Input/output apparatus of multiplexer, and multiplexer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10917066-B2
Application number	US-201916731801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2019
Priority date	Apr 29, 2015
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer is provided, including: a main tap and at least two branch taps of the main tap, where each of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps include a first branch tap and a second branch tap; a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to that of the second branch tap; and a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap. The input/output apparatus of the multiplexer enables two channels with closest frequencies to use different coupling polarities. Because the coupling polarities are different, signals naturally do not interfere with each other, and signal interference between channels is eliminated in principle. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding multiplexer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer, the input/output apparatus comprising:
a main tap; and
at least two branch taps of the main tap, wherein each branch tap of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps comprise a first branch tap and a second branch tap;
wherein a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to a coupling polarity of the second branch tap.

2. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an arrangement of the at least two branch taps comprises at least two layers in a vertical direction.

3. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first branch tap is capacitively coupled, and the second branch tap is inductively coupled.

4. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each branch tap of the at least two branch taps includes a coupling calculation frequency, and a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap among the branch taps included in the at least two branch taps.

5. A multiplexer, comprising:
an input/output apparatus comprising a main tap and at least two first-level branch taps of the main tap, wherein each first-level branch tap of the at least two first-level branch taps is coupled to a different first-level resonant cavity, and the at least two first-level branch taps comprise a first first-level branch tap and a second first-level branch tap;
wherein a coupling polarity of the first first-level branch tap is opposite to a coupling polarity of the second first-level branch tap.

6. The multiplexer according to claim 5 , wherein:
at least one first-level resonant cavity is connected to at least two second-level branch taps, wherein each of the at least two second-level branch taps is coupled to a different second-level resonant cavity, and the at least two second-level branch taps comprise a first second-level branch tap and a second second-level branch tap; and
a coupling polarity of the first second-level branch tap is opposite to that of the second second-level branch tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second second-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first second-level branch tap among the second-level branch taps included in the at least two second-level branch taps.

7. The multiplexer according to claim 5 , wherein an arrangement of the first-level branch taps comprises at least two layers in a vertical direction.

8. The multiplexer according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a mounting plate; and
a boss, wherein the boss is disposed on the mounting plate, and the boss is configured to physically connect to a first-level branch tap directly when the first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled to a first-level resonant cavity.

9. The multiplexer according to claim 8 , wherein an adjustment screw is further disposed on the mounting plate, and the adjustment screw is configured to adjust coupling strength of capacitive coupling.

10. The multiplexer according to claim 5 , wherein the first first-level branch tap is capacitively coupled, and the second first-level branch tap is inductively coupled.

11. The multiplexer according to claim 5 , wherein each first-level branch tap of the at least two first-level branch taps includes a coupling calculation frequency, and a coupling calculation frequency of the first first-level branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the second first-level branch tap among the first-level branch taps included in the at least two first-level branch taps.

12. A multiplexer, comprising:
resonant cavities;
wherein there are at least two levels of the resonant cavities, each first-level resonant cavity of at least one first-level resonant cavity is coupled to a different second-level resonant cavity via at least two taps;
wherein the at least two taps include a first tap and a second tap; and
wherein a coupling polarity of the first tap is opposite to a coupling polarity of the second tap, and a coupling calculation frequency of the second tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first tap.

13. The multiplexer according to claim 12 , wherein the multiplexer further comprises:
an input/output apparatus, wherein taps of the input/output apparatus are connected to the resonant cavities.

14. An radio unit, comprising:
an input/output apparatus of a multiplexer, wherein the input/output apparatus comprises:
a main tap; and
at least two branch taps of the main tap, wherein each branch tap of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps comprise a first branch tap and a second branch tap;

wherein a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to a coupling polarity of the second branch tap.

15. A base station, comprising:
a radio unit comprising an input/output apparatus of a multiplexer, wherein the input/output apparatus comprises:
a main tap; and
at least two branch taps of the main tap, wherein each branch tap of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps comprise a first branch tap and a second branch tap;

wherein a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to a coupling polarity of the second branch tap.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Xiaofeng
• Qiu Lixia
• Chen Ke

Classifications

• H01P1/2136 Primary

  using comb or interdigital filters; using cascaded coaxial cavities (H01P1/2131, H01P1/2135 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01P1/213

  combining or separating two or more different frequencies (H01P1/215 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03H7/461 Primary

  particularly adapted for use in common antenna systems · CPC title