Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a signal splitting device configured to;
receive control signals, andsplit the control signals into a first path and a second path, wherein the signal splitting device is configured to split the control signals without affecting the communication of the control signals;
a mixing device configured to convert first control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and
one or more processing modules configured to synchronize the apparatus with a base station transceiver.
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver. The method further includes executing one or more algorithms using the control signals received by the smart antenna apparatus as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a signal splitting device configured to; receive control signals, and split the control signals into a first path and a second path, wherein the signal splitting device is configured to split the control signals without affecting the communication of the control signals; a mixing device configured to convert first control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and one or more processing modules configured to synchronize the apparatus with a base station transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for splitting control signals into a first path and a second path, wherein the means for splitting control signals are configured to split the control signals without affecting the communication of the control signals; means for converting first control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and means for synchronizing the apparatus with a base station transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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41. A method, comprising:
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splitting control signals into a first path and a second path without substantially affecting the communication of the control signals; converting first control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and synchronizing the apparatus with a base station transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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