Radio frequency unit, signal bias unit, tail end unit and fusion system

By designing a fusion system of radiation and perception in the indoor environment, integrated signal processing unit and multiple end units, the problem of high cost and maintenance of the antenna system and sensor system deployment, and realizing low -cost deployment and simplified maintenance.

CN119382732APending Publication Date: 2025-01-28HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310923070.3
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CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2023-07-25
Publication Date
2025-01-28

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Technical Problem

The prior art requires a lot of manpower and material resources when deploying antenna systems and sensor systems in indoor environments, which are costly and inconvenient to maintain.

Method used

By designing a fusion system for radiation and perception, integrated signal processing unit and multiple ending units, including radiation units, perception units, and fusion units, reuse the receiving and receiving links in the feeder network to achieve low antenna system and sensor system low Cost deployment.

Benefits of technology

The low -cost deployment of antenna system and sensor system is realized, saving manpower and material resources, and simplified the later maintenance process.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a radio frequency unit, a signal bias unit, a tail end unit and a fusion system, which are used for realizing a low-cost deployment scheme of an antenna system and a sensor system. The fusion system comprises a signal processing unit and N tail end units, the N tail end units comprise at least one radiation unit and at least one sensing unit, and / or comprise at least one radiation and sensing fusion unit, and the signal processing unit is used for sending a radio frequency emission signal and / or a sensing request signal to the N tail end units, or sending the radio frequency emission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the N tail end units. And receiving radio frequency receiving signals and / or sensing acquisition signals from the N tail end units. The radiation unit and the sensing unit are integrated in one set of feed network, so that deployment of an antenna system and a sensor system can be completed at one time, information transmission of the two systems can be completed by multiplexing a transceiving link in the same feed network, manpower and material resource costs are effectively saved, and the cost of the antenna system and the sensor system is reduced. And a low-cost deployment scheme of the antenna system and the sensor system is realized.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a radio frequency unit, a signal bias unit, a terminal unit and a fusion system. Background Art

[0002] Due to the shielding effect of buildings, it is difficult for outdoor base station signals to effectively propagate to indoor environments. Therefore, in order to improve indoor signal strength, antenna systems are usually distributed indoors. Indoor antenna systems can evenly transmit outdoor communication signals to every corner of the room, effectively solving the problem of uneven distribution of indoor signal strength and quality. Therefore, it has basically become an infrastructure. Most places with buildings are equipped with corresponding indoor antenna systems.

[0003] Similarly, for safety reasons, various sensors are often deployed indoors. For example, some sensors currently deployed indoors include: smoke sensors in residential buildings, temperature sensors in computer rooms, vibration sensors in earthquake-prone areas, and humidity sensors in coastal areas. As people's quality of life improves, sensors have basically become a kind of infrastructure. As long as there are people living in the indoor environment, corresponding sensor systems will be deployed to protect people's lives and property by timely detecting potential risks.

[0004] However, although both antenna systems and sensor systems are deployed in some indoor environments, most of the current deployment solutions require a large investment of manpower and material resources, the required deployment cost is high, and the subsequent maintenance is inconvenient. Therefore, the low-cost deployment of antenna systems and sensor systems needs further research. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a radio frequency unit, a signal bias unit, a terminal unit and a fusion system to implement a low-cost deployment solution for an antenna system and a sensor system.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a radiation and perception fusion system, which includes a signal processing unit and N terminal units connected to the signal processing unit, wherein the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one perception unit, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or include at least one radiation and perception fusion unit, N is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the signal processing unit may send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal processing unit may receive a radio frequency reception signal from a radiation unit in the N terminal units, a perception acquisition signal from a perception unit in the N terminal units, and a radio frequency reception signal and / or a perception acquisition signal from a fusion unit in the N terminal units.

[0007] In the above scheme, by integrating the radiation unit and the sensing unit into a set of feeding networks, not only can the deployment of the antenna system and the sensor system be completed at one time, saving labor costs, but the transceiver links in the same feeding network can also be reused to complete the information transmission of the antenna system and the sensing system, saving material costs. In this way, by designing a fusion system of the antenna system and the sensing system, it is helpful to realize a low-cost deployment plan for the antenna system and the sensing system.

[0008] In a possible design of the first aspect, the fusion system may also include a power supply, which is connected to the signal processing unit, and is used to send a DC power supply signal to the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit is also used to send the DC power supply signal from the power supply to N terminal units.

[0009] In the above design, after the sensing unit is integrated into the feeding network of the existing antenna system, even if the original power supply capacity of the feeding network cannot meet the needs of the terminal unit in the integrated feeding network, the terminal unit in the feeding network can be powered by the set external power supply to support the integration of the radiation unit and the sensing unit into a fusion unit.

[0010] In a possible design of the first aspect, the signal processing unit may include a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit, and the signal bias unit is connected to the radio frequency unit and the N terminal units, respectively. In the scenario of sending information, the radio frequency unit is used to send the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the signal bias unit, and the signal bias unit is used to send the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal bias unit is used to send the radio frequency receiving signal from the radiation unit in the N terminal units, the perception acquisition signal from the perception unit in the N terminal units, and the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the perception acquisition signal from the fusion unit in the N terminal units to the radio frequency unit, and the radio frequency unit is used to receive the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the perception acquisition signal from the signal bias unit.

[0011] In the above design, the signal processing unit includes a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit. The structure of the radio frequency unit can remain the same as that of the radio frequency unit on the existing antenna system, while the signal bias unit can be a new component that is developed and added to the existing antenna system. In this way, the design can directly utilize the existing radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. No matter what the scenario is, as long as the antenna system has been deployed, the newly developed signal bias unit can be added to the antenna system to achieve the effect of integrating the sensing function in the antenna system. This fusion method is relatively simple, and only some minor changes need to be made to the existing antenna system, without the need to change the structure of the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system, which helps to reduce R&D costs, labor costs and material costs.

[0012] In a possible implementation of the above design, the signal bias unit may include T third interfaces, the T third interfaces are connected to T RF cables, each RF cable is provided with one or more terminal units, and T is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the signal bias unit may send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals through the T third interfaces, and in the scenario of receiving information, the signal bias unit may receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals through the T third interfaces.

[0013] In the above implementation, by dispersing N terminal units through T RF cables, the communication between the signal processing unit and the N terminal units can be evenly distributed on different RF cables, reducing the communication pressure of distributing the N terminal units on one RF cable.

[0014] In a possible implementation of the above design, the RF unit may include M RF interfaces, the signal bias unit may include M first interfaces and T third interfaces, the M RF interfaces are connected to the M first interfaces in a one-to-one correspondence, the T third interfaces are connected to the N terminal units, and M and T are positive integers. In the scenario of sending information, the RF unit can send RF transmission signals through the M RF interfaces, and the signal bias unit can receive RF transmission signals through the T third interfaces. In the scenario of receiving signals, the signal bias unit can receive RF reception signals through the T third interfaces, and the RF unit can receive RF reception signals through the M RF interfaces.

[0015] In the above implementation method, the M RF interfaces can be the original RF interfaces of the RF unit on the existing antenna system. By configuring the interface of the signal bias unit with reference to the original RF interface of the RF unit, the RF transceiver function in the fusion unit can be realized without modifying the RF unit interface, thereby minimizing the modification of the original antenna system and reducing labor costs.

[0016] In a possible implementation of the above design, the radio frequency unit may include a perception interface, the signal bias unit may include a second interface and T third interfaces, the perception interface is connected to the second interface, the T third interfaces are connected to N terminal units, and T is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the radio frequency unit may send a perception request signal through the perception interface, the signal bias unit may receive the perception request signal through the second interface, and send the perception request signal through the T third interfaces. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal bias unit may receive the perception acquisition signal through the T third interfaces, and send the perception acquisition signal through the second interface, and the radio frequency unit may receive the perception acquisition signal through the perception interface.

[0017] In the above implementation method, the perception interface can be the original interface of the RF unit on the existing antenna system, such as the AISC interface. By configuring the interface of the signal bias unit with reference to the original interface of the RF unit, the perception transceiver function in the fusion unit can be realized without modifying the RF unit interface, thereby minimizing the modification of the original antenna system and reducing labor costs.

[0018] In a possible implementation of the above design, the signal bias unit may include a power interface and T third interfaces, the power interface is connected to the power supply, and the T third interfaces are connected to N terminal units, where T is a positive integer. The signal bias unit may also receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply through the power interface, and send a DC power supply signal through the T third interfaces. In this way, the signal bias unit may provide the DC power supply signal from the power supply to the N terminal units.

[0019] In a possible implementation of the above design, the RF transmission signal and RF reception signal received by the signal bias unit are high-frequency AC signals, and the perception request signal and perception acquisition signal received by the signal bias unit are low-frequency AC signals. In this case, the signal bias unit may include a first bias circuit, and the first bias circuit includes at least one first filter element, a second filter element, and a third filter element. The first end of at least one first filter element is used to receive the RF transmission signal from the RF unit or the RF reception signal from the terminal unit, the first end of the second filter element is used to receive the perception request signal from the RF unit or the perception acquisition signal of the terminal unit, and the first end of the third filter element is used to receive the DC power supply signal. The second end of at least one first filter element, the second end of the second filter element, and the second end of the third filter element are connected to connect N terminal units. Among them, the first filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the second filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the third filter element can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

[0020] In the above implementation, by setting the first filter element, the second filter element and the third filter element in the signal bias unit, a relatively pure RF transmission signal, a perception request signal and a DC power supply signal can be transmitted to the terminal unit through the signal bias unit, and a relatively pure RF reception signal and a perception acquisition signal can be transmitted to the RF unit through the signal bias unit.

[0021] In a further possible implementation, the first filter element and the second filter element are capacitors, and the third filter element is an inductor. In this way, the characteristic of the capacitor "passing AC and blocking DC" can be utilized, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the first filter element to high frequency, a relatively pure high-frequency AC RF transmission signal and RF reception signal can be filtered, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the second filter element to low frequency, a relatively pure low-frequency AC perception request signal and perception acquisition signal can be filtered, and the characteristic of the inductor "passing DC and blocking AC" can be utilized to filter a relatively pure DC power supply signal.

[0022] In a possible implementation of the above design, the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit is a differential signal, and the perception acquisition signal from the terminal unit is a low-frequency AC signal. In this case, the signal bias unit may include a first conversion circuit, and the first interface of the first conversion circuit is used to receive the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit, and the second interface of the first conversion circuit is used to connect N terminal units. In the scenario of sending information, the first conversion circuit can convert the perception request signal received by its first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and send the converted perception request signal through its second interface. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the first conversion circuit can receive the perception acquisition signal from the terminal unit through its second interface, convert the perception acquisition signal into a differential signal, and then send the converted perception acquisition signal through its first interface.

[0023] In the above implementation, the type of signal sent by the network management device is converted into the type of signal received by the perception unit through the first conversion circuit, and the type of signal sent by the perception unit is converted into the type of signal received by the network management device, so that smooth communication between the network management device and the perception unit can be achieved.

[0024] In a possible design of the first aspect, the signal processing unit may include a radio frequency unit, the radio frequency unit includes a radio frequency processing circuit and a bias processing circuit, and the bias processing circuit is respectively connected to the radio frequency processing circuit and the N terminal units. In the scenario of sending information, the radio frequency processing circuit may send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to the bias processing circuit, and the bias processing circuit may send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal from the radio frequency processing circuit to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving signals, the bias processing circuit may send radio frequency receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals from the N terminal units to the radio frequency processing circuit, and the radio frequency processing circuit may receive radio frequency receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals from the bias processing circuit.

[0025] In the above design, the signal processing unit can be a unit obtained by improving the structure of the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. By integrating the bias processing function into the radio frequency unit of the existing antenna system, a system integrating the sensing function can be obtained by directly replacing the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. Such a setting can reduce the manpower and material costs while eliminating the need to set up new components, thereby reducing the space occupied by adding new functions to the system and realizing a miniaturized design of the system.

[0026] In a possible implementation of the above design, the RF processing circuit may include a first interface and M second interfaces, the bias processing circuit may include M first interfaces and T second interfaces, the M second interfaces of the RF processing circuit are connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit, and the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit are connected to N terminal units, where M and T are positive integers. In the scenario of sending information, the RF processing circuit may receive RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals through its first interface, and send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals to the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces, and the bias processing circuit may receive RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals from the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces, and send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals to N terminal units through its T second interfaces. In the scenario of receiving information, the bias processing circuit can receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals from N terminal units through its T second interfaces, and send RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals to the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces. The RF processing circuit can receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals from the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces, and send RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals through its first interface.

[0027] In the above implementation, by configuring the interface connection relationship between the RF processing circuit and the bias processing circuit, a mixed signal including the RF transmission signal and the perception request signal, or a mixed signal including the RF reception signal and the perception acquisition signal can be transmitted through the interface, thereby further integrating the perception transceiver function on the basis of the RF transceiver function of the RF unit of the existing antenna system.

