Method and apparatus for determining connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of base station and an antenna port

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9860772-B2
Application number	US-201514806442-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2015
Priority date	Jan 25, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port. The method includes: receiving, via one antenna port, a signal sent by a base station, and acquiring the signal via a Smart Bias-Tee in an antenna and a port of a remote control unit in the antenna, where the antenna port, the Smart Bias-Tee, and the port of the remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence; determining, according to the Smart Bias-Tee and the port of the remote control unit that acquire the signal, the antenna port that receives the signal; and sending, to the base station, identification information of the antenna port that receives the signal, and/or identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port. Then accuracy and convenience in determining the connection relationship can be improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port, the method comprising:
receiving, via an antenna port, a signal for determining the connection relationship sent by the base station, and acquiring the signal for determining the connection relationship via a smart feeding unit in an antenna and a port of a remote control unit in the antenna, wherein the antenna port, the smart feeding unit, and the port of the remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence;
determining, according to the smart feeding unit and the port of the remote control unit that acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship, the antenna port that receives the signal for determining the connection relationship; and
sending, to the base station, at least one of identification information of the antenna port that receives the signal for determining the connection relationship, and identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal for determining the connection relationship is a binary on-off keying signal.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each antenna and each remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence, and the identification information of the antenna is a serial number of a control board in the remote control unit in the antenna.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving, via an antenna port, a signal for determining the connection relationship sent by the base station, and acquiring the signal for determining the connection relationship via a smart feeding unit in an antenna and a port of a remote control unit in the antenna comprises:
receiving, via an antenna port, a test signal sent by the base station;
performing, via the smart feeding unit in the antenna, signal separation on the test signal to acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship; and
transmitting the signal for determining the connection relationship that is separated out to the correspondingly connected port of the remote control unit.

5. A method for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port, the method comprising:
sending a signal for determining the connection relationship to a correspondingly connected antenna port via an antenna feeding port of the base station, and recording identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station;
receiving identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port, wherein the identification information of the antenna corresponding to the antenna port is a serial number of a control board in a remote control unit in the antenna; and
determining a connection relationship between the antenna feeding port of the base station and the antenna port according to the recorded identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station and the identification information of the antenna.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein sending a signal for determining the connection relationship to a correspondingly connected antenna port via an antenna feeding port of the base station, and recording identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station comprises:
sending a test signal to the correspondingly connected antenna port via the antenna feeding port of the base station, wherein the test signal carries the signal for determining the connection relationship; and recording the identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the signal for determining the connection relationship is a binary on-off keying signal.

8. An apparatus for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port, the apparatus comprising:
an antenna port, configured to receive a signal for determining the connection relationship sent by the base station;
a smart feeding unit, connected to the antenna port, configured to acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship;
a port of a remote control unit in the antenna, configured to acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship;
wherein the antenna port, the smart feeding unit, and the port of the remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence;
the remote control unit, further configured to determine, according to the smart feeding unit and the port of the remote control unit that acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship, the antenna port that receives the signal for determining the connection relationship; and
a transmitter, configured to send, to the base station, at least one of identification information of the antenna port determined by the remote control unit, and identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the signal for determining the connection relationship is a binary on-off keying signal.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein each antenna and each remote control unit are in a one-to-one correspondence, and the identification information of the antenna is a serial number of a control board in the remote control unit in the antenna.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the smart feeding unit is configured to:
receive a test signal sent by the base station;
perform signal separation on the test signal to acquire the signal for determining the connection relationship; and
transmit the signal for determining the connection relationship that is separated out to the correspondingly connected port of the remote control unit.

12. An apparatus for determining a connection relationship between an antenna feeding port of a base station and an antenna port, the apparatus comprising:
an antenna feeding port; and
a processor, configured to:
send a signal for determining the connection relationship to a correspondingly connected antenna port via an antenna feeding port of the base station, and record identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station;
receive identification information of an antenna corresponding to the antenna port, wherein the identification information of the antenna corresponding to the antenna port is a serial number of a control board in a remote control unit in the antenna; and
determine a connection relationship between the antenna feeding port of the base station and the antenna port according to the recorded identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station and the identification information of the antenna.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
send a test signal to the correspondingly connected antenna port via the antenna feeding port of the base station, wherein the test signal carries the signal for determining the connection relationship; and
record the identification information of the antenna feeding port of the base station.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the signal for determining the connection relationship is a binary on-off keying signal.

15. A base station system, comprising:
a base station with an antenna feeding port and an antenna with an antenna port, the antenna feeding port of the base station and the antenna port are connected in a one-to-one fashion;
wherein the antenna further comprises:
a smart feeding unit, in a one-to-one correspondence with the antenna port, and

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Honggang
• Pu Tao
• Zhang Xiaodong
• Liu Xiangyang

Classifications

• H04W88/085

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• G01R31/00

  Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere ({measuring superconductive properties G01R33/1238;} testing line transmission systems H04B3/46; testing or measuring semiconductors or solid state devices during manufacture {H10P74/00}) · CPC title

• H04W24/06

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using simulated traffic · CPC title