Communication device

Abstract

The invention relates to communication equipment, which can realize transmission processing of radio frequency signals of various different frequency bands such as ultrahigh frequency signals and non-ultrahigh frequency signals through a radio frequency transceiver, a first radio frequency device and a second radio frequency device, realizes a switching gating function of multiple transmission antennas, and also can realize multi-channel receiving of the ultrahigh frequency signals. Compared with related technologies which need to realize corresponding functions through a plurality of discrete transmitting devices, receiving devices, antenna change-over switches and the like, the occupied area of a circuit board can be greatly reduced, the integration level of the devices is improved, and the cost is reduced; meanwhile, wiring among discrete receiving devices, transmitting devices, antenna change-over switches and the like can be omitted, the number of wiring is greatly reduced, and the complexity of wiring in the communication equipment is greatly reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of antenna technology, and in particular to a communication device. Background Art

[0002] With the development and progress of radio frequency technology, terminal devices have more and more demands for various frequency bands and their combinations of multi-bands. However, due to the size constraints of terminal devices, the space of the mainboard PCB has not been greatly increased due to the increase in demand, which will lead to very tight space layout and wiring of the mainboard PCB. Summary of the invention

[0003] An embodiment of the present application provides a communication device that can reduce layout and wiring complexity.

[0004] The present application provides a communication device, including:

[0005] RF transceiver;

[0006] A first radio frequency device is configured with a plurality of transmit input ports, a first antenna port and a second antenna port connected to the radio frequency transceiver, and is used to support transmit processing of an ultra-high frequency signal and a non-ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted, and transmit the ultra-high frequency signal through the first antenna port, and transmit the non-ultra-high frequency signal through the second antenna port;

[0007] The second RF device is configured with multiple first receiving output ports connected to the RF transceiver, a transmission port connected to the first antenna port, and multiple antenna ports corresponding to multiple antennas, and is used to switchably connect the first RF device to any one of the multiple antennas to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal through any one of the antennas, and support multi-channel reception of the ultra-high frequency signal through the multiple antennas.

[0008] The above-mentioned communication equipment can realize the transmission and processing of radio frequency signals of various frequency bands including ultra-high frequency signals, non-ultra-high frequency signals, etc., and realize the switching and gating function of multiple transmitting antennas through the radio frequency transceiver, the first radio frequency device and the second radio frequency device, and can also realize multi-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals. Compared with the related technologies that require multiple discrete transmitting devices, receiving devices and antenna switching switches to realize the corresponding functions, it can greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device and reduce the cost; at the same time, it can save the wiring between discrete receiving devices, transmitting devices and antenna switching switches, greatly reduce the number of wiring, and greatly reduce the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0010] Figure 1 One of the structural block diagrams of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0011] Figure 2 This is one of the structural block diagrams of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0012] Figure 3 This is a second structural block diagram of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0013] Figure 4 This is a second structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0014] Figure 5 This is a third structural block diagram of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0015] Figure 6 This is a fourth structural block diagram of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0016] Figure 7 This is a fifth structural block diagram of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0017] Figure 8 This is a sixth structural block diagram of the first radio frequency device of an embodiment;

[0018] Fig. 9 This is a seventh structural block diagram of a first radio frequency device according to an embodiment;

[0019] Fig.10 This is a third structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0020] Fig.11 This is a fourth structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0021] Fig.12 This is a fifth structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0022] Fig.13 This is a sixth structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0023] Fig.14 This is a seventh structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0024] Fig.15 This is an eighth structural block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0026] It is understood that the terms "first", "second", etc. used in this application can be used in this article to describe various elements, but these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the first element from another element, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0027] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time.

[0028] The communication device involved in the embodiments of the present application may be a handheld device, an in-vehicle device, a smart car, a wearable device, a computing device, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, as well as various forms of user equipment (UE) (e.g., a mobile phone), a mobile station (MS), etc. For the convenience of description, the above-mentioned devices are collectively referred to as communication devices.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including: a radio frequency transceiver 10, a first radio frequency device 20 and a second radio frequency device 30.

[0030] RF transceiver 10; a first RF device 20, configured with multiple transmit input ports connected to the RF transceiver 10 (only one connection between the first RF device 20 and the RF transceiver 10 is shown in the figure, and it can be understood that the connection path in the figure is only for illustration and not for limitation), a first antenna port and a second antenna port (only one connection between the first RF device 20 and the second RF device 30 is shown in the figure), used to support the transmission processing of the UHF signal and the non-UHF signal to be transmitted, and transmit the UHF signal through the first antenna port, and transmit the non-UHF signal through the second antenna port; the second RF device 30, configured with multiple first receive output ports connected to the RF transceiver 10, a transmission port connected to the first antenna port, and multiple antenna ports correspondingly connected to multiple antennas (four antennas are used as an example in the figure, namely ANT1, ANT2, ANT3 and ANT4), used to switchably connect the first RF device 20 to any one of the multiple antennas, so as to transmit the UHF signal through any antenna, and support multi-channel reception of the UHF signal through the multiple antennas.

[0031] The RF transceiver 10 is used to support the output of UHF signals and non-UHF signals to be transmitted, so as to be transmitted by the first RF device 20 for processing; and is also used to support the reception of UHF signals after receiving and processing by the second RF device 30, and non-UHF signals after receiving and processing by other receiving modules. Further, the RF transceiver 10 can be used to implement the frequency conversion processing between the aforementioned RF signals and the baseband signals, or / and, to implement the frequency conversion processing of signals in different frequency bands, etc.

[0032] Among them, the first RF device 20 can be understood as a packaging structure, which is configured with multiple transmit input ports, a first antenna port, and a second antenna port connected to the RF transceiver 10. The transmit input port, the first antenna port, and the second antenna port can be understood as RF pin terminals of the first RF device 20, which are used to connect to internal and external devices. In one embodiment, the first RF device 20 in the embodiment of the present application may include four or more transmit input ports, and may include one or more first antenna ports, and one or more second antenna ports.

[0033] The transmit input port is used to transmit UHF signals and non-UHF signals from the RF transceiver 10; the first antenna port is used to transmit UHF signals, and the second antenna port is used to transmit non-UHF signals. The first RF device 20 is used to perform transmission processing on the UHF signals and non-UHF signals input into the transmit input port, and then transmit them through the first antenna port and the second antenna port accordingly.