[0028] In a possible implementation of the above design, the RF processing circuit may include a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit, the second interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the second interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, the third interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the first interface of the second conversion circuit, the second interface of the second conversion circuit is connected to the third interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, and the first interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit is connected to the bias processing circuit. In the scenario of sending signals, the signal separation / coupling circuit may receive RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals through its first interface, send RF transmission signals through its second interface, and send perception request signals through its third interface; the second conversion circuit may convert the perception request signal inputted from its first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and send the converted perception request signal through its second interface; the signal coupling / separation circuit may receive RF transmission signals through its second interface, receive the converted perception request signal through its third interface, and send RF transmission signals and / or converted perception request signals through its first interface. In the scenario of receiving signals, the signal coupling / separation circuit can receive RF receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals through its first interface, send RF receiving signals through its second interface, and send perception acquisition signals through its third interface; the second conversion circuit can convert the perception acquisition signals input by its second interface into differential signals, and send the converted perception acquisition signals through its first interface; the signal separation / coupling circuit can receive RF receiving signals through its second interface, receive perception acquisition signals through its third interface, and send RF receiving signals and / or perception request signals through its first interface;

[0029] In the above implementation, by configuring a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit in the original radio frequency unit, these three circuits can convert the type of signal sent by the network management device into the type of signal received by the perception unit, and also convert the type of signal sent by the perception unit into the type of signal received by the network management device, thereby providing support for smooth communication between the network management device and the perception unit.

[0030] In a possible implementation of the above design, the bias processing circuit may include a power interface, the power interface is connected to the power supply, and the bias processing circuit may also receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply through its power interface, and send the DC power supply signal to the N terminal units. In this way, the DC power supply signal output by the power supply can be provided to all N terminal units after passing through the power interface of the radio frequency unit, thereby achieving the maximum power supply function.

[0031] In a possible implementation of the above design, the bias processing circuit may include a seventh filter element, the first end of the seventh filter element corresponds to the power interface of the bias processing circuit, the second end of the seventh filter element is connected to the N terminal units, and the seventh filter element can filter the AC signal in the input signal. In this way, even if the DC power supply signal output by the power supply is not pure, the AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered through the seventh filter element, so that a relatively pure DC power supply signal is transmitted to the N terminal units through the seventh filter element.

[0032] In a further possible implementation, the seventh filter element is an inductor, so that the characteristic of the inductor that “passes direct current but blocks alternating current” can be utilized to filter and obtain a relatively pure direct current power supply signal.

[0033] In a possible design of the first aspect, the radiation and perception fusion unit may include a radiation unit, a perception unit, and a second bias circuit, wherein the first interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the signal processing unit, the second interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the radiation unit, and the third interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the perception unit. In the scenario of sending information, the second bias circuit may receive a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, send a radio frequency transmission signal to the radiation unit through its second interface, and send a perception request signal to the perception unit through its third interface; the radiation unit may convert the radio frequency transmission signal from the second bias circuit into an electromagnetic wave signal and send it out; the perception unit may perform the corresponding collection operation according to the instruction of the perception request signal from the second bias circuit. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the radiation unit may convert the received electromagnetic wave signal into a radio frequency receiving signal and send it to the second bias circuit, the perception unit may send the perception collection signal collected within a period of time to the second bias circuit, the second bias circuit may receive the radio frequency receiving signal from the radiation unit through its second interface, receive the perception collection signal from the perception unit through its third interface, and send the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the perception collection signal to the signal processing unit through its first interface.

[0034] In the above design, by setting a second bias circuit in the fusion unit, the function of separating and transmitting the signal input from the signal processing unit to the fusion unit and merging and transmitting the signal input from the radiation unit and the sensing unit can be realized, thereby realizing the fusion of the antenna transceiver function and the sensing transceiver function.

[0035] In a possible implementation of the above design, the second bias circuit may further include a fourth interface, the fourth interface is connected to the power interface of the sensing unit, and the second bias circuit may also receive a DC power supply signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, and send a DC power supply signal to the sensing unit through its fourth interface. In this way, the DC power supply signal output by the power supply may also be provided to the N terminal units through the second bias circuit.

[0036] In a possible implementation of the above design, the second bias circuit may include a fourth filter element, a fifth filter element, and a sixth filter element. The first end of the fourth filter element, the first end of the fifth filter element, and the first end of the sixth filter element are connected and then connected to the first interface of the second bias circuit. The second end of the fourth filter element corresponds to the second interface of the second bias circuit, the second end of the fifth filter element corresponds to the third interface of the second bias circuit, and the second end of the sixth filter element corresponds to the fourth interface of the second bias circuit. The fourth filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the fifth filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the sixth filter element can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

[0037] In the above implementation, by setting the fourth filter element, the fifth filter element and the sixth filter element in the second bias circuit, relatively pure RF transmission signals, perception request signals and DC power supply signals can be transmitted to the terminal unit through the second bias circuit, and relatively pure RF reception signals and perception acquisition signals can be transmitted to the signal processing unit through the second bias circuit.

[0038] In a further possible implementation, the fourth filter element and the fifth filter element are capacitors, and the sixth filter element is an inductor. In this way, the characteristic of the capacitor "passing AC and blocking DC" can be utilized, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the fourth filter element to high frequency, a relatively pure high-frequency AC RF transmission signal and RF reception signal can be filtered, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the fifth filter element to low frequency, a relatively pure low-frequency AC perception request signal and perception acquisition signal can be filtered, and the characteristic of the inductor "passing DC and blocking AC" can be utilized to filter a relatively pure DC power supply signal.

[0039] In a possible design of the first aspect, the fusion system may further include a baseband unit, and the baseband unit is connected to the signal processing unit. In the scenario of sending information, the baseband unit may send a radio frequency transmission signal to the signal processing unit, and the signal processing unit may receive the radio frequency transmission signal from the baseband unit. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal processing unit may send a radio frequency reception signal to the baseband unit, and the baseband unit may receive the radio frequency reception signal from the signal processing unit.

[0040] In the above design, by setting the baseband unit to be connected with the signal processing unit, the communication connection between the baseband unit and the radiation unit or fusion unit in the terminal unit can be realized through the signal processing unit to realize the sending and receiving operations of the radio frequency signal.

[0041] In a possible design of the first aspect, the fusion system may further include a network management device, which is connected to the baseband unit. In the scenario of sending information, the network management device may send a perception request signal to the baseband unit, the baseband unit may send a perception request signal to the signal processing unit, and the signal processing unit may receive the perception request signal from the baseband unit. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal processing unit may send a perception acquisition signal to the baseband unit, the baseband unit may receive the perception acquisition signal from the signal processing unit, and send the perception acquisition signal to the network management device, and the network management device may receive the perception acquisition signal from the baseband unit.

[0042] In the above design, by setting up a network management device connected to the baseband unit, the communication connection between the network management device and the perception unit or fusion unit in the terminal unit can be realized through the baseband unit and the signal processing unit to realize the sending and receiving operations of the perception signal.

[0043] In a second aspect, the present application provides a radio frequency unit, which includes a first interface and at least one second interface, the first interface is used to connect to a baseband unit, and the at least one second interface is used to connect to N terminal units, wherein the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one perception unit, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or include at least one radiation and perception fusion unit, N is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the radio frequency unit is used to: receive a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal from the baseband unit through the first interface, and send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to the N terminal units through at least one second interface. In the scenario of receiving information, the radio frequency unit is used to: receive a radio frequency reception signal from a radiation unit in the N terminal units, a perception acquisition signal from a perception unit in the N terminal units, and a radio frequency reception signal and / or a perception acquisition signal from a fusion unit in the N terminal units through at least one second interface, and send a radio frequency reception signal and / or a perception acquisition signal to the baseband unit through the first interface.

[0044] In a possible design of the second aspect, at least one second interface may include M RF interfaces and a perception interface, the M RF interfaces are connected to the M first interfaces of the signal bias unit in a one-to-one correspondence, the perception interface is connected to the second interface of the signal bias unit, and the third interface of the signal bias unit is connected to N terminal units, where M is a positive integer. The RF unit is specifically used to: send RF transmission signals or receive RF reception signals through the M RF interfaces, and send perception request signals or receive perception acquisition signals through the perception interface.

[0045] In a possible design of the second aspect, the RF unit may include a RF processing circuit and a bias processing circuit, the RF processing circuit includes a first interface and M second interfaces, the bias processing circuit includes M first interfaces and T second interfaces, the first interface of the RF processing circuit corresponds to the first interface of the RF unit, the M second interfaces of the RF processing circuit are connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit, the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit correspond to at least one third interface of the RF unit, and T is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the RF processing circuit can receive RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals through its first interface, and send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals to the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces; the bias processing circuit can receive RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals from the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces, and send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals to N terminal units through its T second interfaces. In the scenario of receiving information, the bias processing circuit can receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals from N terminal units through its T second interfaces, and send RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals to the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces; the RF processing circuit can receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals from the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces, and send RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals through its first interface.

[0046] In a possible implementation of the above design, the radio frequency processing circuit may include a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit, the first interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit corresponds to the first interface of the radio frequency processing circuit, the second interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the second interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, the third interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the first interface of the second conversion circuit, the second interface of the second conversion circuit is connected to the third interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, and the first interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit is connected to M second interfaces of the radio frequency processing circuit. In the scenario of sending information, the signal separation / coupling circuit may receive a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal through its first interface, send a radio frequency transmission signal through its second interface, and send a perception request signal through its third interface; the second conversion circuit may convert the perception request signal inputted from its first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and send the converted perception request signal through its second interface; the signal coupling / separation circuit may receive a radio frequency transmission signal through its second interface, receive the converted perception request signal through its third interface, and send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a converted perception request signal through its first interface. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal coupling / separation circuit can receive RF reception signals and / or perception acquisition signals through its first interface, send RF reception signals through its second interface, and send perception acquisition signals through its third interface; the second conversion circuit can convert the perception acquisition signals input by its second interface into differential signals, and send the converted perception acquisition signals through its first interface; the signal separation / coupling circuit can receive RF reception signals through its second interface, receive perception acquisition signals through its third interface, and send RF reception signals and / or perception request signals through its first interface.

[0047] In a possible implementation of the above design, the bias processing circuit may also include a power supply interface, which is connected to a power supply. The bias processing circuit is also used to: receive a DC power supply signal from a power supply through its power supply interface, and send a DC power supply signal to N terminal units through its T second interfaces.

[0048] In a further possible implementation, the bias processing circuit also includes a seventh filter element, the first end of the seventh filter element corresponds to the power interface of the bias processing circuit, the second end of the seventh filter element is connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit and then connected to the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit, and the seventh filter element can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

[0049] In a further possible implementation, the seventh filtering element is an inductor.

[0050] In a third aspect, the present application provides a signal bias unit, including M first interfaces, a second interface and T third interfaces, the M first interfaces are connected to the M RF interfaces of the RF unit, the second interface is connected to the perception interface of the RF unit, and the T third interfaces are connected to N terminal units, the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one perception unit, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or include at least one radiation and perception fusion unit, N is a positive integer; M and T are positive integers. In the scenario of sending information, the signal bias unit is used to: receive RF transmission signals from the RF unit through the M first interfaces, receive perception request signals from the RF unit through the second interface, and send RF transmission signals and / or perception request signals to the N terminal units through the T third interfaces. In the scenario of receiving information, the signal bias unit is used to: receive RF receiving signals from the radiation units in N terminal units, perception acquisition signals from the perception units in N terminal units, and RF receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals from the fusion units in N terminal units through T third interfaces, send RF receiving signals to the RF unit through M first interfaces, and send perception acquisition signals to the RF unit through the second interface.

[0051] In a possible design of the third aspect, the T second interfaces are connected to the T radio frequency cables in a one-to-one correspondence, and each radio frequency cable is provided with one or more terminal units.

[0052] In a possible design of the third aspect, the signal bias unit may also include a power supply interface, which is connected to a power supply. The signal bias unit is also used to: receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply through the power supply interface, and send a DC power supply signal to N terminal units through T third interfaces.

[0053] In a possible design of the third aspect, the RF transmission signal and RF reception signal received by the signal bias unit are high-frequency AC signals, and the perception request signal and perception acquisition signal received by the signal bias unit are low-frequency AC signals. In this case, the signal bias unit may also include a first bias circuit, which includes M first filter elements, a second filter element, and a third filter element. The first ends of the M first filter elements are connected to the M first interfaces of the signal bias unit in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the second filter element is used to connect to the second interface of the signal bias unit, the first end of the third filter element is connected to the power interface of the signal bias unit, and the second ends of the M first filter elements, the second end of the second filter element, and the second end of the third filter element are connected to the T third interfaces of the signal bias unit. Among them, the first filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the second filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the third filter element can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

[0054] In a further possible design, the first filter element and the second filter element are capacitors, and the third filter element is an inductor.

[0055] In a possible design of the third aspect, the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit is a differential signal, and the perception acquisition signal from the terminal unit is a low-frequency AC signal. In this case, the signal bias unit may include a first conversion circuit, and the first interface of the first conversion circuit corresponds to the second interface of the signal bias unit, and the second interface of the first conversion circuit is used to connect T third interfaces of the signal bias unit. In the scenario of sending information, the first conversion circuit can receive the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit through its first interface, convert the perception request signal into a low-frequency AC signal, and then send the converted perception request signal through its second interface. In the scenario of receiving information, the first conversion circuit can receive the perception acquisition signal from the terminal unit through its second interface, convert the perception acquisition signal into a differential signal, and then send the converted perception acquisition signal through its first interface.

