation means generating a specified signal; and

a plurality of switching means corresponding to said plurality of specified signal generation means, each of said switching means receiving respective transmission data and a respective specified signal, said switching means selectively outputting one of said respective transmission data and said respective specified signal in accordance with said instruction signal.

8. The communication base station system of claim 6, wherein said specified signal output means comprises:

a plurality of specified signal generation means corresponding to said plurality of transmission means, each of said specified signal generation means generating a specified signal; and

a plurality of switching means corresponding to said plurality of specified signal generation means, each of said switching means receiving respective transmission data and a respective specified signal, said switching means selectively outputting one of said respective transmission data and said respective specified signal in accordance with said instruction signal;

wherein said monitoring means is configured so as to monitor a status of use of said transmission means and to output said instruction signal.

9. The communication base station system of claim 1, wherein said transmission means and said control means maintain said preset transmission frequency as a channel.

10. A communication base station system transmitting data to a movable body comprising:

a plurality of transmission means, each of said plurality of transmission means having an orthogonal modulation means for receiving a transmission data, orthogonally modulating the transmission data and outputting a modulated signal and a frequency conversion means for receiving said modulated signal and converting the frequency of the modulated signal to an assigned transmission frequency;

a plurality of specified signal generation means corresponding to said plurality of transmission means, each of said plurality of specified signal generation means generating a specified signal;

a plurality of switching means corresponding to said plurality of special signal generation means, each of said plurality of switching means for receiving respective transmission data and a respective specified signal, and selectively outputting one of said respective transmission data and said respective specified signal in accordance with an instruction signal;

an amplification means for receiving output signals from said plurality of transmission means, collectively amplifying the received output signals and outputting the amplified signal;

a distortion compensation means for compensating for intermodulation distortion components generated in said amplification means;

a monitoring means for monitoring a status of use of said plurality of transmission means;

a transmission control means for receiving information from said monitoring means, and if at least two of said plurality of transmission means are not in use, assigning a transmission frequency for distortion compensation to two of said plurality of transmission means among said at least two of said transmission means, and simultaneously outputting said instruction signal to respective switching means corresponding to said two of said plurality of transmission means; and

a distortion compensation control means for calculating a frequency which generates intermodulation distortion based on the respective transmission frequencies assigned by said transmission control means to the two of said plurality of transmission means, and controlling said distortion compensation means.

11. The communication base station system of claim 10, wherein said specified signal is a signal of a specified pattern for making an output signal from a respective transmission means be a signal of constant amplitude and constant frequency.

12. The communication base station system of claim 10, wherein said assigned transmission frequency is maintained as a channel.

13. A method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system, comprising the steps of:

(1) generating output signals by supplying transmission data to a plurality of transmission means, each of the transmission means modulating the transmission data and converting the frequency of the modulated data to a pre-determined transmission frequency;

(2) monitoring a status of use of said plurality of transmission means, and if at least two of said plurality of transmission means are not in use, supplying a respective specified signal instead of said transmission data to two of said plurality of transmission means among the at least two of said plurality of transmission means; and

(3) collectively amplifying the output signals from said transmission means and simultaneously compensating for intermodulation distortion components based on respective output signals of said two of said plurality of transmission means and respective transmission frequencies of said two of said plurality of transmission means.

14. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 13, wherein said respective specified signal is a signal of specified pattern for making an output signal from a corresponding transmission means be a signal of constant amplitude and constant frequency.

15. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 13, wherein step 9 (1) comprises:

receiving said transmission data, orthogonally modulating the received data transmissions and outputting a modulated signal; and

receiving said modulated signal and converting a frequency of the modulated signal to a pre-determined transmission frequency.

16. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 14, wherein step (2) further comprises calculating a frequency at which distortion is generated based on respective transmission frequencies of said two of said plurality of transmission means and supplying the calculated frequency to a compensation means.

17. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 14, wherein step (2) comprises:

monitoring a status of use of said transmission means, and if at least two of said plurality of transmission means are not in use, assigning two of said plurality of transmission means among the at least two of said plurality transmission means for distortion compensation and outputting an instruction signal instructing a switch means to supply respective specified signals to the two assigned transmission means; and

generating said respective specified signals and outputting said respective specified signals to said two assigned transmission means upon receipt of said instruction signal.

18. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 14, wherein step (2) further comprises calculating a frequency at which distortion is generated based on respective transmission frequencies of said two of said plurality of transmission means and outputting an instruction to a distortion compensation means.

19. The method of compensating for intermodulation distortion components in a communication system of claim 14, wherein step (1) and step (2) maintain a transmission frequency as a channel.

20. A communication base station system comprising:

a plurality of transmission sections, each of said plurality of transmission sections receiving an input signal and generating an output signal by modulating said input signal and converting a frequency of the modulated input signal to a pre-determined transmission frequency;

a control section coupled to each of said plurality of transmission sections, said control section operative to supply one of a respective transmission data and a respective specified signal as said input signal, wherein, if at least two of said plurality of transmission sections are not in use, said control section supplies respective specified signals to two of said plurality of transmission sections among the at least two of said plurality of transmission sections not in use; and

an amplification section for collectively amplifying the output signal of each of said plurality of transmission sections, said amplification section including a compensation section, wherein said compensation section compensates for intermodulation distortion generated by said amplification section based on respective pre-determined transmission frequencies of said two of said plurality of transmission sections and on respective output signals thereof.

21. The communication base station system of claim 20, wherein said respective specified signals are of a specified pattern configured such that said two of said plurality of transmission sections generate respective output signals of respective constant amplitudes and respective constant frequencies.

22. The communication base station system of claim 20, wherein said control section comprises:

a plurality of specified signal generation sections, each specified signal generation section generating a respective specified signal; and

a plurality of switching sections, each respective one of said plurality of switching sections coupled between one of said plurality of specified signal generation sections and one of said plurality of transmission sections, wherein each respective one of said plurality of switching sections receives a respective transmission data and a respective specified signal, and wherein each respective one of said plurality of switching sections selectively outputs one of said respective transmission data and said respective specified signal in accordance with an instruction signal.

23. The communication base station system of claim 22, wherein said control section further comprises a monitor section which monitors said plurality of transmission sections and provides said instruction signal to each of a respective two of said plurality of switching sections coupled to said two of said plurality of transmission sections.