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US 12,489,219 B2Granted
Beamforming network architecture of N-drive-M network
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsTuanjie Xue, Guanxi Zhang, Mingcui Tao, Long Shen
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Abstract
A first circuit includes at least one bridge, where input ends of the at least one bridge are coupled to digital channels in N analog networks, to perform digital weighting and analog on a received electrical signal; a second circuit includes at least one bridge, where output ends of the at least one bridge are coupled to M antennas, to perform digital weighting and analog on a received electrical signal; and a connection circuit includes at least one power splitter.
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A beamforming network architecture of an N-drive-M network, comprising:
- a first circuit, comprising at least one first bridge, wherein input ends of each first bridge of the at least one first bridge are coupled to digital channels in N analog networks, and each first bridge of the at least one first bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2;
- a second circuit comprising at least one second bridge, wherein output ends of each bridge of the at least one second bridge are coupled to M antennas, and each second bridge of the at least one second bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 2, and M is greater than or equal to N;
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- a connection circuit comprising at least one power splitter, wherein an input end of each power splitter of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an output end of the at least one first bridge in the first circuit, and an output end of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an input end of the at least one second bridge in the second circuit, and the connection circuit is configured to divide a quantity of electrical signals from N to M through power splitting.
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A system, comprising:
- N analog networks;
- M antennas;
- a first circuit, comprising at least one first bridge, wherein input ends of each first bridge of the at least one first bridge are coupled to digital channels in the N analog networks, and each first bridge of the at least one first bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2;
- a second circuit comprising at least one second bridge, wherein output ends of each bridge of the at least one second bridge are coupled to the M antennas, and each second bridge of the at least one second bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 2, and M is greater than or equal to N;
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- a connection circuit comprising at least one power splitter, wherein an input end of each power splitter of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an output end of the at least one first bridge in the first circuit, and an output end of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an input end of the at least one second bridge in the second circuit, and the connection circuit is configured to divide a quantity of electrical signals from N to M through power splitting.
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A system, comprising:
- M antennas;
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- a first circuit, comprising at least one first bridge, wherein input ends of each first bridge of the at least one first bridge are coupled to digital channels in N analog networks, and each first bridge of the at least one first bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein N is a positive integer greater than 2;
- a second circuit comprising at least one second bridge, wherein output ends of each bridge of the at least one second bridge are coupled to the M antennas, and each second bridge of the at least one second bridge is configured to perform digital weighting and analog weighting on a received electrical signal, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 2, and M is greater than or equal to N;
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- a connection circuit comprising at least one power splitter, wherein an input end of each power splitter of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an output end of the at least one first bridge in the first circuit, and an output end of the at least one power splitter is coupled to an input end of the at least one second bridge in the second circuit, and the connection circuit is configured to divide a quantity of electrical signals from N to M through power splitting.
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