[0056] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a terminal unit, including a radiation unit, a sensing unit and a second bias circuit, wherein the first interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the signal processing unit, the second interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the radiation unit, and the third interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the sensing unit. In the scenario of sending information, the second bias circuit can receive a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a sensing request signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, send a radio frequency transmission signal to the radiation unit through its second interface, and send a sensing request signal to the sensing unit through its third interface; the radiation unit can convert the radio frequency transmission signal from the second bias circuit into an electromagnetic wave signal and send it out; the sensing unit can perform the corresponding collection operation according to the instruction of the sensing request signal from the second bias circuit. In the scenario of receiving information, the radiation unit can convert the received electromagnetic wave signal into a radio frequency receiving signal and send it to the second bias circuit; the sensing unit can send the sensing acquisition signal collected within a period of time to the second bias circuit; the second bias circuit can receive a radio frequency receiving signal from the radiation unit through its second interface, receive a sensing acquisition signal from the sensing unit through its third interface, and send a radio frequency receiving signal and / or a sensing acquisition signal to the signal processing unit through its first interface.

[0057] In a possible design of the fourth aspect, the second bias circuit may also include a fourth interface, which is connected to the power interface of the sensing unit. The second bias circuit is also used to: receive a DC power supply signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, and send a DC power supply signal to the sensing unit through its fourth interface.

[0058] In a possible design of the fourth aspect, the second bias circuit may include a fourth filter element, a fifth filter element, and a sixth filter element, wherein the first end of the fourth filter element, the first end of the fifth filter element, and the first end of the sixth filter element are connected to the first interface of the second bias circuit, the second end of the fourth filter element corresponds to the second interface of the second bias circuit, the second end of the fifth filter element corresponds to the third interface of the second bias circuit, and the second end of the sixth filter element corresponds to the fourth interface of the second bias circuit. The fourth filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the fifth filter element can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the sixth filter element can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

[0059] In a further possible design, the fourth filter element and the fifth filter element are capacitors, and the sixth filter element is an inductor.

[0060] The various designs in the above-mentioned first aspect are also applicable to the above-mentioned second to fourth aspects. For the corresponding beneficial effects, please refer to the technical effects that can be achieved by the corresponding designs in the above-mentioned first aspect, and no further details will be given here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0061] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a possible application scenario provided by the present application is exemplified;

[0062] Figure 2 The following is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a radiation and sensing fusion system provided by the present application;

[0063] Figure 3 The following is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a radiation and sensing fusion system provided by the present application;

[0064] Figure 4 The following is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a signal bias unit provided by the present application;

[0065] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a first bias circuit provided by the present application is exemplarily shown;

[0066] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing a structure of a first conversion circuit provided by the present application is exemplified;

[0067] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a radio frequency unit provided by the present application is exemplified;

[0068] Figure 8 A schematic diagram showing a specific structure of a radio frequency unit provided in an embodiment of the present application is exemplified;

[0069] Fig. 9A schematic diagram of the structure of a fusion unit provided in an embodiment of the present application is exemplarily shown;

[0070] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a second bias circuit provided by the present application is exemplarily shown;

[0071] Fig.11 A specific structural schematic diagram of a second bias circuit provided in the present application is exemplified. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0072] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0073] Below, some terms in this application are explained. It should be noted that these explanations are for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art and do not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection claimed in this application.

[0074] 1. Radiating unit.

[0075] The radiating element, also known as the antenna element, is the core element of the antenna array and is used to transmit and receive radio waves. The antenna array is usually composed of multiple radiating elements arranged in a certain pattern. If multiple radiating elements are arranged in a straight line, it is called a linear antenna array. If the radiating elements are arranged on a plane, it is called a planar antenna array.

[0076] 2. Perception unit.

[0077] A sensing unit refers to a unit with a data collection function, and the collected data may include various physical quantities, identifications, audio data or video data, etc. Some examples of sensing units include: sensors, such as infrared sensors, air pressure sensors, smoke sensors, humidity sensors, temperature sensors, vibration sensors, etc.; multimedia information collection equipment, such as optical drives, sound cards, video capture cards, microphones, electronic keyboards, scanners, recorders, digital cameras, video cameras, etc.; QR code collection equipment, such as scanners, QR code collectors, point of sale (POS) terminals, etc.; real-time positioning equipment, such as global positioning system (GPS) transceivers, Beidou satellite navigation system transceivers, global satellite navigation system transceivers, Galileo satellite navigation system transceivers, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System transceivers, etc.

[0078] 3. The fusion unit of radiation and perception.

[0079] The fusion unit of radiation and perception refers to a unit obtained by fusing at least one radiation unit and at least one perception unit. For example, it may refer to a unit obtained by fusing a radiation unit and a perception unit, or a unit obtained by fusing a radiation unit and multiple perception units, or a unit obtained by fusing multiple radiation units and one perception unit, or a unit obtained by fusing multiple radiation units and multiple perception units. There is no specific limitation.

[0080] The foregoing text introduces some of the terms involved in this application. The following text introduces possible application scenarios of this application.

[0081] In one possible implementation, the radiation and sensing fusion system can be deployed indoors. For example, see Figure 1 , a schematic diagram of a possible application scenario of the present application is shown as an example. In this application scenario, the radiation and perception fusion system is arranged on the indoor ceiling as an example. It can be understood that the radiation and perception fusion system can also be arranged in other positions indoors, such as on the wall, ground or ceiling in any direction or in any multiple directions of the four directions of up, down, left and right, so as to enhance the indoor antenna signal quality and capture and transmit the indoor perception signal.

[0082] It should be understood that the above application scenarios are only examples, and the fusion system provided in this application can also be applied to other possible scenarios, not limited to the above-mentioned examples. For example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be deployed in an outdoor environment as an integrated system for transmitting antenna signals and perception signals by access network devices such as base stations or core networks. For another example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be deployed in a vehicle. By integrating the in-vehicle antenna and in-vehicle sensor, the number of in-vehicle wiring can be reduced, and more functional space can be reserved for the vehicle. For another example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be applied in the field of agricultural cultivation. By integrating temperature and humidity sensors and communication antennas in greenhouses, the integrated design of crop environment monitoring and environmental information transmission can be realized. For another example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be applied in drones, as an integrated system of airborne antenna systems and airborne sensor systems, to realize the miniaturization and low-cost design of drones. For another example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be integrated in air-raid shelters as a detection system for geological disaster perception and disaster warning. For another example, the fusion system of radiation and perception can also be integrated in a meteorological station as an integrated system for air quality environment monitoring and air quality broadcasting. It should be noted that the application scenarios described in this application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of this application and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by this application.

[0083] As described in the background technology, in an indoor environment where both an antenna system and a perception system (also called a sensor system) need to be deployed, the deployment of the antenna system and the perception system usually needs to be carried out in batches. In other words, the antenna system and the perception system each have their own separate signal transceiver links, which requires the introduction of a large amount of manpower and material costs, and does not conform to the low-cost design concept.

[0084] In view of the above problems, this application proposes a solution for integrating the deployment of the antenna system and the perception system. By reusing the feeding network in the antenna system, the deployment of the perception system can be completed simultaneously with the deployment of the antenna system, thereby reducing manpower and material costs.

[0085] Based on the above content, the solution proposed in this application is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0086] See also Figure 2 , which is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a radiation and perception fusion system provided by the present application. The system architecture includes a signal processing unit 210 and N terminal units connected to the signal processing unit 210. Among them, the N terminal units may include at least one radiation unit and at least one perception unit, and / or may include at least one radiation and perception fusion unit. For example, the N terminal units may only include radiation units and perception units, in which case N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. Alternatively, the N terminal units may only include radiation and perception fusion units, in which case N is a positive integer. Alternatively, the N terminal units may include both radiation and perception fusion units and at least one of radiation units and perception units, in which case N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. It can be understood that when the N terminal units include at least two radiation and perception fusion units, any two radiation and perception fusion units may include the same number of radiation units and the same number of perception units, or may include different numbers of radiation units and / or different numbers of perception units, without specific limitation.

[0087] To facilitate the introduction of the solution, the radiation and perception fusion unit will be referred to as the fusion unit below.

[0088] It is understandable that the specific number of radiation units, sensing units, and fusion units included in the N terminal units can be determined according to the number of radiation units and sensing units that need to be deployed in the current environment. For example, in the case where one radiation unit and one sensing unit are fused in each fusion unit, if 10 radiation units and 5 sensing units need to be deployed in the current environment, the N terminal units may include 10 radiation units and 5 sensing units, or may include 5 radiation units and 5 fusion units, or may include 7 radiation units, 3 fusion units, and 2 sensing units, etc., which are not listed here one by one.

[0089] Please continue reading Figure 2 In the scenario of sending information, the signal processing unit 210 may send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to N terminal units. For example, a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal may be sent to each of the N terminal units to instruct the corresponding terminal unit to receive and respond to the signal in a polling manner. Alternatively, the radio frequency transmission signal may be directly sent to the corresponding radiation unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units, and the perception request signal may be directly sent to the corresponding perception unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units to directly instruct the corresponding terminal unit to respond to the signal.

[0090] Optionally, after receiving the RF transmission signal, the radiation unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units may convert the RF transmission signal into a radio electromagnetic wave signal and then send it into the air. After receiving the perception request signal, the perception unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units may respond according to the instructions of the perception request signal. For example, when the perception unit is a sensor module, the sensor module may return the sensor signal collected within a certain period of time according to the instructions of the perception request signal, or adjust the collection frequency of the sensor signal according to the instructions of the perception request signal, or adjust the period of the sensor module sending the sensor signal to the signal processing unit 210 according to the instructions of the perception request signal, etc., which are not listed one by one here.

[0091] On the contrary, in the scenario of receiving information, the signal processing unit 210 can receive the radio frequency receiving signal sent by the radiation unit in the N terminal units, can receive the sensing acquisition signal sent by the sensing unit in the N terminal units, and can receive the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal sent by the fusion unit in the N terminal units. Among them, the radio frequency receiving signal can be obtained by, for example, the radio frequency receiving signal received by the radiation unit or the fusion unit and then performing electro-optical conversion on the radio electromagnetic wave signal propagated in the air, and the sensing acquisition signal can be, for example, the sensor signal collected within a period of time returned by the sensing unit or the fusion unit, or the signal whether the acquisition frequency is successfully adjusted, or the signal whether the period is successfully adjusted, etc.

[0092] Use Figure 2 The system architecture shown, by integrating the radiation unit and the sensing unit in a set of feeding networks, can not only complete the deployment of the antenna system and the sensing system at one time, saving labor costs, but also reuse the transceiver links in the same feeding network to complete the information transmission of the antenna system and the sensing system, saving material costs. In this way, by designing a fusion system of the antenna system and the sensing system, it is helpful to realize a low-cost deployment solution for the antenna system and the sensing system.

[0093] For a possible implementation, please continue to see Figure 2 , the N terminal units may be distributed on T radio frequency cables, and the signal processing unit 210 may include T second interfaces connected to the T radio frequency cables in a one-to-one correspondence, such as the second interface C1, the second interface C2, ..., the second interface C T , T is a positive integer. In the scenario of sending information, the signal processing unit 210 can send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the RF cable connected to the second interface through any second interface, and then transmit it to each terminal unit or the corresponding terminal unit set on the RF cable through the RF cable. In the scenario of receiving information, the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal sent by any terminal unit can be transmitted to the second interface connected to the RF cable through the RF cable where it is located, and then transmitted to the signal processing unit 210 through the second interface. In this implementation, N terminal units are dispersedly arranged through T RF cables, so that the communication between the signal processing unit 210 and the N terminal units can be evenly dispersed on different RF cables, reducing the communication pressure of distributing the N terminal units on one RF cable.

[0094] It is understandable that the present application does not limit the type and quantity of the terminal units distributed on each RF cable. Figure 2 It is taken as an example that 6 terminal units are distributed on each RF cable, and a fusion unit is distributed on one of the RF cables, and a radiation unit and a sensing unit are distributed on the other RF cable, but this is only an optional solution. In actual deployment, the same number of terminal units can be distributed on all RF cables, or different numbers of terminal units can be distributed on all RF cables, or the same number of terminal units can be distributed on some RF cables, and different numbers of terminal units can be distributed on another part of RF cables. In addition, any RF cable can be set as all radiation units, all sensing units, all fusion units, some radiation units and some sensing units, or some radiation units and some fusion units, or some sensing units and some fusion units, or some radiation units, some sensing units and some fusion units, or some radiation units, some sensing units and some fusion units, without specific limitation.

[0095] For a possible implementation, please continue to see Figure 2, the fusion system may also include a baseband unit 220, and the baseband unit 220 may be connected to the signal processing unit 210, for example, by connecting to the first interface IN of the signal processing unit 210 through an optical fiber. In the scenario of sending a signal, the baseband unit 220 may send a radio frequency transmission signal to the first interface IN to send the radio frequency transmission signal to the signal processing unit 210. In the scenario of receiving a signal, after the signal processing unit 210 receives the radio frequency reception signal from the radiation unit or the fusion unit in the N terminal units, it may send it to the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IN, so that the baseband unit 220 may perform subsequent processing on the radio frequency reception signal. It can be seen that by setting the baseband unit to be connected to the signal processing unit, the communication connection between the baseband unit and the radiation unit or the fusion unit in the terminal unit can be realized through the signal processing unit to realize the sending and receiving operation of the radio frequency signal.

[0096] It is understandable that since the optical fiber transmits digital signals and the terminal unit can receive analog signals, after receiving the RF transmission signal from the baseband unit 220, the signal processing unit 210 can also perform digital-to-analog conversion on the RF transmission signal, and then send the RF transmission signal after the digital-to-analog conversion to the terminal unit. Alternatively, after receiving the RF reception signal from the radiation unit or the fusion unit, the signal processing unit 210 can also perform analog-to-digital conversion on the RF reception signal, and then send the RF reception signal after the analog-to-digital conversion to the baseband unit 220. In this way, the baseband unit and the terminal unit can receive signals in a signal format that they can parse.

