Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver
OwnerOmri Hovers, Eran Shenhar +3inventors
InventorsOmri Hovers, Eran Shenhar, Daniel Korkos, Nanu Peri, Shahar Kagan
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver. The method further includes executing one or more algorithms using the control signals received by the smart antenna apparatus as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
Claims31
A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus, comprising:
- receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit, the control signals being operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver;
- and
- executing one or more synchronization algorithms using the control signals received by the smart antenna apparatus as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus, comprising:
- receiving at a smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit;
- wherein the control signals are communicated from the base station transceiver at a downlink control frequency;
- wherein the control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver;
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- wherein the control signals are received at the smart antenna apparatus from the base station transceiver via one or more radio signal wires without affecting the communication of the control signals from the base station transceiver to the one or more mobile stations;
- converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency;
- and
- executing one or more synchronization algorithms using the control signals as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
A smart antenna apparatus comprising:
- a signal receiver operable to receive one or more control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit, the control signals operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver;
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- a processor operable to execute one or more synchronization algorithms using the control signals received at the signal receiver as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
A smart antenna apparatus comprising:
- a signal splitting device operable to:
- receive control signals transmitted from a base station transceiver via a radio signal wire;
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- split the control signals communicated via the radio signal wire into a first path for synchronizing one or more mobile stations with the base station transceiver and a second path for synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver;
- wherein the signal splitting device is operable to split the control signals without affecting the communication of the control signals from the base station transceiver to the one or more mobile stations;
- a mixing device operable to convert the control signals communicated via the second path from a downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency;
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- a processor operable to execute one or more synchronization algorithms using the control signals as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.