[0034] Transmitting processing may be, for example, power amplification processing, and non-UHF signals include at least one of low-frequency signals, intermediate-frequency signals, and high-frequency signals. It can be understood that the number of the aforementioned ports can be adjusted according to the actual frequency band requirements. Therefore, the first RF device 20 can be understood as a multimode multiband power amplifier (MMPA) to support power amplification processing of at least one of low-frequency signals, intermediate-frequency signals, and high-frequency signals and UHF signals. In this embodiment, only one first RF device 20 is required to realize the transmission processing of RF signals of various frequency bands including UHF signals and non-UHF signals. Compared with the related technology that requires multiple discrete transmitting devices to realize the corresponding functions, it can greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device, and reduce the cost.

[0035] Among them, the low-frequency signal may include a radio frequency signal of a low-frequency band, and may also include radio frequency signals of multiple low-frequency bands, and the radio frequency signal may include at least one of a 4G LTE low-frequency signal and a 5G NR low-frequency signal; similarly, the intermediate frequency signal, the high frequency signal and the ultra-high frequency signal may each include a signal of a corresponding frequency band, and may also include radio frequency signals of multiple corresponding frequency bands, and the radio frequency signal may include at least one of a 4G LTE signal and a 5G NR signal. Among them, the frequency band division of low-frequency signals, intermediate frequency signals, high frequency signals and ultra-high frequency signals can refer to the following table (it should be noted that the frequency band used by 4G is used in the 5G network, and only the identification before the serial number is changed. Therefore, the modules and units applicable to processing 4G frequency band signals in the following examples are also applicable to processing signals of the corresponding frequency bands of 5G).

[0036] Among them, the second RF device 30 can be understood as a packaging structure, which is configured with multiple first receiving output ports connected to the RF transceiver 10, a transmission port connected to the first antenna port, and multiple antenna ports corresponding to multiple antennas. The first receiving output port, the transmission port, and the antenna port can be understood as the RF pin terminals of the second RF device 30, which are used to connect to internal and external devices. In one embodiment, the second RF device 30 in the embodiment of the present application may include one or more transmission ports, may include one or more first receiving output ports, and two or more antenna ports.

[0037] The transmission port is used to transmit the UHF signal after the transmission processing from the first RF device 20; the antenna port is used to transmit the UHF signal, and the first receiving output port is used to transmit the UHF signal after the reception processing by the second RF device 30. The second RF device 30 is used to switchably connect the first antenna port of the first RF device 20 to any one of the multiple antennas to transmit the UHF signal from the first RF device 20 through the any one of the antennas; and the multiple antennas connected support multi-channel reception of the UHF signal, thereby realizing one-way transmission and multi-channel reception processing of the UHF signal. Furthermore, the first RF device 20 can be switchably connected to any one of the multiple antennas, and the first RF device 20 can also support the round-robin function of the UHF signal.

[0038] The above-mentioned receiving process can be, for example, a low noise amplification process. It can be understood that the number of the above-mentioned ports can be adjusted according to actual needs. Therefore, the second radio frequency device 30 can be understood as a low noise amplifier front-end module (Low Noise AmPlifier-Front-End Modules, LFEM) with a function of transmitting a signal to be transmitted, so as to support the transmission and low noise amplification of ultra-high frequency signals. In this embodiment, only one second radio frequency device 30 is required to realize the transmission of the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted, and to realize the switching and gating function of multiple antennas, and can also realize multi-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals. Compared with the related technology that requires multiple discrete receiving devices, antenna switching switches, etc. to realize the corresponding functions (for example, when it is necessary to support four-way reception of ultra-high frequency signals, four discrete radio frequency receiving devices and two antenna switching switches are required), the occupied area of ​​the circuit board can be greatly reduced, the integration of the device can be improved, and the cost can be reduced; at the same time, the wiring between the discrete receiving devices, transmitting devices and antenna switching switches can be greatly reduced, and the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication equipment can be greatly reduced.

[0039] The communication device provided in this embodiment can realize the transmission and processing of radio frequency signals of various frequency bands including ultra-high frequency signals, non-ultra-high frequency signals, etc., realize the switching and gating function of multiple transmitting antennas, and can also realize multi-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals through the radio frequency transceiver 10, the first radio frequency device 20 and the second radio frequency device 30. Compared with the related technology that needs to realize the corresponding functions through multiple discrete transmitting devices, receiving devices and antenna switching switches, it can greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device, and reduce the cost; at the same time, it can save the wiring between the discrete receiving devices, the transmitting devices and the antenna switching switch, etc., greatly reduce the number of wiring, and greatly reduce the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication equipment.

[0040] In one embodiment, if Figure 2As shown, the first RF device 20 includes: a first RF module 210 and a second RF module 220 (the number of ports in the figure is for illustration only and is not limited; the transmit input port of the first RF device 20 is RFIN1, RFIN2, etc. in the figure, the first antenna port is RFOUT1, RFOUT2, etc. in the figure, and the second antenna port is LMHB in the figure).

[0041] The first RF module 210 is respectively connected to the transmit input port and multiple first antenna ports, and is used for transmitting the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted, and can switchably select to transmit the processed ultra-high frequency signal through any first antenna port; the second RF module 220 is respectively connected to another part of the transmit input port and the second antenna port of the first RF device 20, and is used to support the transmission processing of the non-ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted.

[0042] Among them, the first RF module 210 can be connected to the RF transceiver 10 and the second RF device 30 respectively through the transmission input port and the first antenna port, thereby, it can receive the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted from the RF transceiver 10, and perform transmission processing on the ultra-high frequency signal, and can selectively switch the first antenna port used to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal, and connect the selected first antenna port to the second RF device 30 by switching, so as to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal to the antenna through the second RF device 30 for transmission.

[0043] Among them, the second RF module 220 can be connected to the RF transceiver 10 and other RF processing circuits through the transmission input port and the second antenna port respectively, thereby receiving the non-ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted from the RF transceiver 10, and performing transmission processing on the non-ultra-high frequency signal, and transmitting the non-ultra-high frequency signal to the antenna through the second antenna port and other RF processing circuits for transmission.

[0044] The first RF module 210 and the second RF module 220 integrate the first RF device 20, so that the first RF device 20 can simultaneously transmit and process UHF signals and non-UHF signals, which can greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device, and reduce costs.

[0045] In one embodiment, when the first RF module 210 supports the transmission of UHF signals, Figure 3 As shown, the first RF module 210 includes: an ultra-high frequency transmitting unit 211 and a first gating unit 212 .

[0046] The ultra-high frequency transmitting unit 211 is connected to the transmitting input port and is used to support the receiving and transmitting processing of the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted; the first gating unit 212, a first end of the first gating unit 212 is connected to the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit 211, and multiple second ends of the first gating unit 212 are respectively connected to multiple first antenna ports, and the second gating unit is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit 211 and any first antenna port.