[0097] For further possible implementations, please continue to refer to Figure 2 The fusion system may further include a network management device 230, which may be connected to the baseband unit 220 via any type of full-duplex communication bus, such as a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) bus, an inter-integrated circuit (IC) bus, or a baseband unit 220. 2C) bus or serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus, etc. In the scenario of sending signals, the network management device 230 can send a perception request signal to the baseband unit 220. After receiving the perception request signal, the baseband unit 220 can send the perception request signal to the first interface IN to send it to the signal processing unit 210. In the scenario of receiving signals, after the signal processing unit 210 receives the perception acquisition signal from the perception unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units, it can send it to the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IN, and then the baseband unit 220 forwards it to the network management device 230. In this way, by setting the network management device to be connected to the baseband unit, the communication connection between the network management device and the perception unit or fusion unit in the terminal unit can be realized through the baseband unit and the signal processing unit to realize the sending and receiving operations of the perception signal.

[0098] It can be understood that the radiation and sensing fusion system can be considered as a new system obtained by integrating the sensing unit in the existing antenna system. In other words, the aforementioned T radio frequency cables, the baseband unit 220, and the optical fiber used to connect the baseband unit 220 and the signal processing unit 210 can all be considered as existing contents in the feed network of the existing antenna system, while the network management device 230 can be considered as a newly added component on the feed network of the existing antenna system, and the signal processing unit 210 can be considered as a component that improves the radio frequency unit on the feed network of the existing antenna system or can be considered as a component that integrates the radio frequency unit on the feed network of the existing antenna system. In this way, by reusing the feed network of the existing antenna system, only some small hardware changes and functional changes need to be made on the feed network to integrate the antenna function and the sensing function, and realize the layout of the fusion system without the need to redevelop the system or re-layout the system from scratch, which can further reduce labor costs and improve the applicability of the new system.

[0099] In one possible implementation, after the sensing unit is integrated into the feed network of the existing antenna system, the original power supply capacity of the feed network is likely to be unable to meet the needs of the terminal units in the integrated feed network because the number of terminal units in the feed network increases or the specifications of the fusion unit integrated with the sensing unit and the radiation unit increase. In order to solve the power supply problem of the integrated feed network, this application also proposes an external power supply solution: Please continue to refer to Figure 2 The fusion system may further include a power supply 240, and the signal processing unit 210 may further include a power supply interface P. The power supply 240 is connected to the power supply interface P. After the system is powered on, the power supply 240 may output a DC power supply signal to the power supply interface P. After the signal processing unit 210 receives the DC power supply signal through the power supply interface P, the DC power supply signal may be transmitted through the T second interfaces C1 to CT Transmitted to T RF cables, so as to be evenly provided to the terminal unit on each RF cable. In this way, by setting an external power supply to power the integrated terminal unit, it is possible to support the setting of more terminal units in the fusion system, and it is also possible to support the integration of the radiation unit and the sensing unit in one fusion unit in the fusion system. For example, through experimental tests, it was found that according to the original power supply capacity of the existing antenna system, one RF cable can only support the layout of 3 to 6 radiation units. After the external power supply is set, the power provided by the original power supply capacity and the external power supply can support the layout of 20 to 30 fusion units on one RF cable, which greatly increases the number of terminal units that can be laid out on each RF cable.

[0100] The above content is Figure 2 The functions of some functional components involved in the Figure 2 The structure of each functional component shown is described to provide an exemplary specific implementation scheme.

[0101] 1. Signal Processing Unit

[0102] In a possible implementation, the signal processing unit 210 has the functions of signal merging and signal transmission. For example, the signal processing unit 210 can receive the RF transmission signal from the baseband unit 220, the perception request signal from the network management device 230 forwarded by the baseband unit 220, and the DC power supply signal from the power supply 240, and can transmit these three signals to the terminal unit on each RF cable, and the signal processing unit 210 can also receive the RF reception signal sent from the radiation unit on each RF cable, the perception collection signal sent from the perception unit on each RF cable, and the RF reception signal and perception collection signal sent from the fusion unit on each RF cable, and can transmit these two signals to the baseband unit 220. There are many possible structures of the signal processing unit that can realize this function. The following is an exemplary introduction to the structure of two possible signal processing units.

[0103] In implementation scheme 1, the signal processing unit includes a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit.

[0104] As a possible implementation method, the signal processing unit 210 may include a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit. The structure of the radio frequency unit is the same as the radio frequency unit on the feeding network of the existing antenna system, and is used to realize the radio frequency transceiver function and the sensing transceiver function, while the signal bias unit is a new unit added to the feeding network of the existing antenna system, and is used to realize the DC power supply function and the signal merging function.

[0105] See also Figure 3, a specific structural diagram of a radiation and perception fusion system provided by the present application is exemplified. In this example, the signal processing unit 210 includes a radio frequency unit 211 and a signal bias unit 212, and the signal bias unit 212 is connected to the radio frequency unit 211 and N terminal units respectively. In the scenario of sending a signal, the radio frequency unit 211 can send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to the signal bias unit 212, and the signal bias unit 212 sends the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the signal bias unit 212 can receive a radio frequency receiving signal and / or a perception acquisition signal from the N terminal units, and can send the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the perception acquisition signal to the radio frequency unit 211.

[0106] Optionally, see Figure 3 , the RF unit 211 can also be connected to the baseband unit 220, and the signal bias unit 212 can also be connected to the N terminal units through T RF cables. In the scenario of sending signals, the RF unit 211 can receive the RF transmission signal from the baseband unit 220 and / or the perception request signal from the network management device 230 forwarded by the baseband unit 220, and can send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the signal bias unit 212, and the signal bias unit 212 can send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to T RF cables, and transmit it to the N terminal units through the T RF cables. In the scenario of receiving signals, the signal bias unit 212 can receive RF receiving signals sent by the radiation units in the N terminal units, perception acquisition signals sent by the perception units in the N terminal units, and RF receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals sent by the fusion units in the N terminal units, and can send the RF receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals to the RF unit 211. The RF unit 211 can forward the RF receiving signals and / or perception acquisition signals to the baseband unit 220, and the perception acquisition signals can also be forwarded by the baseband unit 220 to the network management device 230.

[0107] Optionally, please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3The radio frequency unit 211 may include a first interface IX, which may be the interface IN of the signal processing unit 210, or may be connected to the interface IN of the signal processing unit 210 through a line. The radio frequency unit 211 may implement signal transceiving operations with the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IX. For example, in the scenario of sending a signal, the radio frequency unit 211 may receive a radio frequency transmission signal from the baseband unit 220 and / or a perception request signal from the network management device 230 forwarded by the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IN. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the radio frequency unit 211 may forward a radio frequency receiving signal and / or a perception acquisition signal from the signal bias unit 212 to the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IN.

[0108] Optionally, see Figure 3 The radio frequency unit 211 may include M radio frequency interfaces, such as the radio frequency interface RF1, the radio frequency interface RF2, ..., the radio frequency interface RF M The signal bias unit 212 may include M radio frequency interfaces RF1 to RF M The M first interfaces connected in a one-to-one correspondence, such as the first interface A1, the first interface A2, ..., the first interface A M The RF unit 211 and the signal bias unit 212 can be connected to the M RF interfaces RF1 to RF M and M first interfaces A1~A M To implement the operation of receiving and sending radio frequency signals, for example, in the scenario of sending signals, the radio frequency unit 211 can transmit and receive radio frequency signals through M radio frequency interfaces RF1 to RF M The RF transmission signal from the baseband unit 220 is sent to the M first interfaces A1-A1 of the signal bias unit 212. M To transmit to the signal bias unit 212, in the scenario of receiving the signal, the signal bias unit 212 can pass through the M first interfaces A1~A M The RF receiving signals from the radiation units and the fusion unit in the N terminal units are sent to the M RF interfaces RF1 to RF2 of the RF unit 211. M to be transmitted to the RF unit 211.

[0109] Optionally, please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3, the RF unit 211 may also include a perception interface (AISG), and the signal bias unit 212 may also include a second interface B, and the second interface B is connected to the perception interface AISG. The RF unit 211 and the signal bias unit 212 can implement the sending and receiving operations of the perception signal through the perception interface AISG and the second interface B. For example, in the scenario of sending a signal, the RF unit 211 can send the perception request signal from the baseband unit 220 to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212 through the perception interface AISG for transmission to the signal bias unit 212. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the signal bias unit 212 can send the perception acquisition signal from the perception unit and the fusion unit in the N terminal units to the perception interface AISG of the RF unit 211 through the second interface B for transmission to the RF unit 211.

[0110] Optionally, please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The signal bias unit 212 may further include T third interfaces, such as the third interface D1, the third interface D2, the third interface D3, ..., the third interface D T , T third interfaces D1~D T It can be T second interfaces C1-C of the signal processing unit 210. T Alternatively, the T second interfaces C1 to C2 of the signal processing unit 210 may be connected one by one through lines. T The signal bias unit 212 can be connected to the T third interfaces D1-D T To realize the transceiver operation of the RF signal and the sensing signal, for example, in the scenario of sending a signal, the signal bias unit 212 can transmit the signal through the T third interfaces D1 to D T The RF transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal from the baseband unit 220 is sent to T RF cables for transmission to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving the signal, the signal bias unit 212 can transmit the signal to the N terminal units through the T third interfaces D1 to D T Receives RF reception signals and sensing acquisition signals from N terminal units and forwards them to the RF unit 211.

[0111] Optionally, please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3, the RF unit 211 may also include a power interface P1, which may be connected to the power interface P of the signal processing unit 210 through a line to achieve connection with the power supply 240. The RF unit 211 may receive a DC power supply signal output by the power supply 240 through the power interface P1, and may use the DC power supply signal to drive an electric adjustment device located on a certain RF cable to support the electric adjustment device to adjust the angle of the radiating unit located on the RF cable so that the radiating unit receives and sends signals at a better angle. In some embodiments, considering that the AISG interface of the RF unit in the existing antenna system is used to receive and send electric adjustment signals, the power interface P1 may also be connected to the AISG interface of the RF unit 211, so that the DC power supply signal provided by the power supply 240 is carried in the electric adjustment signal and sent to the electric adjustment device through the AISG interface.

[0112] Optionally, please also refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the signal bias unit 212 may also include a power interface P2, which may be connected to the power interface P of the signal processing unit 210 through a line to achieve connection with the power supply 240. The signal bias unit 212 may receive the DC power supply signal output by the power supply 240 through the power interface P2, and may provide the DC power supply signal to N terminal units, for example, the DC power supply signal may be sent to T RF cables to be transmitted to the N terminal units on the T RF cables. In this way, although the RF unit 211 on the original antenna system can only provide limited power for driving the electric adjustment device connected to a certain RF cable, the energy provided by it cannot simultaneously support multiple terminal units connected to the RF cable, but by introducing the DC power supply signal provided by the power supply 240 into the signal bias unit 212, all RF cables can obtain sufficient DC power through the signal bias unit 212 to drive all terminal units connected to the RF cable, so that the additional integrated sensing units on each RF cable can also have sufficient DC power to drive their work.

[0113] The above content introduces the interface connection relationship between the RF unit 211 and the signal bias unit 212. The internal circuit structure of the signal bias unit 212 is introduced below. It should be noted that since the internal circuit structure of the RF unit 211 is the same as that of the RF unit in the existing antenna system, the internal circuit structure of the RF unit 211 can directly refer to the existing technology, and this application will not introduce it again.

[0114] It can be understood that the internal circuit of the signal bias unit 212 needs to be set with reference to the types of signals that can be parsed by the baseband unit 220 and the terminal unit that interact with the signal bias circuit 212. For example, in some scenarios, the RF signals that interact between the signal bias unit 212 and the baseband unit 220 and the terminal unit, such as the RF transmission signal and the RF reception signal, are all high-frequency AC signals; the perception signals that interact between the signal bias unit 212 and the baseband unit 220, such as the perception request signal and the perception acquisition signal, are all differential signals; the perception signals that interact between the signal bias unit 212 and the terminal unit, such as the perception request signal and the perception acquisition signal, are all low-frequency AC signals; the signals that interact between the signal bias unit 212 and the power supply 240, such as the DC power supply signal, are DC signals. Therefore, referring to the types of each interactive signal in this scenario, the signal bias unit 212 needs to filter the signals transmitted from the baseband unit 220, the terminal unit or the power supply 240, so that the signals sent by the signal bias unit 212 can be successfully parsed by the terminal unit or the baseband unit 220.

[0115] See also Figure 4 , which exemplarily shows a structural diagram of a signal bias unit provided in the present application. In this example, the signal bias unit 212 may include a first bias circuit 2121, and the first bias circuit 2121 includes a second filter element 21212, a third filter element 21213 and at least one first filter element, such as the M first filter elements shown in the figure: the first filter element 212111, the first filter element 212112, the first filter element 212113, ..., the first filter element 21211M. Among them, the first ends of the M first filter elements 212111~21211M are used to receive RF transmit signals and send RF receive signals. For example, the M first interfaces A1~A11 of the signal bias unit 212 can be connected one by one. M , the receiving baseband unit 220 sends to M first interfaces A1~A M The radio frequency transmission signal on the M first interfaces A1 to A MThe RF receiving signal is sent to the baseband unit 220. The first end of the second filtering element 21212 is used to receive a sensing request signal and send a sensing acquisition signal. For example, the sensing request signal sent by the baseband unit 220 to the second interface B can be received by connecting to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212, and the sensing acquisition signal can be sent to the baseband unit 220 through the second interface B. The first end of the third filtering element 21213 is used to receive a DC power supply signal. For example, the DC power supply signal sent by the power supply 240 to the power interface P2 can be received by connecting to the power interface P2 of the signal bias unit 212. The second ends of the M first filtering elements 212111~21211M, the second end of the second filtering element 21212 and the second end of the third filtering element 21213 are connected to N terminal units. For example, the second ends of each filtering element are connected and divided into T branches, which are connected to T interfaces D1~D2 of the signal bias unit 212 in a one-to-one correspondence through the T branches. T , to achieve connection with N terminal units on T RF cables.

