Duplex filtering

• US 6,724,278 B1
• Filed: 11/13/2001
• Issued: 04/20/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ROKE Manor Research Limited (Chemring Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: ROKE Manor Research Limited (Chemring Group PLC)
• Inventors: Smith, Christopher Nigel
• Primary Examiner(s): Pascal, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Glenn, Kimberly E
• Application Number:
  US09/889,671
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 333/995, 333/205, 333/219, 333/235, 333/159, 333/200, 333/133, 333/132, 333/134, 333/101, 505/700, 505/701, 505/866, 505/210, 505/204
• US Class Current: 333/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/52 Hybrid arrangements, i.e. arrangements for transition from single-path two-direction transmission to single-direction transmission on each of two paths or vice versa

Abstract

An arrangement for multi-standard duplex filtering for mobile terminals in a telecommunications system. The arrangement includes a substrate on which a first array of filter elements and a second array of filter elements are formed. The filter elements have different frequency bands in accordance with mobile telecommunications standards. The first array filters an incoming signal received from an antenna and provides an output at port in accordance with a matched frequency band of one of the standards. The second array filters a signal to be applied to port in accordance with a matched frequency band of one of the standards prior to transmission through antenna. The filter elements may comprise surface acoustic wave devices formed on a single substrate.

Claims

1. An arrangement for duplex filtering for signals of each of a plurality of different mobile communication standards, the arrangement comprising:

antenna means for receiving and transmitting signals;

receiver filtering means for filtering the received signals;

transmitter filtering means for filtering the signals to be transmitted;

wherein

the receiver and transmitter filtering means each comprises an array of band pass filters formed on a single substrate, each filter in the receiver filtering means having a frequency pass band that accords with a respective one of the plurality of mobile communications standards, and each filter in the transmitter filtering means having a frequency pass band that accords with a respective one of the plurality of mobile communications standards.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, further including first and second amplifier means for amplifying the received signal and the signal to be transmitted respectively.

3. An arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the first amplifier means comprises at least one low noise amplifier.

4. An arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the second amplifier means comprises at least one power amplifier.

5. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the frequency bands are discrete.

6. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the frequency bands overlap.

7. An arrangement according to claim 6, further comprising first and second switching means for selecting filter elements in the receiver and transmitter filtering means respectively in accordance with the mobile communications standards.

8. An arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the first switching means operates on the received signal prior to amplification, and the second switching means operates on the amplified signal to be transmitted.

9. A mobile terminal having an arrangement for duplex filtering for signals of each of a plurality of different mobile communication standards, the arrangement comprising:

antenna means for receiving and transmitting signals;

receiver filtering means for filtering the received signals;

transmitter filtering means for filtering the signals to be transmitted;

wherein

the receiver and transmitter filtering means each comprises an array of band pass filters formed on a single substrate, each filter in the receiver filtering means having a frequency pass band that accords with a respective one of the plurality of mobile communications standards, and each filter in the transmitter filtering means having a frequency pass band that accords with a respective one of the plurality of mobile communications standards.