Small cell base station antenna apparatus and connector for same

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a small cell base station antenna apparatus and a connector for same. The small cell base station antenna apparatus comprises: a radio Unit (RU); at least one antenna module installed to be tiltable and steerable with respect to the a radio unit; and multifunction link configured to mediate the installation of each antenna module to the radio unit, wherein the multifunction link comprises: a center body; a first fixture connected between one end of the center body and the antenna module; and a second fixture connected between the other end of the center body and the radio unit, and wherein the first fixture and the second fixture are coupled via a ball joint to enable the antenna module to be installed to perform tilting rotation and steering rotation motions with respect to the radio unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.