Insertion loss improvement in a multi-band device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9602145-B2
Application number	US-201213367321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2012
Priority date	Feb 7, 2011
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A multi-band user equipment (UE) is configured to operate in a single frequency band mode or a multiple frequency band mode. When operating in a single frequency band mode, the UE activates a bypass switch to route uplink signals of a first band around a multiplexer and reduce the insertion loss for the band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of wireless communication in a multiple frequency band user equipment configured to operate in a single frequency band mode and a multiple frequency band mode, comprising:
operating the multiple frequency band user equipment in the single frequency band mode with a first band or a multiple frequency band mode with the first band and a second band;
routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band through a first duplexer and a bypass device when operating in the single frequency band mode and routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band and the second band through the first duplexer and a second duplexer, respectively, when operating in the multiple frequency band mode;
bypassing a multiplexer through a bypass device while routing the uplink signals of the first band when operating in the single frequency band mode, and routing the uplink signals of the first band and the uplink signals of the second band through the multiplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode; and
outputting, via the bypass device, a first downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band, which bypasses the multiplexer, through the first duplexer when operating in the single frequency band mode and outputting, via the bypass device, a second downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band through the first duplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reducing an insertion loss value when the uplink signals bypass the multiplexer.

3. The method of claim 1 , in which the multiplexer is one of a triplexer and quadplexer.

4. An apparatus for wireless communication in a multiple frequency band user equipment configured to operate in a single frequency band mode and a multiple frequency band mode, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor being configured:
to operate the multiple frequency band user equipment in the single frequency band mode with a first band or a multiple frequency band mode with the first band and a second band;
to route uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band through a first duplexer and a bypass device when operating in the single frequency band mode and routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band and the second band through the first duplexer and a second duplexer, respectively, when operating in the multiple frequency band mode;

to bypass a multiplexer through a bypass device while routing the uplink signals of the first band when operating in the single frequency band mode, and routing the uplink signals of the first band and the uplink signals of the second band through the multiplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode; and
to output, via the bypass device, a first downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band, which bypasses the multiplexer, through the first duplexer when operating in the single frequency band mode and to output, via the bypass device, a second downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band through the first duplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , in which the processor is further configured to reduce an insertion loss value when the uplink signals bypass the multiplexer.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , in which the multiplexer is one of a triplexer and quadplexer.

7. An apparatus for wireless communication in a multiple frequency band user equipment configured to operate in a single frequency band mode and a multiple frequency band mode, comprising:
means for operating the multiple frequency band user equipment in the single frequency band mode with a first band or a multiple frequency band mode with the first band and a second band;
means for routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band through a first duplexer and a bypass device when operating in the single frequency band mode and routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band and the second band through the first duplexer and a second duplexer, respectively, when operating in the multiple frequency band mode;
means for bypassing a multiplexer through a bypass device while routing the uplink signals of the first band when operating in the single frequency band mode, and routing the uplink signals of the first band and the uplink signals of the second band through the multiplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode; and
means for outputting, via the bypass device, a first downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band, which bypasses the multiplexer, through the first duplexer when operating in the single frequency band mode and outputting, via the bypass device, a second downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band through the first duplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising means for reducing an insertion loss value when the uplink signals bypass the multiplexer.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , in which the multiplexer is one of a triplexer and quadplexer.

10. A computer program product for wireless communication in a multiple frequency band user equipment configured to operate in a single frequency band mode and a multiple frequency band mode, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
program code to operate the multiple frequency band user equipment in the single frequency band mode with a first band or a multiple frequency band mode with the first band and a second band;
program code to route uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band through a first duplexer and a bypass device when operating in the single frequency band mode and routing uplink signals and downlink signals of the first band and the second band through the first duplexer and a second duplexer, respectively, when operating in the multiple frequency band mode;
program code to bypass a multiplexer through a bypass device while routing uplink signals of the first band when operating in the single frequency band mode, and routing the uplink signals of the first band and the uplink signals of the second band through the multiplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode; and
program code to output, via the bypass device, a first downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band, which bypasses the multiplexer, through the first duplexer when operating in the single frequency band mode and to output, via the bypass device, a second downlink signal of the downlink signals of the first band through the first duplexer when operating in the multiple frequency band mode.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , in which the multiplexer is one of a triplexer and quadplexer.

12. An apparatus capable of operating in a single carrier mode and in a multicarrier mode, comprising:
a first uplink signal path and a first downlink signal path for a signal of a first frequency band, the first uplink signal path and the first downlink signal path being passed through a first duplexer when operating in the single carrier mode and in the multicarrier mode;
a second uplink signal path and a second downlink signal path for a signal of a second frequency band, the second uplink signal path and the second downlink signal path being passed through a second duplexer when operating in the multicarrier mode;
a diplexer operable to multiplex the first and second uplink signal paths;
an antenna switch coupled to the diplexer; and
a bypass switch coupled to the diplexer,

Assignees

• Ji Tingfang
• Lee Heechoon
• Gheorghiu Valentin A
• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Ji Tingfang
• Lee Heechoon
• Gheorghiu Valentin A

Classifications

• H04B1/0057 Primary

  using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band · CPC title

• H04B1/006 Primary

  using switches for selecting the desired band (H04B1/0057 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L5/14 Primary

  Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title