US 2012/0058720 A1 · FEEDER CABLE REDUCTION

Abstract

The present invention allows transmission of multiple signals between masthead electronics and base housing electronics in a base station environment. At least some of the received signals from the multiple antennas are translated to being centered about different center frequencies, such that the translated signals may be combined into a composite signal including each of the received signals. The composite signal is then sent over a single feeder cable to base housing electronics, wherein the received signals are separated and processed by transceiver circuitry. Prior to being provided to the transceiver circuitry, those signals that were translated from being centered about one frequency to another may be retranslated to being centered about the original center frequency.

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Dependent claims

A method for receiving signals at a first electronics from a second electronics operatively connected to a first and second antenna, comprising:

receiving a composite signal transmitted by the second electronics comprising a first signal centered about a first center frequency and a second signal centered about a second center frequency, wherein the second electronics:
received the first signal from the first antenna centered about the second center frequency;
received the second signal from the second antenna centered about the second center frequency;
translated the first signal to be centered about the first center frequency;
and
combined the second signal with the translated first signal to form the composite signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Feeder cable reduction

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Abstract

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