Signal booster with coaxial cable connections

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10925115-B2
Application number	US-201916688896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2019
Priority date	Apr 11, 2017
Publication date	Feb 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 16, 2021

Abstract

Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first defined connection. The repeater can include a first coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the first defined connection. The repeater can include a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first defined connection. The repeater can include a controller configured to adjust a gain or output power of the repeater unit that compensates for insertion losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A repeater, comprising:
a first defined connection;
a second defined connection;
a first coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the first defined connection;
a second coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the second defined connection;
a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first defined connection and the second defined connection; and
a controller configured to set a gain or output power of the repeater unit to compensate for set cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection and the second coaxial cable connector and the second defined connection, wherein the set cable losses are at a selected frequency or frequency range.

2. The repeater of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a gain or output power measurement between the first coaxial cable connector and the second coaxial cable connector.

3. The repeater of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first antenna communicatively coupled to the first coaxial cable connector; and
a second antenna communicatively coupled to the second coaxial cable connector.

4. The repeater of claim 1 , wherein the cable losses includes a first loss between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection and a second loss between the second coaxial cable connector and the second defined connection.

5. The repeater of claim 1 , wherein the repeater unit includes:
one or more downlink signal paths between the first defined connection and the second defined connection, the one or more downlink signal paths for amplification and filtering of downlink signals; and
one or more uplink signal paths between the first defined connection and the second defined connection, the one or more uplink signal paths for amplification and filtering of uplink signals.

6. The repeater of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a system gain, wherein the system gain is based on the cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection and the second coaxial cable connector and the second defined connection according to a requirement of a regulatory body for a cellular consumer repeater.

7. The repeater of claim 1 , wherein the repeater unit is certifiable as a system to meet a network protection or government standard.

8. A repeater, comprising:
a first duplexer;
a second duplexer;
a first coaxial cable connector other than a first defined connection, the first coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the first duplexer;
a second coaxial cable connector other than a second defined connection, the second coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the second duplexer;
a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first coaxial cable connector and the second coaxial cable connector; and
a controller configured to set a gain or output power of the repeater unit that compensates for set cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first duplexer and the second coaxial cable connector and the second duplexer, wherein the set cable losses are at a selected frequency or frequency range.

9. The repeater of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a gain or output power measurement between the first coaxial cable connector and the second coaxial cable connector.

10. The repeater of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first antenna communicatively coupled to the first coaxial cable connector; and
a second antenna communicatively coupled to the second coaxial cable connector.

11. The repeater of claim 8 , further comprising one or more of:
the first defined connection; or
the second defined connection,
wherein the repeater unit is coupled to the first defined connection or the second defined connection.

12. The repeater of claim 8 , wherein the cable losses includes a first loss between the first coaxial cable connector and the first duplexer and a second loss between the second coaxial cable connector and the second duplexer.

13. The repeater of claim 8 wherein the repeater unit includes:
one or more downlink signal paths between the first coaxial cable connector and the second coaxial cable connector, the one or more downlink signal paths for amplification and filtering of downlink signals; and
one or more uplink signal paths between the first coaxial cable connector and the second coaxial cable connector, the one or more uplink signal paths for amplification and filtering of uplink signals.

14. The repeater of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a system gain, wherein the system gain is based on the cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first duplexer and the second coaxial cable connector and the second duplexer according to a requirement of a regulatory body for a cellular consumer repeater.

15. The repeater of claim 8 , wherein the repeater unit is certifiable as a system to meet a network protection or government standard.

16. A repeater, comprising:
a first defined connection;
a first coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the first defined connection;
a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first defined connection; and
a controller configured to set a gain or output power of the repeater unit that compensates for set cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection, wherein the set cable losses are at a frequency or frequency range.

17. The repeater of claim 16 , further comprising:
a second defined connection; and
a second coaxial cable connector configured to be communicatively coupled to the second defined connection,
wherein the repeater unit is communicatively coupled to the second defined connection,
wherein the controller is configured to set a gain or output power of the repeater unit that compensates for cable losses between the second coaxial cable connector and the second defined connection.

18. The repeater of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a gain or output power measurement between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection.

19. The repeater of claim 16 , wherein the cable losses includes a loss between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection.

20. The repeater of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the gain or output power of the repeater unit based on a system gain, wherein the system gain is based on the cable losses between the first coaxial cable connector and the first defined connection according to a requirement of a regulatory body for a cellular consumer repeater.

Assignees

• Wilson Electronics Llc

Inventors

• Ashworth Christopher Ken
• Cook Patrick Lee
• Mouser Michael James

Classifications

• H04B7/15535 Primary

  Control of relay amplifier gain (amplifier gain control in general H03G3/00; gain control reducing self - or loop interference H04B7/15578) · CPC title

• H01P1/183

  Coaxial phase-shifters (H01P1/181, H01P1/185, H01P1/19 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04W88/04 Primary

  adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user · CPC title