Method of and apparatus for performing antenna cosite analysis
First Claim
1. In a process for determining intermodulation interference between two or more transmitters and one or more receivers, the steps of:
- a) at each transmitter, determining a minimum susceptibility to interference of the one or more receivers;
b) separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter paired with each other transmitter, and for each such other transmitter-victim transmitter pair, determining a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and the other transmitter with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility of the one or more receivers at the victim transmitter, and storing the highest order intermodulation product for each other transmitter-victim transmitter pair; and
c) separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter, and for each victim transmitter determining the intermodulation products generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and all of the at least one other transmitters, each other transmitter having a leakage power to the victim transmitter, the one of the at least one other transmitters having the lowest leakage power to the victim transmitter being the minimum leakage transmitter for that victim transmitter, the minimum leakage transmitter and the victim transmitter together constituting a minimum leakage transmitter-victim transmitter pair, the intermodulation products for each victim transmitter being determined in this step up to the highest order intermodulation product determined in step (b) for the other transmitter-victim transmitter pair that is the same as the minimum leakage transmitter-victim transmitter pair.
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Abstract
An antenna cosite analysis system with: interactive displays for i) designing an antenna tower for placement of one or more antennas on the tower, ii) designing wireless communication circuits, and iii) relating the antennas on the tower to the wireless communication circuits; and an RF analysis system for analyzing interference between the wireless communication circuits. A process for determining intermodulation interference between transmitters and one or more receivers includes the steps of: determining a minimum susceptibility of the receivers; determining a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and each other transmitter with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility of the one or more receivers at the victim transmitter; and determining the intermodulation products generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and the other transmitters, the intermodulation products being determined up to the highest order intermodulation product of a minimum leakage transmitter-victim transmitter pair. Also disclosed is a process for determining intermodulation interference in a receiver, an apparatus for determining intermodulation interference in transmitter, and an apparatus for determining intermodulation interference in a receiver.
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36 Claims
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1. In a process for determining intermodulation interference between two or more transmitters and one or more receivers, the steps of:
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a) at each transmitter, determining a minimum susceptibility to interference of the one or more receivers; b) separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter paired with each other transmitter, and for each such other transmitter-victim transmitter pair, determining a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and the other transmitter with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility of the one or more receivers at the victim transmitter, and storing the highest order intermodulation product for each other transmitter-victim transmitter pair; and c) separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter, and for each victim transmitter determining the intermodulation products generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and all of the at least one other transmitters, each other transmitter having a leakage power to the victim transmitter, the one of the at least one other transmitters having the lowest leakage power to the victim transmitter being the minimum leakage transmitter for that victim transmitter, the minimum leakage transmitter and the victim transmitter together constituting a minimum leakage transmitter-victim transmitter pair, the intermodulation products for each victim transmitter being determined in this step up to the highest order intermodulation product determined in step (b) for the other transmitter-victim transmitter pair that is the same as the minimum leakage transmitter-victim transmitter pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a process for determining intermodulation interference in a receiver between two or more transmitters and the receiver, the steps of:
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a) determining a minimum susceptibility to interference of the receiver; b) for each transmitter, determining a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the transmitter and the receiver with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility of the receiver, and storing the highest order intermodulation product for each transmitter; and c) separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter, and for each victim transmitter determining the intermodulation products generated in the receiver as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and all of the at least one other transmitters, each other transmitter having a leakage power to the victim transmitter, the one of the at least one other transmitters having the lowest leakage power to the receiver being the minimum leakage transmitter, the intermodulation products being determined in this step up to the highest order intermodulation product of the minimum leakage transmitter determined in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for determining intermodulation interference between two or more transmitters and one or more receivers, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a minimum susceptibility to interference of the one or more receivers at each transmitter; means for separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter and for determining and storing a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and each other transmitter individually with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility at the victim transmitter; and means for separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter and for determining the intermodulation products generated as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and all of the at least one other transmitters, each other transmitter having a leakage power to the victim transmitter, the one of the at least one other transmitters with the lowest leakage power to the victim transmitter being the minimum leakage transmitter, the intermodulation products being determined up to the highest order intermodulation product stored for the minimum leakage transmitter and victim transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for determining intermodulation interference in a receiver between two or more transmitters and the receiver, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a minimum susceptibility to interference of the receiver; means for determining and storing, for each transmitter, a highest order intermodulation product generated as a result of interference between the transmitter and the receiver with a power level sufficient to exceed the minimum susceptibility of the receiver; and means for separately considering each transmitter as a victim transmitter and for determining the intermodulation products generated in the receiver as a result of interference between the victim transmitter and all of the at least one other transmitters, each other transmitter having a leakage power to the victim transmitter, the one of the at least one other transmitters having the lowest leakage power to the receiver being the minimum leakage transmitter, the intermodulation products being determined up to the highest order intermodulation product of the minimum leakage transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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