Method and apparatus for implementing antenna modularization and antenna module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10236580-B2
Application number	US-201415123329-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2014
Priority date	Mar 4, 2014
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for implementing antenna modularization, comprising: dividing components of an antenna, forming antenna modules by the divided components, and setting types of the antenna modules. Also disclosed are a device for implementing antenna modularization and antenna modules.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for implementing antenna modularization, comprising:
dividing components of an antenna, constituting an antenna module by the divided components, and setting the type of the antenna module,
wherein dividing the components of the antenna comprises: dividing, according to functions of respective components of the antenna, the components of the antenna into an antenna element group, a phase shifter network, a passive connector group, an active connector group, an electric tunable unit, an antenna feeder interface, an electric tunable interface, a radio frequency jumper and a combiner; and
before the components of the antenna are divided, the method further comprises: standardizing active connectors and passive connectors in the antenna respectively,
wherein constituting the antenna module by the divided components comprises: connecting the antenna element group to the active connector group; connecting a branch interface of the phase shifter network to the passive connector group, connecting a combination interface of the phase shifter network to the antenna feeder interface, and connecting the phase shifter network to an external source device via the antenna feeder interface; and connecting the electric tunable unit to the phase shifter network, and connecting the electric tunable unit to an external control device via the electric tunable interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna module comprises: an active antenna module, a passive antenna module and an active-passive mixed antenna module; and
setting the type of the antenna module comprises: setting the type of the antenna module as the active antenna module by connecting the active connector group to a transceiver array; setting the type of the antenna module as the passive antenna module by connecting the passive connector group to the active connector group; and setting the type of the antenna module as the active-passive mixed antenna module by connecting a first branch port of the combiner to the transceiver array, connecting a second branch port of the combiner to the passive connector group and connecting a combination port of the combiner to the active connector group.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the antenna supports a plurality of frequency bands, the method further comprises: dividing the antenna into more than two single-frequency band antenna modules, and logically combining a plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules comprises: setting the type of each single-frequency band antenna module, and logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules in various ways according to an actual networking demand.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the antenna supports a plurality of frequency bands, the method further comprises: dividing the antenna into more than two single-frequency band antenna modules, and logically combining a plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules comprises: setting the type of each single-frequency band antenna module, and logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules in various ways according to an actual networking demand.

7. An apparatus for implementing antenna modularization, comprising:
a memory storing processor-executable instructions; and
a processor arranged to execute the stored processor-executable instructions to perform steps of:
dividing components of an antenna;
constituting an antenna module by the divided components;
setting the type of the antenna module,
wherein dividing the components of the antenna comprises: dividing, according to functions of respective components of the antenna, the components of the antenna into an antenna element group, a phase shifter network, a passive connector group, an active connector group, an electric tunable unit, an antenna feeder interface, an electric tunable interface, a radio frequency jumper and a combiner; and
before the components of the antenna are divided, standardizing active connectors and passive connectors in the antenna respectively,
wherein constituting the antenna module by the divided components comprises: connecting the antenna element group to the active connector group; connecting a branch interface of the phase shifter network to the passive connector group, connecting a combination interface of the phase shifter network to the antenna feeder interface, and connecting the phase shifter network to an external source device via the antenna feeder interface; and connecting the electric tunable unit to the phase shifter network, and connecting the electric tunable unit to an external control device via the electric tunable interface.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the antenna module comprises: an active antenna module, a passive antenna module and an active-passive mixed antenna module; and
setting the type of the antenna module comprises: setting the type of the antenna module as the active antenna module by connecting the active connector group to a transceiver array; setting the type of the antenna module as the passive antenna module by connecting the passive connector group to the active connector group; and setting the type of the antenna module as the active-passive mixed antenna module by connecting a first branch port of the combiner to the transceiver array, connecting a second branch port of the combiner to the passive connector group and connecting a combination port of the combiner to the active connector group.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein when the antenna supports a plurality of frequency bands, the processor is arranged to execute the stored processor-executable instructions to further perform a step of: dividing the antenna into more than two single-frequency band antenna modules, and logically combining a plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules comprises: setting the type of each single-frequency band antenna module, and logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules in various ways according to an actual networking demand.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein when the antenna supports a plurality of frequency bands, the processor is arranged to execute the stored processor-executable instructions to further perform a step of: dividing the antenna into more than two single-frequency band antenna modules and logically combining a plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules comprises: setting the type of each single-frequency band antenna module, and logically combining the plurality of single-frequency band antenna modules in various ways according to an actual networking demand.

Assignees

• Zte Corp

Inventors

• Wang Boming
• Wang Peng
• Fu Huanzhan
• Yang Cheng
• Zhang Jin

Classifications

• H01Q3/36

  with variable phase-shifters · CPC title

• H01Q5/42

  using two or more imbricated arrays (H01Q5/49 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q5/40 Primary

  Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements · CPC title

• H01Q21/0025 Primary

  Modular arrays · CPC title