Frequency division duplex wireless communication apparatus and method

• US 9,635,443 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Ku-Young, Kim, Hyung-Gon, Park, Sung-Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Asefa, Debebe
• Application Number:
  US14/211,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 2200/451 the amplifier being a radio frequency amplifier
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 3/189 High-frequency amplifiers, e.g. radio frequency amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/02 for frequency-division multiplexing H04Q11/0001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13291 Frequency division multiplexing, FDM

Abstract

A Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) wireless communication apparatus is provided. The FDD wireless communication apparatus includes a first antenna configured to one of transmit and receive, a second antenna configured to receive, and a switch configured to selectively connect one of the first antenna and the second antenna to a receiver.

Claims

1. A frequency division duplex (FDD) wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a first antenna configured to one of transmit or receive;

a second antenna configured to receive;

a switch configured to selectively connect one of the first antenna or the second antenna to a receiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

control switching of the switch based on a received signal power level,

control to transmit and receive a signal via the first antenna, if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and

control to transmit a signal via the first antenna and receive a signal via the second antenna, if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

2. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a low noise amplifier (LNA) connected between the second antenna and the switch.

3. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein a junction among the first antenna, a transmitter, and the switch is one of a combination of a T-junction, a transmission surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter, or a reception SAW filter, a circulator, or a duplexer.

4. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a duplexer connected among the first antenna, a transmitter, and the switch;

a first band pass filter (BPF) connected between the second antenna and the LNA; and

a second BPF connected between the switch and the receiver.

5. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

connect the first antenna to the receiver through the switch if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to the threshold value, and

connect the second antenna to the receiver through the switch if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

6. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 5, wherein the threshold value is set to a level for determining whether a reception electric field is a weak electric field.

7. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) switch connector connected between the first antenna and the junction between a transmitter and the switch,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control switching of the switch for a test of at least one of transmission and reception by using test equipment connected at the junction between the transmitter and the switch through the RF switch connector.

8. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to connect the receiver to the RF switch connector through the switch for the test.

9. A frequency division duplex (FDD) wireless communication apparatus comprising:

multiple transmitters and receivers corresponding to multiple different communication bands;

a first antenna configured to one of transmit and receive;

a second antenna configured to receive;

a first switch configured to selectively connect the first antenna to a transmitter corresponding to a communication band used out of the multiple communication bands;

a second switch configured to selectively connect one of the first antenna and the second antenna to a receiver corresponding to the used communication band through the first switch; and

at least one processor configured to;

control switching of the second switch based on a received signal power level,

control to transmit and receive a signal via the first antenna, if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and

control to transmit a signal via the first antenna and receive a signal via the second antenna, if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

10. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

connect the first antenna to a receiver corresponding to the used communication band through the first switch and the second switch if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to the threshold value, and

connect the second antenna to the receiver corresponding to the used communication band through the second antenna if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

11. The FDD wireless communication apparatus of claim 10, wherein the threshold value is set to a level for determining whether a reception electric field is a weak electric field.

12. A frequency division duplex (FDD) wireless communication method comprising:

connecting one of a first antenna for one of transmitting or receiving and a second antenna for receiving to a receiver;

transmitting and receiving a signal via the first antenna, if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to a threshold value; and

transmitting a signal via the first antenna and receiving a signal via the second antenna, if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

13. The FDD wireless communication method of claim 12, wherein the receiving of the wireless signal comprises low-noise-amplifying of a signal received via the second antenna and providing the low-noise-amplified signal to the receiver, if connecting the second antenna to the receiver.

14. The FDD wireless communication method of claim 12, wherein the connecting of the selected antenna to the receiver comprises:

connecting the first antenna to the receiver if the received signal power level is greater than or equal to the threshold value; and

connecting the second antenna to the receiver if the received signal power level is less than the threshold value.

15. The FDD wireless communication method of claim 14, wherein the threshold value is set to a level for determining whether a reception electric field is a weak electric field.

16. The FDD wireless communication method of claim 12, further comprising:

connecting the receiver to a Radio Frequency (RF) switch connector connected between the first antenna and a transmitter for a reception test using test equipment connected through the RF switch connector.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to be configured to perform the method of claim 12.