[0047] Among them, the UHF transmitting unit 211 is connected to the RF transceiver 10 through the transmitting input port to receive the UHF signal to be transmitted, and is connected to multiple first antenna ports through the first gating unit 212. The first gating unit 212 can switchably select the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and any first antenna port. Thus, the transmitting input port can be respectively connected to multiple first antenna ports through the second gating unit to form a multi-channel transmitting path, and the multi-channel transmitting paths can be arbitrarily switched through the first gating unit 212, thereby improving the flexibility of channel selection of the first RF module 210.

[0048] Optionally, the UHF transmitting unit 211 may include a power amplifier, and further, may include a filter, so that the UHF transmitting unit 211 can realize power amplification and filtering processing of the UHF signal. Optionally, the first gating unit 212 may include a multi-channel selection switch, and the number of ports of the multi-channel selection switch may be adjusted and set according to actual needs. It can be understood that the first RF module 210 may also add relevant devices based on the needs of other additional functions in practice. For example, based on the monitoring needs of the transmission function of the UHF signal, a corresponding coupling unit is set on the path between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and the first gating unit 212 to obtain the coupling signal when the UHF transmitting unit 211 transmits the UHF signal. The coupling signal is output to the RF transceiver 10 for the RF transceiver 10 to measure the forward coupling power and reverse coupling power of the low-frequency signal. The coupling unit may include a coupler, or a switching switch may be set according to needs to switch the output end of the coupler to connect the coupling output port (such as CPLOUT1 in the figure) and the coupling input port (such as CPLIN1 in the figure).

[0049] Optionally, multiple first antenna ports can be respectively connected to different antennas through the second RF device 30 or other devices. Thus, based on the switching of multiple first antenna ports, the first antenna port corresponding to a more efficient antenna can be selected to support the transmission of ultra-high frequency signals, thereby improving the RF performance of the communication device.

[0050] In one embodiment, if Figure 4 As shown, in Figure 3Based on the embodiment, the number of second RF devices 30 is two, each second RF device 30 is connected to multiple antennas, and each second RF device 30 is connected to the UHF transmitting unit 211 through a first antenna port; wherein the first selection unit 212 is used to switchably select the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and any second RF device 30; and any second RF device 30 is used to switchably select the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and any antenna among the multiple antennas.

[0051] On the one hand, the first selection unit 212 is connected to the two second RF devices 30 through the two first antenna ports respectively, and can switchably select and conduct the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and any second RF device 30, so that the UHF transmitting unit 211 transmits an UHF signal through any second RF device 30; on the other hand, each second RF device 30 is connected to multiple antennas, and any second RF device 30 can also switchably conduct the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and any antenna of the multiple antennas, thereby improving the flexibility of antenna switching selection on the basis of improving the flexibility of RF device selection, and improving RF performance; at the same time, compared with related technologies that require multiple discrete receiving devices, antenna switching switches, etc. to implement corresponding functions (for example, when it is necessary to support four-way reception of UHF signals, four discrete RF receiving devices and two antenna switching switches are required), the occupied area of ​​the circuit board can be reduced, the integration of the device can be improved, and the cost and complexity of the internal wiring of the communication equipment can be reduced.

[0052] It can be understood that in other embodiments, the number of second RF devices 30 can be more than two, each second RF device 30 is connected to multiple antennas, and each second RF device 30 is connected to the UHF transmitting unit 211 through a first antenna port. Thus, the first selection unit 212 is used to switchably select the connection between the UHF transmitting unit 211 and a larger number of second RF devices 30, thereby realizing the switching connection of more antennas.

[0053] It can be understood that the above embodiment only shows an embodiment of two or more second RF devices 30 on the basis that the first RF module 210 only supports the transmission function. However, the embodiment of two or more second RF devices 30 can also be applied to the embodiment in which the first RF module 210 supports transmission and at least one channel reception in the following text, and the embodiment of the present application does not further limit this.

[0054] In one embodiment, the second RF device 30 is also used to transmit an ultra-high frequency signal from any antenna to the first RF device 20; Figure 4As shown, the first RF device 20 is also configured with a second receiving output port connected to the RF transceiver 10, and the first RF module 210 is also used to support at least one channel reception of the UHF signal through at least one first antenna port. It can be understood that the transmit input port and the second receive output port are respectively connected to different first antenna ports, or respectively connected to the same first antenna port. When the first RF device 20 supports one-channel reception, by setting a transmit input port and a second receive output port to be respectively connected to the same first antenna port, it is beneficial to realize port multiplexing and improve port utilization.

[0055] In this embodiment, the first RF device 20, in addition to supporting the transmission processing of UHF signals and non-UHF signals, can also simultaneously support at least one receiving processing of UHF signals, which can further expand the transceiver processing function of the first RF device 20 and improve the integration of the first RF device 20, thereby further reducing the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication device.

[0056] In one embodiment, when the first RF module 210 supports transmission and one-channel receiving functions, please continue to refer to Figure 4 The first radio frequency module 210 includes: an ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213 and a second gating unit 214 .

[0057] The ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213 is respectively connected to the transmission input port and the second receiving output port (such as OUT1 in the figure), and is used to support the transceiver processing of the ultra-high frequency signal; the second gating unit 214, a first end of the second gating unit 214 is connected to the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213, and multiple second ends of the second gating unit 214 are respectively connected to multiple first antenna ports. The second gating unit 214 is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213 and any first antenna port.

[0058] Among them, the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213 is connected to the RF transceiver 10 through the transmitting input port and the second receiving output port respectively, and is connected to multiple first antenna ports through the second gating unit 214. The second gating unit 214 can switchably select to connect the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit 213 and any first antenna port. Thus, the transmitting input port and the second receiving output port can be connected to the same first antenna port through the second gating unit 214 to form a transmitting path and a receiving path respectively, and the transmitting path and the receiving path can be arbitrarily switched among multiple first antenna ports through the second gating unit 214, thereby improving the flexibility of channel selection of the first RF module 210.

[0059] Optionally, the UHF transceiver unit 213 may include a power amplifier and a low noise amplifier, and further, may include a filter, so that the UHF transceiver unit 213 can realize power amplification processing, low noise amplification processing and filtering processing of the UHF signal. Optionally, the second selection unit 214 may include a multi-channel selection switch, and the number of ports of the multi-channel selection switch can be adjusted and set according to actual needs. It can be understood that the first RF module 210 can also add relevant devices based on the needs of other additional functions in practice. For example, based on the monitoring needs of the transmission function of the UHF signal, a corresponding coupling unit is set on the path between the UHF transceiver unit 213 and the second selection unit 214 to obtain the coupling signal when the UHF transceiver unit 213 transmits the UHF signal. The relevant introduction of the coupling unit can refer to the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0060] Optionally, multiple first antenna ports can be respectively connected to different antennas through the second RF device 30 or other devices. Thus, based on the switching of multiple first antenna ports, the first antenna port corresponding to a more efficient antenna can be selected to support the transmission and reception of ultra-high frequency signals, thereby improving the RF performance of the communication device.

