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Base station antenna unified system for sensors and test calls

A technology for base station antennas and sensors, applied in the field of communication systems, can solve problems such as changes and performance degradation

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-12-21
COMMSCOPE TECH LLC
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Additionally, other properties of the BSA may undesirably change after installation and / or service
For example, one or more components of the BSA or other components may degrade performance in a manner that adversely affects the performance of the BSA

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[0031]The base station antenna (BSA) is the last element in the radio frequency (RF) path before transmission to a cellular device such as a cell phone. This makes it an ideal location for placing sensors that measure overall RF path performance. Some embodiments provide that the system may host a test call generation facility that is operable to perform call testing that might otherwise be addressed by sending out an expensive drive-testing team. BSAs can have various installation and / or environmental condition-specific properties that require the sensor to be tuned and / or optimized based on the environmental conditions. Such environmental conditions may include the presence and / or absence of structures that may block one or more lobes of the antenna coverage pattern, weather conditions that may affect the BSA, structures supporting the BSA and / or RF path components that cause signal degradation and / or or failure or deterioration of auxiliary components. Additionally, other...

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New base station antenna systems may detect service affecting environmental changes, integrate to standardized computing platform and cellular wireless modem, transform BSA into an independent communications hub and generate test calls, reducing drive tests. A BSA includes a panel that includes a ground plane, at least a first array that includes multiple radiating elements, at least one sensor that is configured to sense an environmental condition corresponding to the base station antenna and to generate an environmental condition signal that corresponds to the environmental condition, a circuit device that includes a communication interface that is communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and that is operable to receive the environmental condition signal from the at least one sensor, and a wireless transmitter that is communicatively coupled to the circuit device and that is operable to transmit message data corresponding to the environmental condition signal to a remote receiver.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62 / 329,426 filed April 29, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to communication systems, and more particularly to base station antennas for wireless mobile communication networks. Background technique [0004] Wireless mobile communication networks continue to evolve based on increasing traffic demands on the network, expanding service coverage areas, and new systems being deployed. Cellular ("wireless") communication networks rely on a network of base station antennas (BSAs) for connecting cellular devices, such as cell phones, to the wireless network. The BSA is the last element in the radio frequency (RF) path before transmission. This makes it an ideal location to place sensors and test call equipment used to ...

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IPC IPC(8): H04B17/00
CPCH04B17/00H04B17/12H01Q1/246H04B7/026H04B7/15571
Inventor M·N·哈姆迪R·布特勒
Owner COMMSCOPE TECH LLC