[0116] In the first bias circuit 2121, the M first filter elements 212111-21211M can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the second filter element 21212 can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the third filter element 21213 can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal, so that the signal transmitted by the first bias circuit 2121 is relatively pure. For example:

[0117] In the signal transmission scenario, the RF transmission signal is a high-frequency AC signal, and the M first filter elements 212111-21211M receive the M first interfaces A1-A1 sent by the RF unit 211 to the signal bias unit 212. MAfter receiving the RF transmission signal on the second interface B sent by the RF unit 211, even if the RF transmission signal is not pure, the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered through the M first filter elements 212111~21211M, so that the relatively pure RF transmission signal is transmitted to the N terminal units through the M first filter elements 212111~21211M. And, in the scenario of sending signals, the perception request signal is a low-frequency signal. After the second filter element 21212 receives the perception request signal on the second interface B sent by the RF unit 211 to the signal bias unit 212, even if the perception request signal is not pure, the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered through the second filter element 21212, so that the relatively pure perception request signal is transmitted to the N terminal units through the second filter element 21212. Also, in the scenario of sending a signal, the DC power supply signal is a DC signal. After the third filtering element 21213 receives the DC power supply signal sent by the power supply 240 to the power interface P2 of the signal bias unit 212, even if the DC power supply signal is not pure, the third filtering element 21213 can filter the AC signal in the impure signal, so that the relatively pure DC power supply signal is transmitted to the N terminal units through the third filtering element 21213;

[0118] In the signal receiving scenario, the RF receiving signal is a high frequency AC signal, and the M first filter elements 212111~21211M receive the third interfaces D1~D1 sent from the radiation unit or the fusion unit in the N terminal units to the signal bias unit 212. T After receiving the RF received signal, even if the RF received signal is not pure, the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered through the M first filtering elements 212111~21211M, so that the relatively pure RF received signal is transmitted to the RF unit 211 through the M first filtering elements 212111~21211M. And, in the scenario of receiving the signal, the sensing acquisition signal belongs to the low-frequency AC signal, and the second filtering element 21212 receives the third interface D1~D1 sent from the sensing unit or the fusion unit in the N terminal units to the signal bias unit 212. T After the perception acquisition signal is received, even if the perception acquisition signal is not pure, the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered through the second filtering element 21212, so that the relatively pure perception acquisition signal is transmitted to the RF unit 211 through the first filtering element 21211.

[0119] It can be understood that the first filter element 212111~21211M can be any filter element or a combination of any multiple filter elements that can pass high-frequency AC signals and block other signals except high-frequency AC signals, the second filter element 21212 can be any filter element or a combination of any multiple filter elements that can pass low-frequency AC signals and block other signals except low-frequency AC signals, and the third filter element 21213 can be any filter element or a combination of any multiple filter elements that can pass DC signals and block AC signals. Optionally, please refer to Figure 5 , a specific structural schematic diagram of a first bias circuit provided by the present application is shown by way of example, and the diagram takes M first filter elements 212111~21211M and the second filter element 21212 as capacitors and the third filter element 21213 as an inductor as an example. With such a configuration, the characteristic of capacitors "passing AC and blocking DC" can be utilized. By setting the capacitor passband frequency of the M first filter elements 212111~21211M to high frequency, relatively pure high-frequency AC RF transmission signals and RF receiving signals are filtered out, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the second filter element 21212 to low frequency, relatively pure low-frequency AC perception request signals and perception acquisition signals are filtered out. In addition, the characteristic of inductors "passing DC and blocking AC" can be utilized to filter out relatively pure DC power supply signals.

[0120] Optionally, the signal that the network management device 230 can send and receive is usually a differential signal, such as a 485 differential signal, and the signal that the sensing unit can send and receive is usually a low-frequency AC signal, such as an OOK signal. In this case, the signal bias unit 212, as a transfer node between the network management device 230 and the sensing unit, needs to convert the signal type of the signal sent and received by the network management device 230 and the signal sent and received by the sensing unit so that the two can communicate successfully. Optionally, please continue to refer to Figure 4, the signal bias unit 212 may also include a first conversion circuit 2122, the first interface of the first conversion circuit 2122 is connected to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212, and the second interface of the first conversion circuit 2122 is connected to the first end of the second filter element 21212. In the scenario of sending a signal, the first conversion circuit 2122 may receive a perception request signal in the form of a differential signal forwarded by the RF unit 211 to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212, and may convert the perception request signal in the form of a differential signal into a perception request signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal, and then send it to the second filter element 21212, and then filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal through the second filter element 21212 and send it to the N terminal units. In the scenario of receiving signals, the sensing acquisition signal sent by the sensing unit or fusion unit from the N terminal units is first filtered by the second filter element 21212, and becomes a relatively pure sensing acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal, and then sent to the first conversion circuit 2122. After the sensing acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal is converted into a sensing acquisition signal in the form of a differential signal by the first conversion circuit 2122, it is sent to the radio frequency unit 211 through the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212. In this way, the type of the signal sent by the network management device is converted into the type of the signal received by the sensing unit, and the type of the signal sent by the sensing unit is converted into the type of the signal received by the network management device through the first conversion circuit, so that the network management device and the sensing unit can communicate smoothly.

[0121] It is understandable that the first conversion circuit 2122 can be any device or combination of devices that can realize mutual conversion between differential signals and low-frequency AC signals. Figure 6 , exemplarily shows a specific structural schematic diagram of a first conversion circuit provided by the present application, and the diagram takes the conversion of a 485 signal and an OOK signal by the first conversion circuit 2122 as an example. Optionally, the first conversion circuit 2122 may include a driving circuit 21221, a transceiver selection circuit 21222, a receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223, a transmitting modulation circuit 21224, and a low-pass filter circuit 21225. Among them, interface 1 and interface 2 of the driving circuit 21221 are both connected to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212, interface 3 of the driving circuit 21221 is connected to interface 3 of the receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223, interface 4 of the driving circuit 21221 is connected to interface 3 of the transmitting modulation circuit 21224, interface 1 of the receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223 and interface 1 of the transmitting modulation circuit 21224 are connected and then connected to interface 1 of the low-pass filtering circuit 21225, interface 2 of the receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223 is connected to interface 1 of the transmitting and receiving selection circuit 21222, interface 2 of the transmitting and receiving selection circuit 21222 is connected to interface 2 of the transmitting modulation circuit 21224, and interface 2 of the low-pass filtering circuit 21225 is connected to interface 1 of the second filtering element 21212.

[0122] Please also read Figure 3 and Figure 6 In the signal transmission scenario, the driving circuit 21221 can receive the perception request signal in the form of a differential signal sent by the radio frequency unit 211 to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212, such as the 485_A signal and the 485_B signal, through its interface 1 and its interface 2. The driving circuit 21221 can convert the perception request signal in the form of a differential signal into an OOK perception request signal, and can send it to the transmission modulation circuit 21224 through its interface 4. The transmission modulation circuit 21224 can modulate the OOK perception request signal from the driving circuit 21221, and can send a notification message to the transceiver selection circuit 21222 through its interface 2, informing the transceiver selection circuit 21222 that the current scenario is a transmission scenario. The transceiver selection circuit 21222 chooses to disconnect the receiving link according to the notification message of the transmission scenario, for example, disconnecting the line ① between the low-pass filter circuit 21225 and the receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223. The transmission modulation circuit 21224 can also transmit the modulated perception request signal through its interface 1. Since the line ② between the low-pass filter circuit 21225 and the transmission modulation circuit 21224 is not disconnected, the modulated perception request signal can be transmitted to the low-pass filter circuit 21225. The low-pass filter circuit 21225 filters the input signal of the transmission modulation circuit 21224, allowing the low-frequency AC signal therein to pass through, blocking the high-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, so that the relatively pure perception request signal in the form of low-frequency AC is transmitted to the second filter element 21212, and then the high-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein are filtered again by the second filter element 21212 to obtain a very pure perception request signal, which is sent to the N terminal units together with the pure RF transmission signals from the M first filter elements 212111~21211M and the pure DC power supply signal from the third filter element 21213.

[0123] Please also read Figure 3 and Figure 6In the signal receiving scenario, the low-pass filter circuit 21225 can receive the sensing acquisition signal after the initial filtering from the second filter element 21212, and can perform secondary filtering on the sensing acquisition signal, further filter the high-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, and obtain a very pure low-frequency AC sensing acquisition signal, which can then be sent to the receiving detection demodulation circuit 21223 through the line ① between the low-pass filter circuit 21225 and the receiving detection demodulation circuit 21223. The receiving detection demodulation circuit 21223 can demodulate the sensing acquisition signal from the low-pass filter circuit 21225, and can send a notification message to the transceiver selection circuit 21222 through its interface 2, informing the transceiver selection circuit 21222 that the current scenario is receiving. The transceiver selection circuit 21222 can choose to disconnect the transmission link according to the notification message of the receiving scenario, for example, disconnect the line ③ between the transmission modulation circuit 21224 and the driving circuit 21221. The receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223 can also send the demodulated sensing acquisition signal through its interface 3. Since the line ④ between the receiving detection and demodulation circuit 21223 and the driving circuit 21221 is not disconnected, the demodulated sensing acquisition signal can be transmitted to the driving circuit 21221. The driving circuit 21221 can convert the demodulated sensing acquisition signal into a sensing acquisition signal in the form of a differential signal, and can send it to the second interface B of the signal bias unit 212 through its interface 1 and its interface 2, and then forward it to the sensing interface AISG of the radio frequency unit 211 through the signal bias unit 212, and send it to the baseband unit 220 through the sensing interface AISG of the radio frequency unit 211.

[0124] It should be noted that Figure 6 It is only an example of a possible structure of the first conversion circuit 2122. In fact, the first conversion circuit 2122 may also include more or less components than those shown in the figure. For example, in some embodiments, the first conversion circuit 2122 may not include the low-pass filter circuit 21225. In this case, although the first conversion circuit 2122 does not perform low-pass filtering on the perception request signal or the perception acquisition signal, the low-pass filtering by the second filter element 21212 can also ensure that the terminal unit receives a relatively pure low-frequency AC form of the perception request signal, and ensure that the radio frequency unit 211 receives a relatively pure differential signal form of the perception acquisition signal. For example, in other embodiments, the first conversion circuit 2122 may also include an anti-interference element, which can serve the purpose of isolating different devices, preventing the signal transmitted by a certain device from being affected by other devices, and improving the quality of signal transmission. There are many possible implementation forms, and this application will not list them one by one.

[0125] Optionally, see Figure 6, the signal bias unit 212 may also include one or more protection circuits. The figure shows an example in which multiple protection circuits are included and multiple protection circuits are arranged at different positions of the signal bias unit 212. Among them, the protection circuit can be composed of resistors, inductors, capacitors or other load-type components, which can be used to protect the abnormal state of the circuit to protect the safety of the electronic devices in the circuit. For example, in some scenarios, the protection circuit can be composed of capacitors, which are used to shunt the instantaneous large current generated at the moment of circuit startup to prevent sensitive electronic devices in the circuit from being broken down or damaged by the instantaneous large current, thereby protecting sensitive electronic components. For example, in other scenarios, the protection circuit can be composed of control elements, which are used to disconnect the circuit switch in time when the circuit is short-circuited, so as to quickly isolate the electronic devices and prevent the overcurrent generated by the short circuit from damaging the electronic devices. For example, in some other scenarios, the protection circuit can be composed of resistors to provide overvoltage protection capabilities. It should be understood that there are many possible structures and functions of the protection circuit, which are not listed here one by one.

[0126] In the above implementation scheme 1, the signal processing unit includes a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit. The structure of the radio frequency unit remains the same as that of the radio frequency unit on the existing antenna system, while the signal bias unit is a new component that is developed and added to the existing antenna system. In other words, this scheme can directly utilize the existing radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. By introducing only one adaptation network, namely the signal bias unit, there is no need to make major changes to the radio frequency unit and the feeding network in the existing antenna system, thereby maximizing the reuse of old equipment. It can be understood that no matter what the scenario is, as long as the antenna system has been deployed, the newly developed signal bias unit can be added to the antenna system to achieve the effect of integrating the sensing function in the antenna system. This fusion method is relatively simple, and only requires some minor changes to the existing antenna system, without the need to change the structure of the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system, which helps to reduce R&D costs, labor costs and material costs.

[0127] In implementation scheme 2, the signal processing unit is a radio frequency unit.

[0128] As another possible implementation, the signal processing unit 210 may be a radio frequency unit, which has made some improvements compared to the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system, so that the radio frequency unit has both the radio frequency transceiver function of the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system and the sensing transceiver function, DC power supply function and signal merging function.

