Repeater system for terrestrial and non-terrestrial signals
AssigneeWilson Electronics, LLC
InventorsChristopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
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Abstract
A technology is described for a terrestrial and non-terrestrial signal repeater system operable to receive, filter, amplify, and transmit terrestrial and non-terrestrial signals. The repeater system includes a donor port, a server port, a first direction amplification and filtering paths and second direction amplification and filtering paths coupled between the ports, and a controller. One or more donor antennas are configured to be coupled to a donor port of the repeater. One of the one or more donor ports can be configured to transmit and receive signals with an orbiting satellite.
Claims34
A cellular repeater system for terrestrial and non-terrestrial signals, comprising:
- a cellular repeater comprising:
- a donor port;
- a server port;
- a first-direction amplification and filtering signal path coupled between the donor port and the server port;
- and
- a second-direction amplification and filtering signal path coupled between the donor port and the server port;
- and
- a donor antenna configured to be coupled to the donor port of the cellular repeater, wherein the donor antenna is a fixed direction, wide beamwidth antenna configured to receive signals from both terrestrial based cellular base stations and from an orbiting satellite,
- wherein the donor antenna is further configured to receive non-terrestrial signals in one or more cellular frequency bands or one or more non-terrestrial frequency bands from the orbiting satellite;
- and
- a power detector to indicate a direction at which the non-terrestrial signals from the orbiting satellite are received with a power level greater than a selected threshold to electronically steer or physically position the donor antenna to receive the non-terrestrial signals from the orbiting satellite or transmit signals to the orbiting satellite.
A cellular and non-terrestrial signal repeater system, comprising:
- a cellular and non-terrestrial signal repeater, comprising:
- a donor port;
- a server port;
- a controller;
- one or more of:
- a terrestrial signal amplification and filtering path coupled between the donor port and the server port;
- or
- a non-terrestrial signal amplification and filtering path coupled between the donor port and the server port configured to filter and amplify non-terrestrial signals;
- a terrestrial donor antenna configured to be coupled to the donor port;
- a non-terrestrial donor antenna configured to be coupled to the donor port, wherein the non-terrestrial donor antenna is a narrow beamwidth antenna with a selected beam width and configured to be directed in an upwards direction towards an orbiting satellite
- wherein the non-terrestrial donor antenna is further configured to receive non-terrestrial signals in one or more cellular frequency bands or one or more non-terrestrial frequency bands from the orbiting satellite;
- and
- a power detector to indicate a direction at which the non-terrestrial signals from the orbiting satellite are received with a power level greater than a selected threshold to electronically steer or physically position the non-terrestrial donor antenna to receive the non-terrestrial signals from the orbiting satellite or transmit signals to the orbiting satellite.
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