Transceiver architecture and method for wireless base-stations
First Claim
1. A system for wireless communications comprising:
- a tower structure supporting at least one transmit antenna at an elevated position on the tower structure;
base electronics positioned proximate a base of the tower structure and coupled with the transmit antenna, the base electronics including an initial stage amplifier for initially amplifying an input signal proximate the base of the tower to provide a low power transmission signal that is then provided to the transmit antenna at the elevated position;
a final stage amplifier positioned away from the base electronics and at the elevated position with the transmit antenna, the final stage amplifier being a high efficiency amplifier for efficiently amplifying the low power transmission signal from the base electronics to provide a high power transmission signal to be transmitted from the transmit antenna;
the base electronics further including a predistortion circuit positioned proximate the base of the tower for predistorting the input signal to the initial stage amplifier;
a predistortion receiver positioned proximate the final stage amplifier at the elevated position and coupled with the predistortion circuit, the predistortion receiver configured to receive a representative sample of the high power transmission signal for use by the predistortion circuit.
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Abstract
A system for wireless communications includes a tower structure supporting at least one transmit antenna at an elevated position on the tower structure and base electronics positioned proximate a base of the tower structure. The base electronics are coupled with the transmit antenna and include an initial stage amplifier for amplifying an input signal to provide a low power transmission signal that is provided to the transmit antenna at the elevated position. A final stage amplifier is positioned proximate the transmit antenna. The final stage amplifier is a high efficiency amplifier for efficiently amplifying the low power transmission signal from the base electronics to provide a high power transmission signal to be transmitted from the transmit antenna.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for wireless communications comprising:
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a tower structure supporting at least one transmit antenna at an elevated position on the tower structure; base electronics positioned proximate a base of the tower structure and coupled with the transmit antenna, the base electronics including an initial stage amplifier for initially amplifying an input signal proximate the base of the tower to provide a low power transmission signal that is then provided to the transmit antenna at the elevated position; a final stage amplifier positioned away from the base electronics and at the elevated position with the transmit antenna, the final stage amplifier being a high efficiency amplifier for efficiently amplifying the low power transmission signal from the base electronics to provide a high power transmission signal to be transmitted from the transmit antenna; the base electronics further including a predistortion circuit positioned proximate the base of the tower for predistorting the input signal to the initial stage amplifier; a predistortion receiver positioned proximate the final stage amplifier at the elevated position and coupled with the predistortion circuit, the predistortion receiver configured to receive a representative sample of the high power transmission signal for use by the predistortion circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for wireless communications comprising:
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at least one transmit antenna positioned at a first remote location; transceiver circuitry positioned at a second base location spaced from the remote location and operable for providing a low power transmission signal that is provided to the remote location; an amplifier positioned proximate the transmit antenna at the remote location for amplifying the low power transmission signal to provide a high power transmission signal at the remote location to be transmitted from the transmit antenna; a predistortion circuit at the base location, the predistortion circuitry configured for predistorting the transmission signal provided to the remote location; a predistortion receiver positioned proximate the amplifier at the remote location and coupled with the predistortion circuit at the base location, the predistortion receiver configured to receive a sample of the high power transmission signal at the remote location and process the high power transmission signal for provision of a representative sample of the high power transmission signal to the predistortion circuit at the base location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing wireless communications comprising:
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positioning at least one transmit antenna at a first remote location; forwarding a low power transmission signal from a base location to the transmit antenna at the remote location; amplifying, at the remote location, the low power transmission signal with an amplifier, the amplifier being a high efficiency amplifier for efficiently amplifying the low power transmission signal to provide a high power transmission signal to be transmitted from the transmit antenna; predistorting the transmission signal with a predistortion circuit at the base location before it is forwarded to the remote location; at the remote location, coupling off a sample of the high power transmission signal and processing the high power transmission signal and providing a representative sample of the high power transmission signal back to the predistortion circuit at the base location. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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