Full-Duplex Switching Module And Method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019280846-A1
Application number	US-201916421688-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	Nov 24, 2016
Publication date	Sep 12, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A switching module for establishing a controllable propagation path for a high-frequency modulated signal in response to a switching information comprises a controllable switch and a link-management unit. The controllable switch is adapted to couple a first port to one of a second port and a third port. The link-management unit is operable to generate a control signal for controlling the switch based on the switching information. The link-management unit has a detector unit adapted to receive the control signal with the high-frequency modulated signal and to generate a pulse for controlling the switch depending on the control signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A switching module for establishing a controllable propagation path for a high-frequency modulated signal in response to a switching information, comprising:
a controllable switch adapted to couple a first port to one of a second port and a third port; and a link-management unit that is operable to generate a control signal for controlling the switch based on the switching information, the link-management unit has a detector unit adapted to receive the control signal with the high-frequency modulated signal and to generate a pulse for controlling the switch depending on the control signal.

2 . The switching module of claim 1 , further comprising a control signal generating unit having a latch circuit with a data input terminal, a latch enable terminal, and an output terminal.

3 . The switching module of claim 2 , wherein the high-frequency modulated signal is input into the data input terminal.

4 . The switching module of claim 3 , wherein the output terminal is connected to a control signal generator for generating the control signal.

5 . The switching module of claim 1 , wherein the switch has a GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit.

6 . The switching module of claim 1 , wherein the detector unit has a first band pass filter and a second band pass filter receiving the control signal.

7 . The switching module of claim 6 , wherein the detector unit has a first Schmitt trigger connected to an output of the first band pass filter and adapted to generate a trigger pulse in response to an output signal present at the output of the first band pass filter.

8 . The switching module of claim 7 , wherein the detector unit has a second Schmitt trigger connected to an output of the second band pass filter and adapted to generate a trigger pulse in response to an output signal present at the output of the second band pass filter.

9 . The switching module of claim 1 , further comprising a second detector unit adapted to detect a second control signal transmitted with a second high-frequency modulated signal received at the second or third port.

10 . The switching module of claim 9 , wherein the propagation path is a full-duplex transmission path.

11 . The switching module of claim 1 , further comprising a fiber coupling antenna coupling a millimeter wave conducting fiber to each of the first port, the second port, and the third port.

12 . The switching module of claim 1 , wherein the control signal includes a plurality of pulses with different frequencies for encoding the switching information.

13 . The switching module of claim 1 , further comprising a power amplification device adapted to amplify the high-frequency modulated signal.

14 . A method of establishing a controllable propagation path for a high-frequency modulated signal in response to a switching information, comprising:
generating a control signal for controlling a controllable switch based on the switching information; transmitting the control signal together with the high-frequency modulated signal; generating a pulse for controlling the switch depending on the control signal; and coupling a first port to one of a second port and a third port with the controllable switch.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein generating the pulse comprises filtering the control signal and inputting the filtered control signal into a trigger, the trigger generates the pulse.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the control signal is generated from the switching information transmitted with the high-frequency modulated signal over a millimeter wave fiber.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the control signal is generated from the switching information transmitted simultaneously with the high-frequency modulated signal over a wireless channel.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the control signal is generated as a frequency multiplexed or a code multiplexed signal.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the controllable propagation path is a full-duplex transmission path.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Nederland Bv

Inventors

• Rousstia Mohadig Widha
• Sharma Rohit
• Habraken Gied

Classifications

• H10W72/00

  Interconnections or connectors in packages · CPC title

• H04L5/143 Primary

  for modulated signals (H04L5/1469 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01P1/15

  by semiconductor devices · CPC title

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L5/0094

  Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated · CPC title