Amplifier Networks in a Repeater

A trunked amplifier network, comprising:

• a first coupler network comprising two or more input ports and two or more output ports, wherein the two or more input ports are communicatively coupled to two or more signal paths corresponding to two or more bands;
• a second coupler network comprising two or more input ports and two or more output ports, wherein the two or more output ports are communicatively coupled to two or more signal paths corresponding to two or more bands;
• and
• two or more amplifier networks between the first coupler network and the second coupler network, wherein the two or more amplifier networks are communicatively coupled between the one or more output ports of the first coupler network and the one or more input ports of the second coupler network, and a signal received at the first coupler network is distributed to the two or more amplifier networks for amplification and combined using the second coupler network to produce an output signal amplified by the two or more amplifier networks.

A method for amplifying signals with a trumped amplifier network, comprising:

• receiving a signal at a first coupler network in a repeater, wherein the first coupler network is communicatively coupled to two or more signal paths in the repeater, and the two or more signal paths correspond to two or more bands;
• distributing, using the first coupler network, the signal to two or more amplifier networks in the repeater network, wherein the two or more amplifier networks are between the first coupler network and a second coupler network in the repeater;
• and
• combining, using the second coupler network, amplified output sub-signals from the two or more amplifier networks to produce an amplified output signal.