[0061] In one embodiment, when the first RF module 210 also supports receiving another channel of the UHF signal; Figure 5 As shown, the first RF module 210 further includes: an ultra-high frequency receiving unit 215 .

[0062] The UHF receiving unit 215 is connected to the second receiving output port and the other first end of the second gating unit 214, respectively, to support receiving and processing of the received UHF signal; wherein the second gating unit 214 is also used to select and conduct the connection between the UHF receiving unit 215 and a first antenna port. Optionally, the UHF receiving unit 215 may include a low noise amplifier to perform low noise amplification processing on the received UHF signal.

[0063] On the one hand, the first RF module 210 can form one transmission path and two reception paths through the UHF transceiver unit 213, the UHF receiving unit 215, and the second selection unit 214, thereby further improving the integration of the first RF device 20 on the basis of expanding the number of reception paths and improving the reception performance; on the other hand, the transmission path and the transceiver path formed by one of the reception paths can be switchably connected to any first antenna port to achieve multi-port switching, and the other reception path can also be selectively connected to one of the first antenna ports, thereby further improving the flexibility of channel selection of the first RF device 20.

[0064] In one embodiment, in any of the above embodiments, Figure 6-Figure 8As shown, the second RF module 220 may include a low frequency transmitting unit, an intermediate frequency transmitting unit and a high frequency transmitting unit, and the low frequency transmitting unit, the intermediate frequency transmitting unit and the high frequency transmitting unit are respectively used for transmitting low frequency signals, intermediate frequency signals and high frequency signals. Optionally, the transmitting process may be a power amplification process, and each transmitting unit may include a power amplifier; further optionally, each transmitting unit also includes a gating switch, through which each transmitting input port for transmitting non-ultra-high frequency signals can be switchedly connected to multiple second antenna ports, so that the multiple second antenna ports respectively support the transmission of multiple signals in different frequency bands.

[0065] In one embodiment, if Fig. 9 As shown, the second RF device 30 includes: at least one transmission channel 310, a plurality of receiving units 320 ( Fig. 9 The example is illustrated with one transmission channel, four receiving units 320 and a third selection unit 330 .

[0066] At least one transmission channel 310, each transmission channel is connected to a transmission port, and is used to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal from the first radio frequency device 20 to any antenna; multiple receiving units 320, each receiving module is connected to a first receiving output port, and is used to support receiving and processing of the received ultra-high frequency signal; a third gating unit 330, multiple first ends of the third gating unit 330 are respectively connected to at least one transmission channel 310 and multiple receiving units 320, and multiple second ends of the third gating unit 330 are respectively connected to multiple antenna ports. The third gating unit 330 is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between at least one transmission channel 310 and any antenna, and is also used to select and conduct the connection between each receiving unit 320 and an antenna port.

[0067] Each transmission channel is connected to the first RF device 20 through a transmission port to receive the UHF signal to be transmitted from the first RF device 20, and is switchably connected to any antenna through the third selection unit 330 to realize switchable transmission of multiple antennas. Further, the switchable transmission of multiple antennas can include the transmission of multiple antennas in turn, thereby realizing the function of rotation transmission.

[0068] Each receiving unit 320 is connected to the RF transceiver 10 through a first receiving output port to transmit the received UHF signal to the RF transceiver 10; each receiving unit 320 is also connected to the antenna through the third selection unit 330 to receive the UHF signal from the antenna. Optionally, each receiving unit 320 may include a low noise amplifier to support low noise amplification processing; optionally, each receiving unit 320 may include a low noise amplifier and a filter to support low noise amplification processing and filtering processing.

[0069] The second RF device 30 of this embodiment can realize the transmission of the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted and the switching and gating function of multiple antennas through at least one transmission channel 310, multiple receiving units 320 and a third gating unit 330. It can also realize multi-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals, which can greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device and reduce the cost; at the same time, it can greatly reduce the routing between discrete receiving devices, transmitting devices and antenna switching switches, etc., and greatly reduce the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication equipment.

[0070] In one embodiment, when the first RF device 20 also supports receiving and processing received UHF signals, at least one transmission channel 310 is also used to transmit UHF signals from any antenna to the first RF device 20, so that the first RF device 20 supports at least one channel reception of UHF signals. Thus, multiplexing of the transmission and receiving functions of the transmission channel is achieved, the multiplexing rate of the channel is improved, and the occupied area of ​​the first RF device 20 and the second RF device 30 is further reduced.

[0071] In one of the embodiments, when the first RF device 20 supports N-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals through the first antenna port, multiple receiving units 320 are used to support M-channel reception of ultra-high frequency signals, N and M are positive integers respectively and the sum of N and M is equal to 4, so that the communication device supports 4*4MIMO reception of ultra-high frequency signals.

[0072] When the first RF device 20 supports N-channel reception of UHF signals, the first RF device 20 can be connected to the N transmission ports of the second RF device 30 through the N first antenna ports, so that the second RF device 30 has at least N transmission channels. Combined with the M-channel reception supported by the multiple receiving units 320 of the second RF device 30, where N and M are positive integers and the sum of N and M is 4, the first RF device 20 and the second RF device 30 can jointly support 4*4 MIMO reception of UHF signals, thereby doubling the channel capacity of the communication device.

[0073] Optionally, N channel can be 0 channel, such as Fig.10 As shown, the M channel can be 4 channels, in which case the number of transmission channels can be 1 or more; alternatively, the N channel can be 1 channel, such as Fig.11 As shown, the M channel can be 3 channels, in which case the number of transmission channels can be 1 or more; alternatively, the N channel can be 2 channels, such as Fig.12 As shown, the M channel can be 2 channels, in which case the number of transmission channels is 2 or more; this embodiment of the present application will not introduce this one by one.

[0074] It can be understood that in other embodiments, N and M are positive integers respectively and the sum of N and M can be equal to 2, so that the communication device supports 2*2 MIMO reception of ultra-high frequency signals, which is not further introduced in the embodiments of the present application.

[0075] As follows Fig.10 Taking the communication device shown as an example, taking the N78 signal as an example, the sending and receiving process of the N78 signal is explained:

[0076] N78 TX

[0077] The transmit signal is output from the TX1 5GH port of the RF transceiver 10 and enters from the 5G RFIN port; after being amplified by the power amplifier UHB PA, it goes to the filter; after being filtered by the filter, it goes to the SP4T switch; the SP4T switches to contact 2 and outputs to the 5G RFOUT1 port; through the Path5 path, it goes to the SRS1 port of the 5G LFEM device; the 4P6T switches to contact 7, through the Path1 path, it goes to the ANT1 antenna port.

