Radio communication system and a repeater

• US 9,100,082 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2011
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Metals (Thailand) Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Metals (Thailand) Ltd.
• Inventors: Shida, Masaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F
• Application Number:
  US13/137,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20120207065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,460 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/155 Ground-based stations H04B7/204 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow

Abstract

A radio communication system for a communication between a base station and a mobile terminal. The radio communication system repeats a signal transmitted from the base station at repeaters that are multistage-connected by a leaky coaxial cable. Each repeater converts a frequency of an input signal into a different frequency and outputs the frequency-converted signal to the leaky coaxial cable connected to the repeater. The repeaters are provided between the leaky coaxial cables connected in series.

Claims

1. A repeater repeating a signal for a communication between a base station and a mobile terminal, which is provided between leaky coaxial cables connected in series from the base station, the repeater comprising:

a first duplexer connected to a base station side leaky coaxial cable, which electrically separates an input signal from the base station side leaky coaxial cable from a signal to be output to the base station side leaky coaxial cable;

a first amplifier connected to the first duplexer;

a frequency-converting circuit connected to the first amplifier, which converts a frequency of an input signal into a different frequency and outputs a frequency-converted signal;

a second amplifier connected to the frequency-converting circuit; and

a power divider connected to the second amplifier, which divides an input signal and outputs divided signals to plural paths including a path to the first duplexer,

wherein the repeater converts a frequency of the input signal from the base station side leaky coaxial cable into a different frequency, and outputs a frequency-converted signal to the base station side leaky coaxial cable.

2. The repeater according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second duplexer connected to an output port of the power divider, which electrically separates an input signal from a leaky coaxial cable on a side of a repeater at a post-stage from a signal to be output to the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the repeater at the post-stage;

a power combiner connected to an other output port of the power divider, which synthesizes signals supplied from the plural paths; and

a third amplifier connected to the power combiner, which amplifies an input signal and outputs to an amplified signal to the first duplexer.

3. The repeater according to claim 2, wherein the second duplexer is connected to an input port of the power combiner, the second duplexer separates an input signal to the mobile terminal and an output signal from the mobile terminal, and the second duplexer outputs the separated signal to the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the base station without converting a frequency of the input signal via the power combiner, the third amplifier and the first duplexer.

4. A repeater repeating a signal for a communication between a base station and a mobile terminal, which is provided between leaky coaxial cables connected in series from the base station, converts a frequency of an input signal from a base station side leaky coaxial cable to a different frequency, and outputs the frequency-converted signal to the base station side leaky coaxial cable, the repeater comprising:

a first circulator connected to the base station side leaky coaxial cable;

a first amplifier connected to the first circulator;

a first power divider connected to the first amplifier, which divides an input signal and outputs divided signals to plural paths;

a first frequency-converting circuit connected to an output port of the first power divider, which converts a frequency of an input signal into a different frequency and outputs a frequency-converted signal;

a second amplifier connected to the first frequency-converting circuit;

a second power divider connected to the second amplifier, which divides an input signal and outputs divided signals to the plural paths;

a second circulator connected to an output port of the second power divider;

a first power combiner connected to the second circulator and an other output port of the first power divider, which synthesizes signals supplied from the plural paths;

a second frequency-converting circuit connected to the first power combiner, which converts a frequency of an input signal into a different frequency and outputs a frequency-converted signal;

a second power combiner connected to the second frequency-converting circuit and an other output port of the second power divider, which synthesizes signals supplied from the plural paths; and

a third amplifier having an input port connected to the second power combiner and an output port connected to the first circulator.

5. The repeater according to claim 4, further comprising:

a fourth amplifier connected between the second circulator and the first power combiner.

6. The repeater according to claim 5, wherein the first circulator outputs the signal input from the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the base station to the first amplifier and outputs the signal input from the third amplifier to the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the base station, and the second circulator outputs the signal input from the second power divider to the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the repeater at the post-stage and outputs a signal input from the leaky coaxial cable on the side of the repeater at the post-stage to the fourth amplifier.

7. The repeater according to claim 6, wherein the repeater converts a frequency of a signal to be transmitted from the mobile terminal to the base station, which is input from the leaky coaxial cable, into a different frequency and outputs a frequency-converted signal, and the repeater converts a frequency of a signal to be transmitted from the base station to the mobile terminal into a different frequency and outputs a frequency-converted signal.