SYSTEMS/METHODS OF CARRIER AGGREGATION
First Claim
1. A communications method comprising:
- receiving by a receiver a plurality of components of an overall signal;
each component of the plurality of components comprising a characteristic value that is less than a corresponding characteristic value of the overall signal;
configuring the receiver with a plurality of elements corresponding to the plurality of components of the overall signal; and
receiving the overall signal by receiving by the receiver the plurality of components of the overall signal using the corresponding plurality of elements;
wherein the characteristic value comprises a bandwidth.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of carrier aggregation are provided that increase communications capacity and throughput. According to some embodiments, a receiver may be configured with a plurality of receiver chains and, responsive to an aggregate bandwidth of an overall signal that is to be received by the receiver, a plurality of components of the overall signal, each comprising a bandwidth that is less than a frequency span of the overall signal, are received by a respective plurality of receiver chains. Accordingly, each component of the plurality of components of the overall signal may be received by a respective receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains of the receiver thus avoiding bandwidth limitations associated with receiver elements.
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57 Claims
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1. A communications method comprising:
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receiving by a receiver a plurality of components of an overall signal;
each component of the plurality of components comprising a characteristic value that is less than a corresponding characteristic value of the overall signal;configuring the receiver with a plurality of elements corresponding to the plurality of components of the overall signal; and receiving the overall signal by receiving by the receiver the plurality of components of the overall signal using the corresponding plurality of elements; wherein the characteristic value comprises a bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications system comprising:
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a receiver comprising a plurality of elements corresponding to a plurality of components of an overall signal that is to be received by the receiver;
each component of said plurality of components comprising a characteristic value that is less than a corresponding characteristic value of the overall signal; anda processor that is configured to receive the overall signal by processing the plurality of components of the overall signal via a respective plurality of elements; wherein the characteristic value comprises a bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A communications method comprising:
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configuring a plurality of receiver chains; and receiving an overall signal by a receiver by using a first receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains and a second receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains to receive respective first and second different components of the overall signal over respective first and second mutually exclusive frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A communications system comprising:
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a receiver that comprises a plurality of receiver chains and a processor that is configured to perform operations comprising; receiving an overall signal by using a first receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains and a second receiver chain of the plurality of receiver chains to receive respective first and second different components of the overall signal over respective first and second mutually exclusive frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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