[0078] N78 PRX (Master Receiver)

[0079] The received signal enters from the ANT1 antenna port, passes through the Path1 path, and reaches the ANT1 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P6T switches to the contact 1, is filtered by the filter, and reaches the LNA1; after being amplified by the LNA1, it is output to the RX1 port;

[0080] Through Path 6, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX17 port.

[0081] N78 DRX (diversity reception)

[0082] The received signal enters from the ANT2 antenna port, passes through the Path2 path, and reaches the ANT2 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P6T switches to the contact 2, is filtered by the filter, and reaches the LNA2; after being amplified by the LNA2, it is output to the RX2 port;

[0083] Through Path 7, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX17 port.

[0084] N78 PRX MIMO (Primary MIMO Receive)

[0085] The received signal enters from the ANT3 antenna port, passes through the Path3 path, and reaches the ANT3 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P6T switches to contact 3, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA3; after being amplified by LNA3, it is output to the RX3 port;

[0086] Through Path8, it enters RF transceiver 10 from SDR PRX15 port.

[0087] N78 DRX MIMO (diversity MIMO reception)

[0088] The received signal enters from the ANT4 antenna port, passes through the Path4 path, and reaches the ANT4 port of the second RF device 30; 4P6T switches to contact 4, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA4; after being amplified by LNA4, it is output to the RX4 port;

[0089] Through Path 9, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX15 port.

[0090] As follows Fig.11 Taking the communication device shown as an example, taking the N78 signal as an example, the sending and receiving process of the N78 signal is explained:

[0091] N78 TX

[0092] The transmit signal is output from the TX1 5GH port of the RF transceiver 10 and enters from the 5G RFIN port; after being amplified by the power amplifier UHB PA, it goes to the SPDT#7 switch; SPDT#7 switches to a single port and goes to the filter; after being filtered by the filter, it goes to the SP4T switch; SP4T switches to contact 2 and outputs to the 5G RFOUT1 port; through the Path5 path, it goes to the SRS1 port of the second RF device 30; 4P5T switches to contact 6 and goes to the ANT1 antenna port through the Path1 path.

[0093] N78 PRX

[0094] The received signal enters from the ANT1 antenna port, passes through the Path1 path, and reaches the ANT1 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P5T switches to contact 3, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA1; is amplified by LNA1, and is output to the SRS2 port; the SP4T switch switches to a single port, passes through the filter, and reaches the SPDT#7 switch; SPDT#7 switches to contact 2, is amplified by LNA, and reaches the 5GOUT port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX17 port via the Path5 path.

[0095] N78 DRX

[0096] The received signal enters from the ANT2 antenna port, passes through the Path2 path, and reaches the ANT2 port of the second RF device 30; 4P5T switches to contact 1, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA1; after being amplified by LNA1, it is output to the RX1 port;

[0097] Through Path 6, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX17 port.

[0098] N78 PRX MIMO

[0099] The received signal enters from the ANT3 antenna port, passes through the Path3 path, and reaches the ANT3 port of the second RF device 30; 4P5T switches to contact 2, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA2; after being amplified by LNA2, it is output to the RX2 port;

[0100] Through Path7, it enters RF transceiver 10 from SDR PRX15 port.

[0101] N78 DRX MIMO

[0102] The received signal enters from the ANT4 antenna port, passes through the Path4 path, and reaches the ANT4 port of the second RF device 30; 4P5T switches to contact 3, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA3; after being amplified by LNA3, it is output to the RX3 port;

[0103] Through Path 8, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX15 port.

[0104] As follows Fig.12 Taking the communication device shown as an example, taking the N78 signal as an example, the sending and receiving process of the N78 signal is explained:

[0105] N78 TX

[0106] The transmit signal is output from the TX1 5GH port of the RF transceiver 10 and enters from the 5G RFIN port; after being amplified by the power amplifier UHB PA, it goes to the SPDT#7 switch; SPDT#7 switches to a single port and goes to the filter; after being filtered by the filter, it goes to the DP4T switch; DP4T switches to contact 4 and outputs to the 5G RFOUT1 port; through the Path5 path, it goes to the SRS1 port of the second RF device 30; 4P4T switches to contact 5, through the Path1 path, ANT1 port.

[0107] N78 PRX

[0108] The received signal enters from the ANT1 antenna port, passes through the Path1 path, and reaches the ANT1 port of the second RF device 30; 4P4T switches to contact 3 and outputs to the SRS1 port; through Path5, it reaches the 5G RFOUT1 port of the LMHUB MMPA device; DP4T switches to contact 2, and after being filtered by the filter, it reaches the SPDT#7 switch; after SPDT#7 switches to contact 3, it is amplified by LNA1 and reaches the 5GOUT1 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX17 port.

[0109] N78 DRX

[0110] The received signal enters from the ANT2 antenna port, passes through the Path2 path, and reaches the ANT2 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P4T switches to the contact 1, is filtered by the filter, and reaches the LNA1; after being amplified by the LNA1, it is output to the RX1 port;

[0111] Through Path 6, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX17 port.

[0112] N78 PRX MIMO

[0113] The received signal enters from the ANT3 antenna port, passes through the Path3 path, and reaches the ANT3 port of the second RF device 30; 4P4T switches to contact 3 and outputs to the SRS2 port; passes through Path7 to the 5G RFOUT2 port; DP4T switches to contact 1, and after being filtered by the filter, it reaches LNA2; it is amplified by LNA2 and reaches the 5G OUT2 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX15 port.

[0114] N78 DRX MIMO

[0115] The received signal enters from the ANT4 antenna port, passes through the Path4 path, and reaches the ANT4 port of the second RF device 30; the 4P4T switches to the contact 2, is filtered by the filter, and reaches the LNA2; after being amplified by the LNA2, it is output to the RX2 port;

[0116] Through Path 8, it enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX15 port.

[0117] In one embodiment, if Fig.13 As shown, the communication device also includes: a radio frequency processing circuit 40 ( Fig.13 The second radio frequency device is not shown).

[0118] The RF processing circuit 40 is respectively connected to the RF transceiver 10, multiple second antenna ports and multiple antennas, and is used to support the transmission and reception selection of non-UHF signals, which include at least one of low frequency signals, intermediate frequency signals and high frequency signals.

