Dual path switchable repeater

A dual path repeater having a split mode and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode, comprising:

• a first server antenna port;
• a first donor antenna port;
• a first amplification and filtering path coupled between the first server antenna port and the first donor antenna port or between the first donor antenna port and the first server antenna port, the first amplification and filtering path comprising:
• a first software defined filter (SDF) configured to filter:
• at least a first uplink (UL) signal of a first UL frequency range within a first UL frequency band and output the first UL signal with a predetermined gain;
• or
• at least a first downlink (DL) signal of a first DL frequency range within a first DL frequency band and output the first DL signal with a predetermined gain;
• a second server antenna port;
• a second donor antenna port;
• a second amplification and filtering path coupled between the second server antenna port and the second donor antenna port or between the second donor antenna port and the second server antenna port, the second amplification and filtering path comprising:
• a second SDF configured to filter:
• at least a second uplink (UL) signal of a second UL frequency range within a second UL band and output the second UL signal with a predetermined gain;
• or
• at least a second downlink (DL) signal of a second DL frequency range within a second DL band and output the second DL signal with a predetermined gain;
• and
• a controller operable to configure one or more of the first SDF and the second SDF to operate the dual path repeater in one of:
• a split mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be different from the second UL frequency range and the first DL frequency range to be different from the second DL frequency range;
• and
• a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be the same as the second UL frequency range and the first DL frequency range to be a same as the second DL frequency range.

At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions embodied thereon for configuring a dual path repeater having a split mode and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the dual path repeater to perform the following:

• configuring a first software defined filter (SDF) to filter:
• at least a first uplink (UL) signal of a first UL frequency range within a first UL frequency band and output the first UL signal with a predetermined gain to a first directional filtering path coupled between a first server antenna port and a first donor antenna port;
• or
• at least a first downlink (DL) signal of a first DL frequency range within a first DL frequency band and output the first DL signal with a predetermined gain to the first directional filtering path coupled between the first server antenna port and the first donor antenna port;
• configuring a second SDF to filter:
• at least a second uplink (UL) signal of a second UL frequency range within a second UL band and output the second UL signal with a predetermined gain to a second directional filtering path coupled between a second server antenna port and a second donor antenna port;
• or
• at least a second downlink (DL) signal of a second DL frequency range within a second DL band and output the second DL signal with a predetermined gain to the second directional filtering path coupled between the second server antenna port and the second donor antenna port;
• and
• configuring the first SDF and the second SDF to operate the dual path repeater in one of:
• a split mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be different from the second UL frequency range or the first DL frequency range to be different from the second DL frequency range;
• and
• a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be a same as the second UL frequency range or the first DL frequency range to be a same as the second DL frequency range.

A method for configuring a dual path repeater having a split mode and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode, comprising:

• configuring a first software defined filter (SDF) to filter:
• at least a first uplink (UL) signal of a first UL frequency range within a first UL frequency band and output the first UL signal with a predetermined gain to a first directional filtering path coupled between a first server antenna port and a first donor antenna port;
• or
• at least a first downlink (DL) signal of a first DL frequency range within a first DL frequency band and output the first DL signal with a predetermined gain to the first directional filtering path coupled between the first server antenna port and the first donor antenna port;
• configuring a second SDF to filter:
• at least a second uplink (UL) signal of a second UL frequency range within a second UL band and output the second UL signal with a predetermined gain to a second directional filtering path coupled between a second server antenna port and a second donor antenna port;
• or
• at least a second downlink (DL) signal of a second DL frequency range within a second DL band and output the second DL signal with a predetermined gain to the second directional filtering path coupled between the second server antenna port and the second donor antenna port;
• and
• configuring the first SDF and the second SDF to operate the dual path repeater in one of:
• a split mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be different from the second UL frequency range or the first DL frequency range to be different from the second DL frequency range;
• and
• a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode with the first SDF and the second SDF configured for the first UL frequency range to be a same as the second UL frequency range or the first DL frequency range to be a same as the second DL frequency range.