Radio station arranged for space-diversity and polarization diversity reception

• US 5,963,874 A
• Filed: 09/26/1996
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Mahler, Hans
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US08/721,024
• Time in Patent Office: 1,104 Days
• Field of Search: 455/561, 455/562, 455/132, 455/137, 455/101, 455/133, 455/134, 455/135, 455/272, 455/273, 455/277.1, 455/277.2
• US Class Current: 455/562.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0837 using pre-detection combining H04B7/0868 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/10 Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity

Abstract

A radio station includes a base station for wireless telecommunication to/from mobile stations. The radio station is expandable with several units, at least one of which includes a receiver, a transmitter, and a device for diversity reception, and each of which includes an antenna that is arranged at a predetermined distance from on or several antennas in the other units. The antennas forming part of each unit are adapted for reception with space diversity in cooperation with at least one antenna in any of the other units. The antennas within each unit can receive signals with different directions of polarization. An optimum input signal is input to the receiver by evaluating the input signals from the antennas in the diversity reception device. The input signals originate from the reception with the antennas which are arranged at different positions in space and also from the reception with different directions of polarization. Each unit includes an attachment arrangement to ensure a predetermined placement relative to other units with respect to distance and direction.

Claims

1. A radio station comprising a base station for wireless telecommunication to/from one or more mobile stations, the radio station comprising:

a number of units, at least one unit comprising a transmitter, a receiver, and means for diversity reception, and each of said units comprising at least one antenna which is arranged to be placed at a predetermined distance from one or more antennas in other units, the antenna(s) included in each unit arranged for reception with space-diversity in cooperation with at least one antenna in any of the other units, the antenna(s) within each unit arranged for reception of signals with different polarization directions for achieving polarization-diversity, and the means for diversity reception evaluating the input signals from the antennas, which input signals originate both from the reception from the antennas with different placement in space and from the reception with different polarization directions, and wherein each unit includes an attachment arrangement which is arranged to ensure a predetermined placement of each unit relative to other units with respect to mutual distance as well as direction.

2. The radio station of claim 1, wherein said means for diversity reception presents a number N of inputs for connection between the unit containing the receiver and the other units.

3. The radio station of claim 1, wherein all of the antennas have mutually equal antenna characteristics.

4. The radio station of claim 1, wherein the attachment arrangement provides a means for mounting the unit to a pre-installed device attached to a foundation.