[0119] The RF processing circuit 40 is respectively connected to the RF transceiver 10, the first RF device 20 and multiple antennas, and can support the selection of receiving and transmitting non-UHF signals. For example, it can be selected to transmit the non-UHF signal of the preset frequency band after the transmission processing by the first RF device 20, or it can be selected to receive the UHF signal of the preset frequency band from the antenna. The non-UHF signal includes at least one of a low frequency signal, an intermediate frequency signal and a high frequency signal. Therefore, through the first RF device 20, the second RF device 30 and the RF processing circuit 40, the communication device can support the selection of transmitting and receiving UHF signals and at least one of the low frequency signal, the intermediate frequency signal and the high frequency signal, so as to be compatible with the transmission and reception processing of each RF signal of different frequency bands, and improve the flexibility of the communication frequency band of the communication device.

[0120] In one of the embodiments, please refer to Fig.13 (The second RF device 30 is not shown in the figure), the RF processing circuit 40 includes: a first receiving module 410 , a second receiving module 420 and a transceiver selection module 430 .

[0121] The first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420 are respectively used to support receiving and processing of received non-ultra-high frequency signals; the transceiver selection module 430 is respectively connected to the second antenna port, multiple antennas, the first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420, and is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the first RF device 20 and the target antenna and the connection between the first receiving module 410 and the target antenna, so that the target antenna supports the transmission and reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals, and the target antenna is one of the multiple antennas; it is also used to select and conduct the connection between the second receiving module 420 and another antenna among the multiple antennas, so that the other antenna supports the reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals.

[0122] Among them, the first RF device 20 and the first receiving module 410 can be connected to the target antenna together through the transceiver selection module 430, so that the target antenna supports the transmission and reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals. Optionally, the target antenna is used to support the transmission and main set reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals. Thus, the transceiver selection module 430 can select an antenna with higher antenna efficiency as the target antenna to improve the RF performance of the transmission and main set reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals.

[0123] Among them, the second receiving module 420 can be connected to another antenna among the multiple antennas through the transceiver selection module 430, thereby supporting another reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals based on the antenna, such as diversity reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals. Therefore, based on the first receiving module 410, the second receiving module 420 can support main diversity reception of non-ultra-high frequency signals, thereby improving the channel capacity of the communication equipment.

[0124] Furthermore, the transceiver selection module 430 can switchably select and conduct the connection between the corresponding second antenna port in the first RF device 20, the corresponding receiving input port of the first receiving module 410 and the target antenna, thereby simultaneously selecting non-ultra-high frequency signals in the target frequency band for transceiver while realizing antenna switching.

[0125] In one embodiment, if Fig.14 As shown, the second RF device 30 is connected to the first antenna (ANT1 in the figure) and the second antenna (ANT2 in the figure); the transceiver selection module 430 is connected to the fifth antenna (ANT5 in the figure) and the sixth antenna (ANT6 in the figure), respectively, and the communication device also includes: a first combining module 50 and a second combining module 60.

[0126] A first combining module 50, wherein a first end of the first combining module 50 is connected to a third antenna (such as ANT3 in the figure), and two second ends of the first combining module 50 are respectively connected to an antenna port of the second RF device 30 and a first receiving module 410, for combining ultra-high frequency signals and non-ultra-high frequency signals; a second combining module 60, wherein a first end of the second combining module 60 is connected to a fourth antenna (such as ANT4 in the figure), and two second ends of the second combining module 60 are respectively connected to another antenna port of the second RF device 30 and a second receiving module 420, for combining ultra-high frequency signals and non-ultra-high frequency signals.

[0127] Among them, each combining module can be used to combine multiple signals of different frequency bands to support signal reception and transmission. Specifically, the combining processing includes power synthesis of two or more signals and then transmitting them through the antenna, and also includes dividing one carrier signal into multiple signals for corresponding transmission to multiple antenna ports for reception, thereby realizing downlink carrier requirements.

[0128] For example, in this embodiment, the first combining module 50 can be used to divide the ultra-high frequency signal and the non-ultra-high frequency signal received by the third antenna into multiple signals, and transmit them to the second RF device 30 and the first receiving module 410 respectively; the second combining module 60 is used to divide the ultra-high frequency signal and the non-ultra-high frequency signal received by the fourth antenna into multiple signals, and transmit them to the second RF device 30 and the second receiving module 420 respectively.

[0129] Optionally, each combiner module may select a corresponding two-way combiner, three-way combiner, etc. according to the number of ports connected.

[0130] Therefore, through each combining module, the second RF device 30, the first receiving module 410, the second receiving module 420 and each antenna, the communication device can realize the combined transmission of multiple signals and also meet the downlink carrier demand.

[0131] In one of the embodiments, based on the above embodiment, the communication device is used to support the transmission of non-ultra-high frequency signals and 4*4 MIMO reception through the first antenna, the second antenna, the third antenna and the fourth antenna, and is also used to support the transmission of ultra-high frequency signals and 4*4 MIMO reception through the third antenna, the fourth antenna, the fifth antenna and the sixth antenna.

[0132] On the one hand, the third antenna and the fourth antenna are multiplexed as receiving antennas for UHF signals and non-UHF signals, which can reduce the number of antennas and reduce the number of wiring between the second RF device 30, the first receiving module 410, the second receiving module 420 and the antennas, respectively, further reducing the complexity of wiring; on the other hand, based on the aforementioned six antennas, the communication device can support the transmission of UHF signals, non-UHF signals and 4*4 MIMO reception of each signal, which can greatly improve the channel capacity of the communication device and improve the communication performance of the communication device.

[0133] In one embodiment, if Fig.15 As shown ( Fig.15 Taking two second RF devices 30 as an example, the receiving processing function of the first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420 can be low noise amplification processing, and the first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420 can be understood as external low noise amplifiers (External Low Noise, ELNA) to support low noise amplification processing of non-ultra-high frequency signals. Fig.15 As shown, the first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420 are respectively configured with multiple receiving output ports, and the multiple receiving output ports can respectively output low-frequency signals, intermediate-frequency signals and high-frequency signals; further, each receiving output port can be correspondingly switchably connected to multiple receiving input ports, and the multiple receiving input ports respectively receive multiple signals of different frequency bands. Therefore, this embodiment only needs two ELNA devices to respectively realize multi-band reception of low-frequency signals, intermediate-frequency signals, high-frequency signals and other signals. Further optionally, please continue to refer to Fig.15 , the first receiving module 410 and the second receiving module 420 may include a plurality of low noise amplifiers, a gating switch, etc., respectively, thereby realizing multi-band reception of various signals such as low frequency signals, intermediate frequency signals, and high frequency signals. Compared with the related art that needs to realize corresponding functions through a plurality of discrete low noise amplifiers, gating switches, etc., this embodiment can further greatly reduce the occupied area of ​​the circuit board, improve the integration of the device, reduce the cost, and reduce the complexity of the internal wiring of the communication device.

