Phase noise removal in a network of radio frequency (RF) repeaters

A wireless communication method, comprising:

• capturing, by a second communication device, over-the-air a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency having a defined pilot tone, wherein the mmWave RF signal of the specified frequency is transmitted by a first communication device;
• extracting, by the second communication device, at least one RF signal from a plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols from the mmWave RF signal of the specified frequency;
• estimating phase-noise in the at least one extracted RF signal from the plurality of RF signals,
• wherein a phase noise in the plurality of RF signals is estimated based on an amount of deviation in one or more signal characteristics of the defined pilot tone present in the captured mmWave RF signal;
• down-converting, by the second communication device, the at least one extracted RF signal to a source frequency that is same as the frequency of a corresponding RF signal of a plurality of RF signals, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols are obtained, via the first communication device, from a plurality of communication systems;
• reducing, by the second communication device, the phase noise in at least the one extracted RF signal concurrently at the down-convert based on the phase noise estimated in the at least one extracted RF signal;
• and
• utilizing, by the second communication device, the at least one extracted RF signal with reduced phase noise for further distribution to one or more end-user devices or consumption at the second communication device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer implemented instructions that when executed by a computer in a communication apparatus causes the communication apparatus to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• capturing, by a second communication device, over-the-air a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency having a defined pilot tone, wherein the mmWave RF signal of the specified frequency is transmitted by a first communication device;
• extracting, by the second communication device, at least one RF signal from a plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols from the mmWave RF signal of the specified frequency;
• estimating phase-noise in the at least one extracted RF signal from the plurality of RF signals,
• wherein a phase noise in the plurality of RF signals is estimated based on an amount of deviation in one or more signal characteristics of the defined pilot tone present in the captured mmWave RF signal;
• down-converting, by the second communication device, the at least one extracted RF signal to a source frequency that is same as the frequency of a corresponding RF signal of a plurality of RF signals, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols are obtained, via the first communication device, from a plurality of communication systems;
• reducing, by the second communication device, the phase noise in the at least one extracted RF signal concurrently at the down-convert based on the phase noise estimated in the at least one extracted RF signal;
• and
• utilizing, by the second communication device, the at least one extracted RF signal with reduced phase noise for further distribution to one or more end-user devices or consumption at the second communication device.