[0129] See also Figure 7 , exemplarily showing a schematic diagram of the structure of a radio frequency unit provided by the present application. In this example, the radio frequency unit includes a radio frequency processing circuit 213 and a bias processing circuit 214. The radio frequency processing circuit 213 includes a first interface I1 and M second interfaces RF1 to RF MThe bias processing circuit 214 includes M first interfaces A1-A M and T second interfaces H1~H T , the M second interfaces RF1 to RF of the RF processing circuit 213 M The M first interfaces A1 to A1 of the bias processing circuit 214 are connected one by one. M The first interface I1 of the RF processing circuit 213 corresponds to the first interface IX of the RF unit. For example, the first interface I1 of the RF processing circuit 213 is the first interface IX of the RF unit, or the first interface I1 of the RF processing circuit 213 is connected to the first interface IX of the RF unit through a line. T Corresponding to the T second interfaces C1 to C2 of the radio frequency unit T For example, the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214 T That is, the T second interfaces C1 to C T , or the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214 T The T second interfaces C1 to C2 of the radio frequency unit are connected one by one through lines. T .

[0130] In the signal transmission scenario, the RF processing circuit 213 can receive the RF transmission signal from the baseband unit 220 and / or the perception request signal from the network management device 230 forwarded by the baseband unit 220, and can perform digital-to-analog conversion on the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal, and then transmit the digital-to-analog conversion to the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal through the M second interfaces RF1~RF M The RF transmission signal and the sensing request signal after the digital-to-analog conversion are sent to the M first interfaces A1-A1 of the bias processing circuit 214. M The bias processing circuit 214 can be connected through T second interfaces H1 to H T The RF transmission signal and the sensing request signal after the digital-to-analog conversion are sent to T RF cables, so as to be transmitted to the N terminal units through the T RF cables. In the scenario of receiving the signal, the bias processing circuit 214 can receive the signal through the T second interfaces H1 to H2. T Receive the RF receiving signal sent by the radiation unit in the N terminal units, the sensing acquisition signal sent by the sensing unit in the N terminal units, and the RF receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal sent by the fusion unit in the N terminal units, and transmit the RF receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal through the M first interfaces A1~A M The RF receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal are sent to the M second interfaces RF1 to RF2 of the RF processing circuit 213. MIn the embodiment, the RF processing circuit 213 can forward the RF receiving signal and / or the sensing collection signal to the baseband unit 220 through the first interface I1, wherein the sensing collection signal can also be forwarded by the baseband unit 220 to the network management device 230.

[0131] Optionally, see Figure 7 , the bias processing circuit 214 may also include a power interface P2, which corresponds to the power interface P of the signal processing unit 210, for example, the power interface P2 is the power interface P of the signal processing unit 210, or the power interface P2 is connected to the power interface P of the signal processing unit 210 through a line. In the scenario of sending signals, in addition to receiving the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal from the RF processing circuit 213, the bias processing circuit 214 may also receive the DC power supply signal from the power supply 240, and may send a mixed signal including one or more of the RF transmission signal, the perception request signal and the DC power supply signal to N terminal units. It can be seen that by configuring the power interface on the bias processing circuit, the bias processing circuit can also transmit the electric energy provided by the external power supply to the terminal unit, thereby realizing the power supply of the fused terminal unit.

[0132] Please also read Figure 3 and Figure 7 , and the RF unit on the existing antenna system (such as Figure 3 Compared with the RF unit 211 shown in FIG, the RF unit in the second implementation scheme mainly makes three changes, and these three changes are described in detail below.

[0133] Change point 1

[0134] See also Figure 3 The radio frequency unit 211 shown in the figure, the radio frequency unit 211 in the existing antenna system includes both radio frequency interfaces RF1 to RF M It also includes the perception interface AISG, and the RF signal is transmitted from the RF interface RF1 to RF M The perception signal is transmitted on the perception interface AISG, and a single signal is transmitted on each interface.

[0135] As a change point, see Figure 7 The RF processing circuit 213 shown is different from the RF unit 211 on the existing antenna system. The second implementation cancels the external AISG interface on the original RF unit, or in other words, the AISG interface on the original RF unit is not used in the fusion solution. In other words, in the second implementation, both the RF signal and the sensing signal can be transmitted from the RF interface RF1 to RF2 of the RF processing circuit 213. M Transmission is performed on the radio frequency interface RF1~RF MWhat is transmitted is a mixed signal, which may include both high-frequency AC RF signals, such as RF transmission signals and RF reception signals, and low-frequency AC perception signals, such as perception request signals and perception acquisition signals.

[0136] It is understandable that the signal that the network management device 230 can send and receive is usually a two-terminal signal (such as a differential signal), and the radio frequency interface RF1~RF M The signals that can be transmitted and received are usually single-ended signals (such as AC signals). In this case, the RF processing circuit 213 acts as a network management device 230 and the RF interfaces RF1 to RF M The transfer node between the network management device 230 and the radio frequency interface RF1~RF M The signal types of the sent and received signals are converted so that the two can communicate successfully.

[0137] As an example, see Figure 8 As shown, a specific structural diagram of a radio frequency unit provided by the present application is shown. In this example, the radio frequency processing circuit 213 may include a signal separation / coupling circuit 2131, a second conversion circuit 2132 and a signal coupling / separation circuit 2133, the first interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 corresponds to the first interface I1 of the radio frequency processing circuit 213 (for example, the first interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 is the first interface I1 of the radio frequency processing circuit 213, or the first interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 is connected to the first interface I1 of the radio frequency processing circuit 213 through a line), the second interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 is connected to the second interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133, the third interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 is connected to the first interface of the second conversion circuit 2132, the second interface of the second conversion circuit 2132 is connected to the third interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133, and the first interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 is connected to the M second interfaces RF1 to RF of the radio frequency processing circuit 213. M .

[0138] In the scenario of sending signals, the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 can receive the RF transmission signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal and the perception request signal in the form of a differential signal from the baseband unit 220 through its first interface, and can send the RF transmission signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal to the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 through its second interface, and send the perception request signal in the form of a differential signal to the second conversion circuit 2132 through its third interface. The second conversion circuit 2132 can convert the perception request signal in the form of a differential into a perception request signal in the form of a low-frequency AC, and can send it to the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133. The signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 can couple the RF transmission signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal output by the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 and the perception request signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal output by the second conversion circuit 2132 into an AC mixed signal, and can transmit the mixed signal to the second conversion circuit 2132 through the M RF terminals RF1 to RF2 of the RF processing circuit 213. M The AC mixed signal is sent to the bias processing circuit 214 .

[0139] On the contrary, in the scenario of receiving a signal, the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 can receive an AC mixed signal from the bias processing circuit 214 through its first interface, wherein the AC mixed signal includes a radio frequency receiving signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal and a perception acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal. The signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 can send the radio frequency receiving signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal to the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 through its second interface, and can send the perception acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal to the second conversion circuit 2132 through its third interface. The second conversion circuit 2132 can convert the perception acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal into a perception acquisition signal in the form of a differential signal, and can send it to the signal separation / coupling circuit 2131. The signal separation / coupling circuit 2131 can couple the radio frequency receiving signal in the form of a high-frequency AC output by the signal coupling / separation circuit 2133 and the perception acquisition signal in the form of a differential signal output by the second conversion circuit 2132 into a mixed signal, and can send it to the baseband unit 220 through the first interface IX of the radio frequency processing circuit 213.

[0140] In the above example, by configuring a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit in the original RF unit, these three circuits can convert the type of signal sent by the network management device into the type of signal received by the perception unit, and also convert the type of signal sent by the perception unit into the type of signal received by the network management device, thereby providing support for smooth communication between the network management device and the perception unit.

[0141] It can be understood that the second conversion circuit 2132 can be any device or combination of devices that can realize the mutual conversion between the differential signal and the low-frequency AC signal. For example, its internal structure can be seen in the above Figure 6 The first conversion circuit 2122 is shown, and this application will not repeat it one by one.

[0142] In addition, the above content only introduces the transmission of mixed signals in the RF processing circuit 213 as an example. In actual scenarios, the RF processing circuit 213 can also be used to transmit a single signal, such as transmitting only one of the RF transmission signal and the perception request signal, or transmitting only one of the RF reception signal and the perception acquisition signal. The specific transmission process can be found in the above content, and this application will not repeat it one by one.

[0143] Change point 2

[0144] As another change, see Figure 7 The RF unit shown is different from the RF unit 211 on the existing antenna system. The RF unit in the second implementation scheme can also integrate a bias processing circuit 214. The bias processing circuit 214 can be used to mix and transmit the RF transmission signal and perception request signal sent by the RF processing circuit 213 and the DC power supply signal sent by the power supply 240 to N terminal units, and mix and transmit the RF receiving signal and perception acquisition signal sent by the N terminal units to the RF processing circuit 213.

[0145] It is understandable that there are many possible structures of the bias processing circuit that can achieve the above functions. For example, as an example, please continue to refer to Figure 8 The bias processing circuit 214 may include a seventh filter element 2141, a first end of the seventh filter element 2141 corresponds to the power interface P2 of the bias processing circuit 214 (for example, the first end of the filter element 2141 is the power interface P2 of the bias processing circuit 214, or the first end of the filter element 2141 is connected to the power interface P2 of the bias processing circuit 214 through a line), and a second end of the seventh filter element 2141 is connected to the M first interfaces A1 to A1 of the bias processing circuit 214. M After being connected, the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214 are connected. T .

[0146] In the bias processing circuit 214, the seventh filter element 2141 can filter the AC signal in the input signal and only allow the DC signal therein to pass. For example, in the scenario of sending a signal, the seventh filter element 2141 can receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply 240. Even if the DC power supply signal is not pure, the AC signal in the impure signal can be filtered by the seventh filter element 2141, so that the relatively pure DC power supply signal is transmitted to the N terminal units through the seventh filter element 2141. In addition, due to the M first interfaces A1~A1 of the bias processing circuit 214 MAfter being connected, the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214 are directly connected. T Therefore, through the M radio frequency interfaces RF1 to RF M The M first interfaces A1 to A1 of the bias processing circuit 214 are sent to M The mixed AC signal (including the RF transmission signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal and the sensing request signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal) can be transmitted through the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214. T Directly transmit to the N terminal units on the T RF cables. On the contrary, in the scenario of receiving signals, due to the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214 T After being connected, the M first interfaces A1 to A1 of the bias processing circuit 214 are directly connected. M Therefore, the radiation unit or fusion unit in the N terminal units sends the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214. T The radio frequency receiving signal in the form of a high-frequency AC signal on the N terminal units and the sensing unit or the fusion unit in the N terminal units are sent to the T second interfaces H1 to H2 of the bias processing circuit 214. T The sensing acquisition signal in the form of a low-frequency AC signal on the bias processing circuit 214 can be transmitted through the M first interfaces A1 to A M The signal is directly transmitted to the RF processing circuit 213 , and then forwarded to the baseband unit 220 through high frequency transmission and low frequency conversion processing in the RF processing circuit 213 .

[0147] It can be understood that the seventh filter element 2141 can be any filter device or a combination of any multiple filter devices that can allow DC signals to pass but prevent AC signals from passing, such as an inductor. By setting it in this way, the characteristic of inductance of "passing DC and blocking AC" can be utilized to filter out a relatively pure DC power supply signal.

[0148] Change point three

[0149] As another change, since the AISG interface is removed from the RF unit, the DC power supply signal input from the power supply 240 to the RF unit can be provided to the bias processing circuit 214 instead of the AISG interface. Figure 8 The power interface P2 of the bias processing circuit 214 can be directly configured as the power interface P of the RF unit, or can be connected to the power interface P of the RF unit through a line, and the power interface P of the RF unit can no longer be connected to other interfaces. In this way, the DC power supply signal output by the power supply 240 can be transmitted to the seventh filter element 2141 after passing through the power interface P of the RF unit, and then filtered by the seventh filter element 2141 and provided to the N terminal units.

[0150] In the above-mentioned implementation scheme 2, the signal processing unit can be a unit obtained by improving the structure of the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. By integrating the bias processing function into the radio frequency unit of the existing antenna system, a system integrating the sensing function can be obtained by directly replacing the radio frequency unit in the existing antenna system. Such a setting can reduce the manpower and material costs while eliminating the need to set up new components, thereby reducing the space occupied by adding new functions to the system and realizing a miniaturized design of the system.

[0151] It should be noted that the above Figures 3 to 8 The components and positions of the components shown in any figure are only one possible division method of the signal processing unit. This division method is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity, or they can be physically separated. For example, in the above-mentioned implementation scheme 1, the radio frequency unit and the signal bias unit can be integrated into one physical entity, or they can exist separately as two different physical entities, the first conversion circuit and the first bias circuit can be integrated into one physical entity, or they can exist separately as two different physical entities, and so on. This application does not limit this.

[0152] 2. Fusion Unit

[0153] In a possible implementation, the fusion unit may have the functions of signal splitting, signal merging and signal transmission. For example, in the scenario of sending a signal, the fusion unit may receive one or more of the RF transmission signal, the perception request signal and the DC power supply signal from the signal processing unit 210, and may send the RF transmission signal therein to the radiation unit in the fusion unit, and send the perception request signal and the DC power supply signal therein to the perception unit in the fusion unit. In the scenario of receiving a signal, the fusion unit may convert the radio wave signal propagating in the air into a RF reception signal, may obtain a perception acquisition signal, and may send the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal to the signal processing unit 210.

