Systems/methods of carrier aggregation
First Claim
1. A communications method comprising:
- configuring a plurality of transmitter chains; and
transmitting an overall signal by a mobile transmitter by using a first transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains and a second transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains to transmit respective first and second different components of the overall signal over respective first and second mutually exclusive frequencies.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of carrier aggregation are provided that increase communications capacity and throughput. According to some embodiments, a transmitter is configured with a plurality of transmitter chains and, responsive to an aggregate bandwidth and/or frequency content of an overall signal that is to be transmitted by the transmitter, the overall signal is segmented into a plurality of components, each one of which comprises a bandwidth that is smaller than the bandwidth of the overall signal, and is thus transmitted by the plurality of transmitter chains of the transmitter. Accordingly, each component of the plurality of components of the overall signal is processed by a respective transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains. Systems/methods of spatial multiplexing are also provided further increasing network capacity and throughput.
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31 Claims
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1. A communications method comprising:
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configuring a plurality of transmitter chains; and transmitting an overall signal by a mobile transmitter by using a first transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains and a second transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains to transmit respective first and second different components of the overall signal over respective first and second mutually exclusive frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications system comprising:
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a mobile transmitter that comprises a plurality of transmitter chains and a processor that is configured to perform operations comprising; transmitting an overall signal by using a first transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains and a second transmitter chain of the plurality of transmitter chains to transmit respective first and second different components of the overall signal over respective first and second mutually exclusive frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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