Active antenna array and method for relaying radio signals with synchronous digital data interface
First Claim
1. An active antenna array for a mobile communications network, the active antenna array comprising:
- a base band unit coupled to a base station;
a plurality of transceiver units, wherein individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units are terminated by at least one antenna element;
a measurement unit, connected with one of the plurality of transceiver units via a feedback path, wherein the measurement unit is operable to measure at least one of a transmit phase deviation, a transmit amplitude deviation, and a transmit delay;
at least one adjustment unit in either the base band unit or one of the plurality of transceiver units for imposing at least one of a transmit phase compensation, a transmit amplitude compensation and a transmit delay compensation on the individual transmit signals; and
at least one link coupling the individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units to the base band unit;
wherein the at least one link is a digital link and is configured to relay an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronization with a transmit clock signal,wherein the transmit clock signal defines a sampling time of an individual digital to analogue converter converting the individual transmit signal;
wherein the transmit delay compensation is imposed on the individual transmit signals based on said sampling time before relaying the individual transmit signals across the link.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna comprises a base band unit coupled to a base station, a plurality of transceiver units and at least one link. The plurality of transceiver units is terminated by at least one antenna element. The at least one link couples individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units to the base band unit 10. The at least one link is a digital link and is adapted to relay an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronisation with a transmit clock signal. The present disclosure further teaches a method for relaying radio signals in a mobile communications network. The present disclosure further relates to a computer program enabling a computer to manufacture the active antenna array of the present disclosure and to execute the method of relaying radio signal in a mobile communications system.
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24 Claims
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1. An active antenna array for a mobile communications network, the active antenna array comprising:
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a base band unit coupled to a base station; a plurality of transceiver units, wherein individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units are terminated by at least one antenna element; a measurement unit, connected with one of the plurality of transceiver units via a feedback path, wherein the measurement unit is operable to measure at least one of a transmit phase deviation, a transmit amplitude deviation, and a transmit delay; at least one adjustment unit in either the base band unit or one of the plurality of transceiver units for imposing at least one of a transmit phase compensation, a transmit amplitude compensation and a transmit delay compensation on the individual transmit signals; and at least one link coupling the individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units to the base band unit; wherein the at least one link is a digital link and is configured to relay an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronization with a transmit clock signal, wherein the transmit clock signal defines a sampling time of an individual digital to analogue converter converting the individual transmit signal; wherein the transmit delay compensation is imposed on the individual transmit signals based on said sampling time before relaying the individual transmit signals across the link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for relaying radio signals in a mobile communications network, the method comprising:
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generating a transmit clock signal; compensating deviations; relaying an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronisation with the transmit clock signal along at least one link, wherein the transmit clock signal defines a sampling time of an individual digital to analogue converter converting the individual transmit signal; measuring at least one of a transmit phase deviation, a transmit amplitude deviation, and a transmit delay; and imposing at least one of a transmit phase compensation, a transmit amplitude compensation and a transmit delay compensation on the individual transmit signals, wherein the transmit delay compensation is imposed on the individual transmit signals based on said sampling time before relaying the individual transmit signals across the link. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory medium and comprising a non-volatile computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to manufacture an active antenna array for a mobile communications network, the active antenna array comprising:
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a base band unit coupled to a base station; a plurality of transceiver units terminated by at least one antenna element; a measurement unit for measuring at least one of a transmit phase deviation, a transmit amplitude deviation, and a transmit delay; and at least one adjustment unit for imposing at least one of a transmit phase compensation, a transmit amplitude compensation and a transmit delay compensation on the individual transmit signals; at least one link coupling the individual ones of the plurality of transceiver units to the base band unit; wherein the at least one link is a digital link and is configured to relay an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronisation with a transmit clock signal, wherein the transmit clock signal defines a sampling time of an individual digital to analogue converter converting the individual transmit signal; and wherein the transmit delay compensation is imposed on the individual transmit signals based on said sampling time before relaying the individual transmit signals across the link. a plurality of receive amplifiers for amplifying an individual receive signal received by individual ones of the transceiver units.
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24. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory medium and comprising a non-volatile computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to relay radio signals in a mobile communications network, the control logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code for causing the computer to generate a transmit clock signal; second computer readable program code for causing the computer to compensate deviations; third computer readable program code for causing the computer to relay an individual transmit signal concurrently and in synchronisation with the transmit clock signal along at least one link; fourth computer readable program code for causing the computer to measure at least one of a transmit phase deviation, a transmit amplitude deviation, and a transmit delay; and fifth computer readable program code for causing the computer to impose at least one of a transmit phase compensation, a transmit amplitude compensation and a transmit delay compensation on the individual transmit signals; wherein a transmit clock signal defines a sampling time of an individual digital to analogue converter converting an individual transmit signal; and wherein the transmit delay compensation is imposed on the individual transmit signals based on said sampling time before relaying the individual transmit signals across the link.
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