[0154] See also Fig. 9, exemplarily showing a structural schematic diagram of a fusion unit provided by the present application. In this example, the fusion unit may include a radiation unit 251, a sensing unit 252 and a second bias circuit 253, the first interface e1 of the second bias circuit 253 is connected to the signal processing unit 210, the second interface e2 of the second bias circuit 253 is connected to the radiation unit 251, the third interface e3 of the second bias circuit 253 is connected to the interface f1 of the sensing unit 252, and the fourth interface e4 of the second bias circuit 253 is connected to the power interface f2 of the sensing unit 252. In the scenario of sending a signal, the second bias circuit 253 may receive an input signal from the signal processing unit 210 through the first interface e1, and the input signal may include one or more of a radio frequency transmission signal, a sensing request signal and a DC power supply signal. The second bias circuit 253 can separate and transmit the input signal. Specifically, the RF transmission signal separated from the input signal can be fed to the radiation unit 251 through the second interface e2, so that it can be converted into a radio electromagnetic wave signal by the radiation unit 251 and then sent to the air. In addition, the perception request signal separated from the input signal can be sent to the perception unit 252 through the third interface e3, and the DC power supply signal separated from the input signal can be provided to the perception unit 252 through the fourth interface e4 to power the perception unit 252. Conversely, in the scenario of receiving the signal, the second bias circuit 253 can receive the RF receiving signal from the radiation unit 251 through the second interface e2, and receive the perception acquisition signal from the perception unit 252 through the third interface e3, and can send the RF receiving signal and the perception acquisition signal to the signal processing unit 210 through the first interface e1. It can be seen that by setting the second bias circuit in the fusion unit, the function of separating and transmitting the signal input from the signal processing unit to the fusion unit and combining and transmitting the signals input from the radiation unit and the perception unit can be realized, so as to realize the fusion of the antenna transceiver function and the perception transceiver function.

[0155] It is understandable that the second bias circuit 253 can be any component or combination thereof that can achieve signal separation and signal merging. Fig.10 , exemplarily showing a structural schematic diagram of a second bias circuit provided by the present application. The second bias circuit 253 may include a fourth filter element 2534, a fifth filter element 2535 and a sixth filter element 2536. The first end of the fourth filter element 2534, the first end of the fifth filter element 2535 and the first end of the sixth filter element 2536 are connected to serve as a first interface e1 of the second bias circuit 253, the second end of the fourth filter element 2534 serves as a second interface e2 of the second bias circuit 253, the second end of the fifth filter element 2535 serves as a third interface e3 of the second bias circuit 253, and the second end of the sixth filter element 2536 serves as a fourth interface e4 of the second bias circuit 253.

[0156] In the second bias circuit 253, the fourth filter element 2534 can be used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal, the fifth filter element 2535 can be used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal, and the sixth filter element 2536 can be used to filter the AC signal in the input signal. Fig.10 In the input signal scenario, the input signal of the signal processing unit 210 is transmitted to the fourth filter element 2534, the fifth filter element 2535 and the sixth filter element 2536 respectively. The fourth filter element 2534 allows the high-frequency AC signal to pass through and blocks the low-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, so that the relatively pure RF transmission signal in the input signal is coupled into the radiation unit 251. The fifth filter element 2535 allows the low-frequency AC signal to pass through and blocks the high-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, so that the relatively pure perception request signal in the input signal is transmitted to the perception unit 252. The sixth filter element 2536 allows the DC signal to pass through and blocks the AC signal therein, so that the relatively pure DC power supply signal in the input signal is transmitted to the power supply terminal f2 of the perception unit 252 to power the perception unit 252. On the contrary, in the scenario of receiving signals, the fourth filtering element 2534 can receive the RF receiving signal from the radiation unit 251, and by allowing the high-frequency AC signal therein to pass through and blocking the low-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, a relatively pure RF receiving signal is transmitted to the signal processing unit 210. The fifth filtering element 2535 can receive the sensing acquisition signal from the sensing unit 252, and by allowing the low-frequency AC signal therein to pass through and blocking the high-frequency AC signal and DC signal therein, a relatively pure sensing acquisition signal is transmitted to the signal processing unit 210.

[0157] It can be understood that the fourth filter element 2534 can be any filter element or a combination of any filter elements that can pass high-frequency AC signals and block signals other than high-frequency AC signals, the fifth filter element 2535 can be any filter element or a combination of any filter elements that can pass low-frequency AC signals and block signals other than low-frequency AC signals, and the sixth filter element 2536 can be any filter element or a combination of any filter elements that can pass DC signals and block AC signals. Optionally, please refer to Fig.11, a specific structural schematic diagram of a second bias circuit provided by the present application is shown by way of example, and the fourth filter element 2534 and the fifth filter element 2535 are capacitors and the sixth filter element 2536 is an inductor. By setting this configuration, the characteristic of the capacitor "passing AC and blocking DC" can be utilized. By setting the capacitor passband frequency of the fourth filter element 2534 to high frequency, relatively pure high-frequency AC RF transmission signals and RF receiving signals are filtered out, and by setting the capacitor passband frequency of the fifth filter element 2535 to low frequency, relatively pure low-frequency AC perception request signals and perception acquisition signals are filtered out. In addition, the characteristic of the inductor "passing DC and blocking AC" can be utilized to filter out relatively pure DC power supply signals.

[0158] It should be noted that Figures 9 to 11 The components and positions of the components shown in any figure are only one possible division method of the fusion unit, which is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity, or they can be physically separated. For example, in some embodiments, the second bias circuit and the radiation unit can be integrated into one physical entity, or they can exist separately as two different physical entities, or the second bias circuit and the sensing unit can be integrated into one physical entity, or they can exist separately as two different physical entities, etc. This application does not limit this.

[0159] The above content is just an introduction to the example of integrating the sensing unit in the antenna system. Among them, the antenna system can be an antenna system in any communication standard, such as a 5G communication system, a 5.5G communication system, or even a 6G communication system that may evolve in the future. In addition, the above fusion solution can also be applied to any device or system that needs to integrate two different functional units, not limited to the fusion device or system of antenna and perception. By setting up a signal processing unit to realize the merging and separation of the signals of the two functional units in one piece, a set of feeding network can be reused to realize at least two functions, reducing manpower and material costs.

[0160] And, based on the foregoing content, the present application also provides a chip, which may include any one or more of the above-mentioned RF unit, signal bias unit or fusion unit, and may also include an interface, any one or more of the units being used to read instructions through the interface to execute methods corresponding to any one or more of the units in the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0161] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed, the method corresponding to any one or more units in the above embodiments is implemented.

[0162] The embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, which, when executed, implements the method corresponding to any one or more units in the above embodiments.

[0163] Furthermore, in the various embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the different embodiments are consistent and may be referenced to each other, and the technical features in the different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationships.

[0164] In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, and "more" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can represent: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or multiple. In the text description of the present application, the character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. In addition, in the present application, the word "exemplary" is used to represent examples, illustrations or explanations. Any embodiment or design described as "example" in the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design. Or it can be understood that the use of the word "example" is intended to present the concept in a specific way and does not constitute a limitation to the present application.

[0165] It is to be understood that the various digital numbers involved in the present application are only for the convenience of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application. The size of the sequence number of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution, and the order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic. The terms "first", "second" and similar expressions are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, including a series of steps or units. Methods, systems, products or equipment are not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0166] The above are only specific implementations of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A radio frequency unit, characterized in that: The device comprises a first interface and at least one second interface, wherein the first interface is used to connect a baseband unit, and the at least one second interface is used to connect N terminal units, wherein the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one sensing unit, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or, includes at least one radiation and sensing fusion unit, where N is a positive integer; The radio frequency unit is used for: receiving a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a sensing request signal from the baseband unit through the first interface, and sending the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the N terminal units through the at least one second interface; or, The RF receiving signal from the radiation unit in the N terminal units, the perception collection signal from the perception unit in the N terminal units and the RF receiving signal and / or the perception collection signal from the fusion unit in the N terminal units are received through the at least one second interface, and the RF receiving signal and / or the perception collection signal are sent to the baseband unit through the first interface.

2. The radio frequency unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one second interface includes M radio frequency interfaces and a sensing interface, the M radio frequency interfaces are connected to the M first interfaces of the signal bias unit in a one-to-one correspondence, the sensing interface is connected to the second interface of the signal bias unit, and the third interface of the signal bias unit is connected to the N terminal units, where M is a positive integer; The radio frequency unit is specifically used for: The RF transmission signal is sent or the RF reception signal is received through the M RF interfaces, and the perception request signal is sent or the perception collection signal is received through the perception interface.

3. The radio frequency unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The radio frequency unit includes a radio frequency processing circuit and a bias processing circuit, the radio frequency processing circuit includes a first interface and M second interfaces, the bias processing circuit includes M first interfaces and T second interfaces, the first interface of the radio frequency processing circuit corresponds to the first interface of the radio frequency unit, the M second interfaces of the radio frequency processing circuit are connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit, the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit correspond to at least one third interface of the radio frequency unit, and T is a positive integer; The radio frequency processing circuit is used for: receiving the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal through its first interface, and sending the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces; or, receiving the RF reception signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal from the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces, and sending the RF reception signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal through its first interface; The bias processing circuit is used for: receiving the RF transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal from the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces, and sending the RF transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the N terminal units through its T second interfaces; or, The RF receiving signals and / or the sensing acquisition signals are received from the N terminal units through its T second interfaces, and the RF receiving signals and / or the sensing acquisition signals are sent to the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces.

4. The radio frequency unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The radio frequency processing circuit comprises a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit, wherein the first interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit corresponds to the first interface of the radio frequency processing circuit, the second interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the second interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, the third interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the first interface of the second conversion circuit, the second interface of the second conversion circuit is connected to the third interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, and the first interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit is connected to M second interfaces of the radio frequency processing circuit; The signal separation / coupling circuit is used for: receiving the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the perception request signal through its first interface, sending the radio frequency transmission signal through its second interface, and sending the perception request signal through its third interface; or, receiving the radio frequency reception signal through its second interface, receiving the perception acquisition signal through its third interface, and sending the radio frequency reception signal and / or the perception request signal through its first interface; The second conversion circuit is used for: converting the sensing request signal inputted by the first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and sending the converted sensing request signal through the second interface; or, Convert the sensing acquisition signal inputted by the second interface into a differential signal, and send the converted sensing acquisition signal through the first interface; The signal coupling / separation circuit is used for: receiving the radio frequency transmission signal through its second interface, receiving the converted perception request signal through its third interface, and sending the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the converted perception request signal through its first interface; or, The radio frequency receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal are received through its first interface, the radio frequency receiving signal is sent through its second interface, and the sensing acquisition signal is sent through its third interface.

5. The radio frequency unit according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The bias processing circuit also includes a power supply interface, and the power supply interface is connected to a power supply; The bias processing circuit is further used for: It receives a DC power supply signal from the power supply through its power supply interface, and sends the DC power supply signal to the N terminal units through its T second interfaces.

6. The radio frequency unit according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bias processing circuit further includes a seventh filter element, a first end of the seventh filter element corresponds to the power interface of the bias processing circuit, and a second end of the seventh filter element is connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit and then connected to the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit; The seventh filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

7. The radio frequency unit according to claim 6, characterized in that: The seventh filtering element is an inductor.

8. A signal bias unit, characterized in that: The system comprises M first interfaces, a second interface and T third interfaces, wherein the M first interfaces are connected to M radio frequency interfaces of a radio frequency unit, the second interface is connected to a sensing interface of the radio frequency unit, and the T third interfaces are connected to N terminal units, wherein the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one sensing unit, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or include at least one radiation and sensing fusion unit, where N is a positive integer; M and T are positive integers; The signal bias unit is used for: receiving a radio frequency transmission signal from the radio frequency unit through the M first interfaces, receiving a sensing request signal from the radio frequency unit through the second interface, and sending the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the N terminal units through the T third interfaces; or, The RF receiving signals from the radiation units in the N terminal units, the perception collection signals from the perception units in the N terminal units, and the RF receiving signals and / or the perception collection signals from the fusion units in the N terminal units are received through the T third interfaces, the RF receiving signals are sent to the RF units through the M first interfaces, and the perception collection signals are sent to the RF units through the second interface.

9. The signal bias unit according to claim 8, characterized in that: The T second interfaces are connected to the T radio frequency cables in a one-to-one correspondence, and each of the radio frequency cables is provided with one or more terminal units.

10. The signal bias unit according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The signal bias unit also includes a power interface, and the power interface is connected to a power source; The signal bias unit is further used for: A DC power supply signal is received from the power supply through the power supply interface, and the DC power supply signal is sent to the N terminal units through the T third interfaces.

11. The signal bias unit according to claim 10, characterized in that: The radio frequency transmission signal and the radio frequency reception signal received by the signal bias unit are high-frequency AC signals, and the perception request signal and the perception collection signal received by the signal bias unit are low-frequency AC signals; The signal bias unit further includes a first bias circuit, which includes M first filter elements, a second filter element and a third filter element, wherein the first ends of the M first filter elements are connected to the M first interfaces of the signal bias unit in a one-to-one correspondence, the first end of the second filter element is used to connect to the second interface of the signal bias unit, the first end of the third filter element is connected to the power interface of the signal bias unit, and the second ends of the M first filter elements, the second end of the second filter element and the second end of the third filter element are connected to each other and then connected to the T third interfaces of the signal bias unit; The first filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The second filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The third filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

12. The signal bias unit according to claim 11, characterized in that: The first filter element and the second filter element are capacitors, and the third filter element is an inductor.

