Radio transceiver and a method of preventing transmission spurious response

• US 6,507,728 B1
• Filed: 07/16/1999
• Issued: 01/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yajima, Yuji, Watanabe, Nozomu
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Green, Miguel D.
• Application Number:
  US09/354,341
• Time in Patent Office: 1,278 Days
• Field of Search: 455/78, 455/82, 455/83, 455/126, 455/271, 455/280, 455/282, 455/283, 455/284, 455/296, 455/303, 455/304, 455/305, 455/114, 333/12, 333/100, 333/101, 333/124, 333/126, 333/129, 333/132, 333/136
• US Class Current: 455/78
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/126 having multiple inputs, e.g. auxiliary antenna for receiving interfering signal aerials in general H01Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/525 with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/56 with provision for simultaneous communication in two directions

Abstract

In a radio transceiver operating in a time division duplex system, a cancellation use transmission signal which is reverse in phase and equal in amplitude to a leakage transmission signal from an antenna in the signal transmission is supplied to an input port of the receiving amplifier of a receiver connected to an antenna system applied in common to the signal transmission. The transmission signal is fed via a circulator, which separates a transmission and reception path, to the antenna. The leakage transmission signal from the antenna is inputted via the circulator to the receiving amplifier. The cancellation use transmission signal is fed to the receiving amplifier via a second circulator which distributes the transmission signal and cancellation use signal disposed at an output side of the transmitting amplifier.

Claims

1. A radio transceiver operating in a time division duplex (TDD) system, comprising:

an antenna applied commonly for transmitting and receiving signals;

a first circulator of rotary insulating type connected to the antenna;

a receiving section for receiving a signal via said first circulator through a first strip line and a receiving amplifier;

a transmitting amplifier for high-frequency amplifying a transmission signal;

a second circulator connected to an output port of said transmitting amplifier;

a third strip line and a fourth strip line for establishing connection from a normal directivity outlet of said second circulator to said first circulator; and

a sixth strip line and a seventh strip line for establishing connection from a reverse directivity outlet of said second circulator to an input port of said receiving amplifier, wherein

a leakage transmission signal reached to the input port of the receiving amplifier via a first path which consists of normal directivity outlet of the second circulator, the third and fourth strip lines, the first circulator, the reverse directivity outlet of the first circulator and the first strip line and a distributed transmission signal reached to the input port of the receiving amplifier via a second path which consists of reverse directivity outlet of the second circulator, the sixth strip line and seventh strip line have the same amplitudes and opposite phases each other.

2. A radio transceiver in accordance with claim 1, further including a phase shifter between the reverse directivity outlet of said second circulator and said sixth strip line for adjusting a predetermined phase difference.

3. A radio transceiver in accordance with claim 1, further including:

a first switch having a predetermined loss inserted between said third strip line and said fourth strip line; and

a second switch having a predetermined loss inserted between said sixth strip line and said seventh strip line.