[0134] In one embodiment, if Fig.15As shown, the transceiver selection module 430 includes: a fourth selection unit 431 , a transceiver selection unit 432 and a reception selection unit 433 .

[0135] The fourth gating unit 431, the two first ends of the fourth gating unit 431 are respectively connected to the first antenna and the second antenna; the transceiver selection unit 432 is configured with a first end and multiple pairs of second ends for transmitting signals of different frequency bands, the first end of the transceiver selection unit 432 is connected to a second end of the fourth gating unit 431, and the two second ends of each pair are respectively connected to a second antenna port and a receiving input end of the first receiving module 410, and the transceiver selection unit 432 is used to select the transmission target frequency band between the first RF device 20 and the fourth gating unit 431, and between the first receiving module 410 and the fourth gating unit 431. A non-ultra-high frequency signal; a receiving selection unit 433, wherein a first end of the receiving selection unit 433 is connected to another second end of the fourth selection unit 431, and multiple second ends of the receiving selection unit 433 are respectively connected to multiple receiving input ends of the second receiving module 420, and the receiving selection unit 433 is used to select the non-ultra-high frequency signal of the target frequency band for transmission between the second receiving module 420 and the fourth selection unit 431; wherein the fourth selection unit 431 is used to switchably select the connection between the transmitting and receiving selection unit 432 and the target antenna, and select the connection between the receiving selection unit 433 and another antenna.

[0136] Thus, the fourth selection unit 431 can be used to switchably connect the transmit / receive selection unit 432 and the receive selection unit 433 to different antennas, such as the first antenna and the second antenna; the transmit / receive selection unit 432 can be used to select the non-ultra-high frequency signal of the target frequency band for transmission between the first RF device 20 and the fourth selection unit 431, and between the first receiving module 410 and the fourth selection unit 431; the receive selection unit 433 can be used to select the non-ultra-high frequency signal of the target frequency band for transmission between the second receiving module 420 and the fourth selection unit 431.

[0137] Furthermore, if Fig.15 As shown, the transceiver selection unit 432 may include a first filter unit 4321 and a transceiver gating device 4322 , and the receive selection unit 433 may include a second filter unit 4331 and a receive gating device 4332 .

[0138] The first filtering unit 4321 can be configured with multiple first ends and multiple pairs of second ends, each first end corresponds to a pair of second ends, the multiple first ends are respectively connected to the multiple first ends of the transceiver selection device 4322, and the two second ends corresponding to each first end are respectively connected to a second antenna port and a receiving input end of the first receiving module 410, and each pair of second ends supports the reception and transmission of signals in the same frequency band; the multiple first ends of the second filtering unit 4331 are respectively connected to the multiple receiving input ends of the second receiving module 420, and the multiple second ends of the second filtering unit 4331 are respectively connected to the multiple first ends of the receiving selection device 4332.

[0139] The transceiver gating device 4322 is used to select and conduct the connection between the duplexer of the corresponding frequency band in the first filtering unit 4321 and the fourth gating unit 431, so that the duplexer of the corresponding frequency band can filter the non-ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted and the non-ultra-high frequency signal to be received and processed, and isolate the transceiver path; the receiving gating device 4332 is used to select and conduct the connection between the duplexer of the corresponding frequency band in the second filtering unit 4331 and the fourth gating unit 431, so that the duplexer of the corresponding frequency band can filter the non-ultra-high frequency signal to be received and processed.

[0140] Further optionally, if Fig.15 As shown, the transceiver gating device 4322 and the receiving gating device 4332 can be understood as TX Modules to support the switching function of the switch; the first filtering unit 4321 and the second filtering unit 4331 can include duplexers or filters to support the filtering processing function. It can be understood that other functional elements can be added to the transceiver gating device 4322, the receiving gating device 4332, the first filtering unit 4321, the second filtering unit 4331, etc. according to the needs to support the corresponding functions. For example, the transceiver gating device 4322 can be equipped with related power amplifiers and filters for supporting 2G low-frequency and high-frequency signal transmission. This application does not make further restrictions on this.

[0141] As follows Fig.15 Taking the communication device shown as an example, taking the N78 signal as an example, the sending and receiving process of the N78 signal is explained:

[0142] N78 TX

[0143] The transmit signal is output from the TX1 5GH port of the RF transceiver 10 and enters from the 5G RFIN port; after being amplified by the power amplifier UHB PA, it goes to the filter; after being filtered by the filter, it goes to the SPDT switch; the SPDT switches to contact 2, through the Path11 path, to the SRS1 port of the N77 LFEM2 device; the DP6T switches to contact 1, to the ANT1 port; through the Path7 path, to the ANT5 antenna port.

[0144] N78 PRX

[0145] The received signal enters from the ANT5 antenna port, passes through the Path7 path, and reaches the ANT1 port of the N77 LFEM2 device; DP6T switches to contact 7, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA1; after being amplified by LNA1, it is output to the RX1 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX17 port.

[0146] N78 DRX

[0147] The received signal enters from the ANT6 antenna port, passes through the Path8 path, and reaches the ANT2 port of the N77 LFEM2 device; the DP6T switches to contact 8, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA2; after being amplified by LNA2, it is output to the RX2 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX17 port.

[0148] N78 PRX MIMO

[0149] The received signal enters from the ANT3 antenna port, passes through the Path5 path, and reaches the ANT1 port of the N77 LFEM1 device; DP6T switches to contact 7, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA1; after being amplified by LNA1, it is output to the RX1 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR PRX15 port.

[0150] N78 DRX MIMO

[0151] The received signal enters from the ANT4 antenna port, passes through the Path6 path, and reaches the ANT2 port of the N77 LFEM1 device; DP6T switches to contact 8, is filtered by the filter, and reaches LNA2; after being amplified by LNA2, it is output to the RX2 port; and enters the RF transceiver 10 from the SDR DRX15 port.

[0152] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0153] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A communication device, characterized in that: include: RF transceiver; A first radio frequency device is configured with a plurality of transmit input ports, a first antenna port and a second antenna port connected to the radio frequency transceiver, and is used to support transmit processing of an ultra-high frequency signal and a non-ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted, and transmit the ultra-high frequency signal through the first antenna port, and transmit the non-ultra-high frequency signal through the second antenna port; The second RF device is configured with multiple first receiving output ports connected to the RF transceiver, a transmission port connected to the first antenna port, and multiple antenna ports corresponding to multiple antennas, and is used to switchably connect the first RF device to any one of the multiple antennas to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal through any one of the antennas, and support multi-channel reception of the ultra-high frequency signal through the multiple antennas.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that The first radio frequency device comprises: A first radio frequency module is connected to the transmission input port and the first antenna ports respectively, and is used for transmitting the UHF signal to be transmitted, and can switchably select to transmit the processed UHF signal through any of the first antenna ports; The second RF module is connected to the transmission input port of another part of the first RF device and the second antenna port respectively, and is used to support transmission processing of the non-UHF signal to be transmitted.