13. The signal bias unit according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that: The sensing request signal from the radio frequency unit is a differential signal, and the sensing acquisition signal from the terminal unit is a low-frequency AC signal; The signal bias unit comprises a first conversion circuit, a first interface of the first conversion circuit corresponds to a second interface of the signal bias unit, and the second interface of the first conversion circuit is used to connect T third interfaces of the signal bias unit; The first conversion circuit is used for: receiving the sensing request signal from the radio frequency unit through its first interface, converting the sensing request signal into a low-frequency AC signal, and sending the converted sensing request signal through its second interface; or, The sensing acquisition signal is received from the terminal unit through its second interface, the sensing acquisition signal is converted into a differential signal, and then the converted sensing acquisition signal is sent through its first interface.

14. A terminal unit, characterized in that: It includes a radiation unit, a sensing unit and a second bias circuit, wherein a first interface of the second bias circuit is connected to a signal processing unit, a second interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the radiation unit, and a third interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the sensing unit; The second bias circuit is used for: receiving a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a sensing request signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, sending the radio frequency transmission signal to the radiation unit through its second interface, and sending the sensing request signal to the sensing unit through its third interface; or, receiving a radio frequency receiving signal from the radiation unit through its second interface, receiving a sensing acquisition signal from the sensing unit through its third interface, and sending the radio frequency receiving signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal to the signal processing unit through its first interface; The radiation unit is used for: converting the radio frequency transmission signal from the second bias circuit into an electromagnetic wave signal and then sending it out; or, converting the received electromagnetic wave signal into the radio frequency receiving signal and sending it to the second bias circuit; The sensing unit is used for: performing a corresponding acquisition operation according to an instruction of the sensing request signal from the second bias circuit; or, The sensing acquisition signal acquired within a period of time is sent to the second bias circuit.

15. The terminal unit according to claim 14, characterized in that: The second bias circuit further includes a fourth interface, and the fourth interface is connected to a power interface of the sensing unit; The second bias circuit is further used for: The DC power supply signal is received from the signal processing unit through its first interface, and the DC power supply signal is sent to the sensing unit through its fourth interface.

16. The terminal unit according to claim 15, characterized in that The second bias circuit comprises a fourth filter element, a fifth filter element and a sixth filter element, wherein a first end of the fourth filter element, a first end of the fifth filter element and a first end of the sixth filter element are connected and then connected to a first interface of the second bias circuit, a second end of the fourth filter element corresponds to a second interface of the second bias circuit, a second end of the fifth filter element corresponds to a third interface of the second bias circuit, and a second end of the sixth filter element corresponds to a fourth interface of the second bias circuit; The fourth filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The fifth filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The sixth filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

17. The terminal unit according to claim 16, characterized in that: The fourth filter element and the fifth filter element are capacitors, and the sixth filter element is an inductor.

18. A radiation and perception fusion system, characterized in that: The device comprises a signal processing unit and N terminal units connected to the signal processing unit, wherein the N terminal units include at least one radiation unit and at least one sensing unit, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and / or comprises at least one radiation and sensing fusion unit, wherein N is a positive integer; The signal processing unit is used to send a radio frequency transmission signal and / or a perception request signal to the N terminal units, or to receive a radio frequency reception signal from a radiation unit in the N terminal units, a perception collection signal from a perception unit in the N terminal units, and the radio frequency reception signal and / or the perception collection signal from a fusion unit in the N terminal units.

19. The fusion system according to claim 18, characterized in that: The fusion system further includes a power supply, which is connected to the signal processing unit; The power supply is used to send a DC power supply signal to the signal processing unit; The signal processing unit is also used to send the DC power supply signal from the power supply to the N terminal units.

20. The fusion system according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that: The signal processing unit includes a radio frequency unit and a signal bias unit, and the signal bias unit is connected to the radio frequency unit and the N terminal units respectively; The radio frequency unit is used to send the radio frequency transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the signal bias unit, or to receive the radio frequency reception signal and / or the perception collection signal from the signal bias unit; The signal bias unit is used to send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal from the RF unit to the N terminal units, or to send the RF reception signal from the radiation unit in the N terminal units, the perception collection signal from the perception unit in the N terminal units, and the RF reception signal and / or the perception collection signal from the fusion unit in the N terminal units to the RF unit.

21. The fusion system according to claim 20, characterized in that: The signal bias unit includes T third interfaces, the T third interfaces are connected to T radio frequency cables, each of the radio frequency cables is provided with one or more terminal units, and T is a positive integer; The signal bias unit is specifically used to send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal through the T third interfaces, or to receive the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal through the T third interfaces.

22. The fusion system according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that: The radio frequency unit includes M radio frequency interfaces, the signal bias unit includes M first interfaces and T third interfaces, the M radio frequency interfaces are connected to the M first interfaces in a one-to-one correspondence, the T third interfaces are connected to the N terminal units, and the M and T are positive integers; The radio frequency unit is specifically configured to send the radio frequency transmit signal and receive the radio frequency receive signal through the M radio frequency interfaces; The signal bias unit is specifically configured to receive the RF transmit signal and send the RF receive signal through the M first interfaces, and to send the RF transmit signal and receive the RF receive signal through the T third interfaces.

23. The fusion system according to any one of claims 20 to 22, characterized in that: The radio frequency unit includes a sensing interface, the signal bias unit includes a second interface and T third interfaces, the sensing interface is connected to the second interface, the T third interfaces are connected to the N terminal units, and T is a positive integer; The radio frequency unit is specifically used to send the sensing request signal and receive the sensing acquisition signal through the sensing interface; The signal bias unit is specifically used to receive the perception request signal and send the perception acquisition signal through the second interface, and to send the perception request signal and receive the perception acquisition signal through the T third interfaces.

24. The fusion system according to any one of claims 20 to 23, characterized in that: The signal bias unit includes a power interface and T third interfaces, the power interface is connected to a power source, the T third interfaces are connected to the N terminal units, and T is a positive integer; The signal bias unit is further used to receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply through the power supply interface, and to send the DC power supply signal through the T third interfaces.

25. The fusion system according to any one of claims 20 to 24, characterized in that The radio frequency transmission signal and the radio frequency reception signal received by the signal bias unit are high-frequency AC signals, and the perception request signal and the perception collection signal received by the signal bias unit are low-frequency AC signals; The signal bias unit includes a first bias circuit, the first bias circuit includes at least one first filter element, a second filter element and a third filter element, the first end of the at least one first filter element is used to receive the radio frequency transmission signal from the radio frequency unit or the radio frequency reception signal from the terminal unit, the first end of the second filter element is used to receive the perception request signal from the radio frequency unit or the perception collection signal of the terminal unit, the first end of the third filter element is used to receive a DC power supply signal, and the second end of the at least one first filter element, the second end of the second filter element and the second end of the third filter element are connected and then connected to the N terminal units; The first filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The second filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The third filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

26. The fusion system of claim 25, wherein: The first filter element and the second filter element are capacitors, and the third filter element is an inductor.

27. The fusion system according to any one of claims 20 to 26, characterized in that: The sensing request signal from the radio frequency unit is a differential signal, and the sensing acquisition signal from the terminal unit is a low-frequency AC signal; The signal bias unit includes a first conversion circuit, a first interface of the first conversion circuit is used to receive the sensing request signal from the radio frequency unit, and a second interface of the first conversion circuit is used to connect the N terminal units; The first conversion circuit is used to convert the perception request signal received by its first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and send the converted perception request signal through its second interface; or, receive the perception acquisition signal from the terminal unit through its second interface, convert the perception acquisition signal into a differential signal, and then send the converted perception acquisition signal through its first interface.

28. The fusion system according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that: The signal processing unit includes a radio frequency unit, the radio frequency unit includes a radio frequency processing circuit and a bias processing circuit, and the bias processing circuit is connected to the radio frequency processing circuit and the N terminal units respectively; The RF processing circuit is used to send the RF transmission signal and / or the sensing request signal to the bias processing circuit, or to receive the RF reception signal and / or the sensing acquisition signal from the bias processing circuit; The bias processing circuit is used to send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal from the RF processing circuit to the N terminal units, or to send the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal from the N terminal units to the RF processing circuit.

29. The fusion system of claim 28, wherein: The RF processing circuit includes a first interface and M second interfaces, the bias processing circuit includes M first interfaces and T second interfaces, the M second interfaces of the RF processing circuit are connected to the M first interfaces of the bias processing circuit, the T second interfaces of the bias processing circuit are connected to the N terminal units, and M and T are positive integers; The RF processing circuit is specifically used to: receive the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal through its first interface, and send the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal to the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces; or, receive the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal from the bias processing circuit through its M second interfaces, and send the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal through its first interface; The bias processing circuit is specifically used to: receive the RF transmission signal and / or perception request signal from the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces, and send the RF transmission signal and / or perception request signal to the N terminal units through its T second interfaces; or, receive the RF reception signal and / or perception acquisition signal from the N terminal units through its T second interfaces, and send the RF reception signal and / or perception acquisition signal to the RF processing circuit through its M first interfaces.

30. The fusion system according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that: The radio frequency processing circuit comprises a signal separation / coupling circuit, a second conversion circuit and a signal coupling / separation circuit, the second interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the second interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, the third interface of the signal separation / coupling circuit is connected to the first interface of the second conversion circuit, the second interface of the second conversion circuit is connected to the third interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit, and the first interface of the signal coupling / separation circuit is connected to the bias processing circuit; The signal separation / coupling circuit is used to receive the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal through its first interface, send the RF transmission signal through its second interface, and send the perception request signal through its third interface; or, receive the RF reception signal through its second interface, receive the perception acquisition signal through its third interface, and send the RF reception signal and / or the perception request signal through its first interface; The second conversion circuit is used to convert the perception request signal input by its first interface into a low-frequency AC signal, and send the converted perception request signal through its second interface; or, convert the perception acquisition signal input by its second interface into a differential signal, and send the converted perception acquisition signal through its first interface; The signal coupling / separation circuit is used to receive the RF transmission signal through its second interface, receive the converted perception request signal through its third interface, and send the RF transmission signal and / or the converted perception request signal through its first interface; or, receive the RF reception signal and / or the perception acquisition signal through its first interface, send the RF reception signal through its second interface, and send the perception acquisition signal through its third interface.

31. The fusion system according to any one of claims 28 to 30, characterized in that The bias processing circuit includes a power interface, and the power interface is connected to a power source; The bias processing circuit is also used to receive a DC power supply signal from the power supply through its power supply interface and send the DC power supply signal to the N terminal units.

32. The fusion system of claim 31, wherein: The bias processing circuit comprises a seventh filter element, a first end of the seventh filter element corresponds to a power interface of the bias processing circuit, and a second end of the seventh filter element is connected to the N terminal units; The seventh filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

33. The fusion system of claim 32, wherein: The seventh filtering element is an inductor.

34. The fusion system according to any one of claims 18 to 33, characterized in that The radiation and sensing fusion unit comprises a radiation unit, a sensing unit and a second bias circuit, wherein a first interface of the second bias circuit is connected to a signal processing unit, a second interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the radiation unit, and a third interface of the second bias circuit is connected to the sensing unit; The second bias circuit is used to receive the RF transmission signal and / or the perception request signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, send the RF transmission signal to the radiation unit through its second interface, and send the perception request signal to the perception unit through its third interface; or, receive the RF reception signal from the radiation unit through its second interface, receive the perception collection signal from the perception unit through its third interface, and send the RF reception signal and / or the perception collection signal to the signal processing unit through its first interface; The radiation unit is used to: convert the radio frequency transmission signal from the second bias circuit into an electromagnetic wave signal and then send it out; or convert the received electromagnetic wave signal into the radio frequency reception signal and then send it to the second bias circuit; The sensing unit is used to: perform a corresponding acquisition operation according to the instruction of the sensing request signal from the second bias circuit; or send the sensing acquisition signal collected within a period of time to the second bias circuit.

35. The fusion system of claim 34, wherein: The second bias circuit further includes a fourth interface, and the fourth interface is connected to a power interface of the sensing unit; The second bias circuit is further used to: receive a DC power supply signal from the signal processing unit through its first interface, and send the DC power supply signal to the sensing unit through its fourth interface.

36. The fusion system of claim 35, wherein: The second bias circuit comprises a fourth filter element, a fifth filter element and a sixth filter element, wherein a first end of the fourth filter element, a first end of the fifth filter element and a first end of the sixth filter element are connected and then connected to a first interface of the second bias circuit, a second end of the fourth filter element corresponds to a second interface of the second bias circuit, a second end of the fifth filter element corresponds to a third interface of the second bias circuit, and a second end of the sixth filter element corresponds to a fourth interface of the second bias circuit; The fourth filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the low-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The fifth filtering element is used to filter the DC signal and the high-frequency AC signal in the input signal; The sixth filtering element is used to filter the AC signal in the input signal.

37. The fusion system of claim 36, wherein: The fourth filter element and the fifth filter element are capacitors, and the sixth filter element is an inductor.

38. The fusion system according to any one of claims 18 to 37, characterized in that The fusion system further includes a baseband unit, and the baseband unit is connected to the signal processing unit; The baseband unit is used to send the radio frequency transmission signal to the signal processing unit, or receive the radio frequency reception signal from the signal processing unit; The signal processing unit is used to receive the radio frequency transmission signal from the baseband unit, or send the radio frequency reception signal to the baseband unit.

39. The fusion system of claim 38, wherein: Also included is a network management device, the network management device is connected to the baseband unit; The network management device is used to send the sensing request signal to the baseband unit, or receive the sensing acquisition signal from the baseband unit; The baseband unit is further used to send the perception request signal to the signal processing unit, or receive the perception collection signal from the signal processing unit and send the perception collection signal to the network management device; The signal processing unit is further used to receive the perception request signal from the baseband unit, or to send the perception acquisition signal to the baseband unit.

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