Wireless radio frequency instrumentation and adaptive network management system
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1. A RF monitoring and diagnostic system comprising:
- a receiver module having a wireless transceiver for transmitting instructions to at least one RF sensor module and for receiving conditioned and sampled signals from the at least one RF sensor module, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver for processing the conditioned and sampled signals and uploading the processed signals onto a network, and external memory coupled to the processor for storage of the conditioned and sensed signals before and after processing; and
at least one RF sensor module selected from one or more of the following;
a RF spectrum analyzer sensor module having a signal conditioning circuit for conditioning a RF signal, a sampling circuit for sampling the conditioned RF signal, an external memory element for storage of the sampled RF signal, a processor for packetizing the stored sampled RF signals, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting the stored RF signals to the receiver module,a RF power detector sensor module having a RF detector for sensing RF power, a sampling circuit to sample the sensed RF power, an external memory element to store the sampled RF power, a processor for packetizing the stored RF power, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting stored and conditioned RF power samples to the receiver module,a RF interference and noise filtering module having a wireless transceiver for receiving interference filtering instructions from and sending success and failure responses to the receiver module, a synthesizer for synthesizing at least one RF signal, an interference cancelling RF signal, a processor to manage a reference block and the synthesizer to actualize the at least one synthesized RF signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the interference cancelling RF signal;
wherein at least one of the at least one synthesized RF signal is an interference cancelling RF signal, anda dual function sensor module having a spectrum analyzer path comprising a signal conditioning circuit for conditioning a RF signal and a sampling circuit for sampling the conditioned RF signal, a RF power detector path comprising a RF detector for sensing RF power and a sampling circuit to sample the sensed RF power, a RF switch for enabling either the spectrum analyzer branch or RF power detector branch, a processor for packetizing sampled RF signal and RF power, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting the sampled RF signals and RF power to the receiver module; and
wherein at least one of the RF spectrum analyzer sensor module or the RF power detector sensor module is present in the system.
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Abstract
Proactive systems for monitoring, diagnosing, and providing a plan of corrective action for Radio Frequency (RF) hardware components as part of a greater system or network in telecommunications. The system can be used for remote sites and in conjunction with current network management tools as the most prolific and fundamental piece of instrumentation in telecommunication networks. The system can be used simply as an RF development instrument for any industry requiring the use of high frequency signals. It consists of four sensor modules that are wirelessly linked to a receiver module which could be miles away. The sensors are: RF power detector, Spectrum Analyzer, Interference Cancelling Synthesizer, dual function RF power detector and spectrum analyzer. The data gathered allows the user to create a profile for specific malfunctions in the RF chain, as well as interference direction, strength and source type leading to remotely deployed solution, and a mobile network.
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1. A RF monitoring and diagnostic system comprising:
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a receiver module having a wireless transceiver for transmitting instructions to at least one RF sensor module and for receiving conditioned and sampled signals from the at least one RF sensor module, a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver for processing the conditioned and sampled signals and uploading the processed signals onto a network, and external memory coupled to the processor for storage of the conditioned and sensed signals before and after processing; and at least one RF sensor module selected from one or more of the following; a RF spectrum analyzer sensor module having a signal conditioning circuit for conditioning a RF signal, a sampling circuit for sampling the conditioned RF signal, an external memory element for storage of the sampled RF signal, a processor for packetizing the stored sampled RF signals, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting the stored RF signals to the receiver module, a RF power detector sensor module having a RF detector for sensing RF power, a sampling circuit to sample the sensed RF power, an external memory element to store the sampled RF power, a processor for packetizing the stored RF power, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting stored and conditioned RF power samples to the receiver module, a RF interference and noise filtering module having a wireless transceiver for receiving interference filtering instructions from and sending success and failure responses to the receiver module, a synthesizer for synthesizing at least one RF signal, an interference cancelling RF signal, a processor to manage a reference block and the synthesizer to actualize the at least one synthesized RF signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the interference cancelling RF signal;
wherein at least one of the at least one synthesized RF signal is an interference cancelling RF signal, anda dual function sensor module having a spectrum analyzer path comprising a signal conditioning circuit for conditioning a RF signal and a sampling circuit for sampling the conditioned RF signal, a RF power detector path comprising a RF detector for sensing RF power and a sampling circuit to sample the sensed RF power, a RF switch for enabling either the spectrum analyzer branch or RF power detector branch, a processor for packetizing sampled RF signal and RF power, and a wireless transceiver for receiving instructions from the receiver module and transmitting the sampled RF signals and RF power to the receiver module; and wherein at least one of the RF spectrum analyzer sensor module or the RF power detector sensor module is present in the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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Current AssigneeSignalFox, Inc.
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Original AssigneeSignalFox, Inc.
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InventorsKiannejad, Shervin
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Primary Examiner(s)West, Lewis G
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Application NumberUS16/036,934Publication NumberTime in Patent Office603 DaysField of SearchUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesH04B 17/318 Received signal strengthH04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintainin...H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or mon...
