Multi-Transceiver RF Circulator Layout for Collision-Free Range Extension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transceiver devices, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) devices, have limited transmission and reception ranges, and signals from multiple devices often collide, causing interference in communications.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a radio transceiver device with multiple transceiver units and a radio frequency circulator that uses bi-directional amplifiers and a signal splitter/combiner to increase the range and prevent signal collisions, allowing for long-range multi-connection systems and efficient data processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple transceiver devices are used to increase transmission and reception range, then the coverage area is improved, but signal collisions and interference occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the coverage area into multiple zones, each served by a dedicated transceiver unit. The master transceiver device segments the network into multiple slave transceiver units, where each slave handles a specific spatial sector. This segmentation reduces signal collisions by assigning different spatial regions to different transceivers, thereby improving coverage area while maintaining signal reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The master transceiver device acts as an intermediary between multiple slave transceiver units and external devices. It coordinates communication between slaves and external devices, managing signal routing and preventing interference. The intermediary role of the master device allows multiple slaves to operate concurrently without causing signal collisions, thus expanding coverage while maintaining communication reliability.
2Length of stationary object
If a plurality of master transceiver units are fixed throughout a defined space to increase range, then the transmission range is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple transceiver functions into a hierarchical structure where one master transceiver coordinates multiple slave transceivers. Instead of requiring multiple independent master units throughout space, the slaves are distributed across the network under centralized coordination. This merging approach extends transmission range through spatial distribution while reducing overall system complexity by eliminating the need for multiple master control units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the traditional master-multiple-master architecture by using one master to control multiple slaves, rather than having multiple masters throughout space. This inversion simplifies the system by centralizing control functions in a single master device while distributing slave units to extend range, thereby achieving long-range communication with reduced device complexity compared to a distributed multi-master architecture.
3Productivity
If multiple transceiver units operate concurrently, then data throughput is improved, but signal collisions cause interference
Solution Approach 1:
The master transceiver device implements periodic time-division multiplexing where slave transceiver units are assigned specific time slots for transmission. Each slave operates periodically in its designated time window, allowing concurrent operations across multiple slaves while preventing signal collisions through temporal separation. This periodic action enables high data throughput through parallel transmissions while maintaining communication reliability by eliminating interference.
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AI summary
Embodiments describe systems, apparatuses, and methods for transmitting/receiving signal data to/from a plurality of transceiver modules. Devices in accordance with some embodiments can include a plurality of wireless transceiver modules, each wireless transceiver module to be communicatively coupled to a corresponding external transceiver module, one or more antennas to exchange signal data with the plurality of external transceiver modules, a radio frequency (RF) circulator, and one or more amplifiers to amplify the signal data received by the one or more antennas and signal data to be transmitted by the one or more antennas. The use of the RF circulator prevents transmitting signals that may collide with each other and cause interference with the communications.