3. The communication device according to claim 2, characterized in that The first radio frequency module includes: An ultra-high frequency transmitting unit, connected to the transmitting input port, for supporting the transceiver processing of the ultra-high frequency signal to be transmitted; A first gating unit, wherein a first end of the first gating unit is connected to the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit, a plurality of second ends of the first gating unit are respectively connected to a plurality of the first antenna ports, and the first gating unit is used for switchably selecting and conducting the connection between the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit and any of the first antenna ports.

4. The communication device according to claim 3, characterized in that The number of the second radio frequency devices is two, each of the second radio frequency devices is connected to a plurality of antennas, and each of the second radio frequency devices is connected to the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit through one of the first antenna ports; Among them, the first selection unit is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit and any of the second radio frequency devices; any of the second radio frequency devices is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the ultra-high frequency transmitting unit and any of the multiple antennas.

5. The communication device according to claim 2, characterized in that The second radio frequency device is also used to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal from any one of the antennas to the first radio frequency device; The first RF device is further configured with a second receiving output port connected to the RF transceiver, and the first RF module is further used to support at least one channel reception of the UHF signal through at least one of the first antenna ports.

6. The communication device according to claim 5, characterized in that The first radio frequency module supports one-channel reception of the ultra-high frequency signal; the first radio frequency module includes: An ultra-high frequency transceiver unit, connected to the transmitting input port and the second receiving output port respectively, for supporting the transceiver processing of the ultra-high frequency signal; A second gating unit, a first end of the second gating unit is connected to the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit, multiple second ends of the second gating unit are respectively connected to multiple first antenna ports, and the second gating unit is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the ultra-high frequency transceiver unit and any of the first antenna ports.

7. The communication device according to claim 6, characterized in that The first radio frequency module supports receiving another channel of the ultra-high frequency signal; the first radio frequency module also includes: An ultra-high frequency receiving unit, connected to the second receiving output port and the other first end of the second gating unit respectively, for supporting receiving and processing of the received ultra-high frequency signal; The second selection unit is further used for selecting and conducting the connection between the ultra-high frequency receiving unit and a first antenna port.

8. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The second radio frequency device comprises: At least one transmission channel, each of which is connected to one of the transmission ports and is used to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal from the first radio frequency device to any one of the antennas; A plurality of receiving units, each of the receiving modules is connected to one of the first receiving output ports, and is used to support receiving and processing of the received ultra-high frequency signal; A third gating unit, wherein the multiple first ends of the third gating unit are respectively connected to the at least one transmission channel and the multiple receiving units, the multiple second ends of the third gating unit are respectively connected to the multiple antenna ports, and the third gating unit is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the at least one transmission channel and any one of the antennas, and is also used to select and conduct the connection between each of the receiving units and one of the antenna ports.

9. The communication device according to claim 8, characterized in that In the case where the first radio frequency device also supports receiving and processing of received ultra-high frequency signals, the at least one transmission channel is also used to transmit the ultra-high frequency signal from any one of the antennas to the first radio frequency device.

10. The communication device according to claim 8, characterized in that When the first RF device supports N-channel reception of the ultra-high frequency signal through the first antenna port, the multiple receiving units are used to support M-channel reception of the ultra-high frequency signal, N and M are positive integers respectively and the sum of N and M is equal to 4, so that the communication device supports 4*4MIMO reception of the ultra-high frequency signal.

11. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The communication device further comprises: The RF processing circuit is respectively connected to the RF transceiver, multiple second antenna ports and multiple antennas, and is used to support the transmission and reception selection of the non-ultra-high frequency signal, wherein the non-ultra-high frequency signal includes at least one of a low frequency signal, an intermediate frequency signal and a high frequency signal.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, characterized in that The radio frequency processing circuit comprises: The first receiving module and the second receiving module are respectively used to support receiving and processing of the received non-UHF signal; The transceiver selection module is respectively connected to the second antenna port, multiple antennas, the first receiving module and the second receiving module, and is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the first RF device and the target antenna and the connection between the first receiving module and the target antenna, so that the target antenna supports the transmission and reception of the non-ultra-high frequency signal, and the target antenna is one of the multiple antennas; and is also used to select and conduct the connection between the second receiving module and another antenna among the multiple antennas, so that the other antenna supports the reception of the non-ultra-high frequency signal.

13. The communication device according to claim 12, characterized in that The second radio frequency device is also connected to the first antenna and the second antenna; the communication device also includes: a first combining module, wherein a first end of the first combining module is connected to a third antenna, and two second ends of the first combining module are respectively connected to an antenna port of the second RF device and the first receiving module, and is used for combining the UHF signal and the non-UHF signal; a second combining module, wherein a first end of the second combining module is connected to a fourth antenna, and two second ends of the second combining module are respectively connected to another antenna port of the second RF device and the second receiving module, and is used for combining the UHF signal and the non-UHF signal; Wherein, the transceiver selection module is connected to the fifth antenna and the sixth antenna respectively.

14. The communication device according to claim 13, characterized in that The communication device is used to support the transmission and 4*4 MIMO reception of the ultra-high frequency signal through the first antenna, the second antenna, the third antenna and the fourth antenna, and is also used to support the transmission and 4*4 MIMO reception of the non-ultra-high frequency signal through the third antenna, the fourth antenna, the fifth antenna and the sixth antenna.

15. The communication device according to claim 12, characterized in that The transceiver selection module includes: a fourth gating unit, wherein two first ends of the fourth gating unit are respectively connected to the fifth antenna and the sixth antenna; a transceiver selection unit, configured with a first end and a plurality of pairs of second ends for transmitting signals of different frequency bands, wherein the first end of the transceiver selection unit is connected to a second end of the fourth gating unit, and the two second ends of each pair are respectively connected to a second antenna port and a receiving input end of the first receiving module, and the transceiver selection unit is used to select the non-ultra-high frequency signal of the target frequency band for transmission between the first RF device and the fourth gating unit, and between the first receiving module and the fourth gating unit; A receiving selection unit, wherein a first end of the receiving selection unit is connected to another second end of the fourth gating unit, and a plurality of second ends of the receiving selection unit are respectively connected to a plurality of receiving input ends of the second receiving module, and the receiving selection unit is used to select the non-ultra-high frequency signal of the transmission target frequency band between the second receiving module and the fourth gating unit; The fourth selection unit is used to switchably select and conduct the connection between the transceiver selection unit and the target antenna, and select and conduct the connection between the receive selection unit and the other antenna.

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