Antenna disconnection detection
AssigneeFiplex Communications, Inc.
InventorRicardo Matias de Goycoechea
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Abstract
A system for detecting whether an antenna has been disconnected from a coverage extension system is disclosed. The system for detecting disconnected antennas includes an antenna receiving signals from a base station and noise from the environment; a coupler; a transceiver; a power sensor to measure the power intensity of the noise; a controller; and a wired connector, electrically connecting the output of the antenna to the coupler, for carrying said signals and white noise from the antenna to the coupler. The coupler outputs part of the signal and noise to the power sensor and another part of the signal and noise to the transceiver. The controller detects changes in the power intensity of the noise to detect whether the antenna has been disconnected.
Claims15
A system for detecting whether an antenna has been disconnected from a coverage extension system comprising:
- an antenna receiving signals from a base station and noise from the environment;
- a coupler;
- a transceiver;
- a power sensor to measure the power intensity of the noise;
- a controller;
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- a wired connector, electrically connecting the output of the antenna to said coupler, for carrying said signals and white noise from said antenna to said coupler;
- wherein the coupler outputs part of the signal and noise to said power sensor and another part of the signal and noise to the transceiver;
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- wherein the controller detects changes in the power intensity of the noise to detect whether the antenna has been disconnected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.