Patent ID: 11917427
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A twin beam multi-band base station antenna that is configured to provide coverage to a sector of a three-sector base station, comprising:
a low-band radio frequency (“RF”) port;
a first high-band RF port;
a second high-band RF port;
a backplane that includes a reflector, the reflector having a first longitudinally extending section that is perpendicular to an azimuth boresight pointing direction of the base station antenna, a second longitudinally extending section that is angled at least 15° from the first longitudinally extending section, and a third longitudinally extending section that is angled at least 15° from the first longitudinally extending section, the first longitudinally extending section positioned between the second longitudinally extending section and the third longitudinally extending section,
a column of low-band radiating elements that is coupled to the low-band RF port via a low-band feed network;
a first high-band array that includes at least three columns of high-band radiating elements that are coupled to the first high-band RF port via a first high-band feed network, the first high-band array mounted to extend forwardly from the second longitudinally extending section of the reflector; and
a second high-band array that includes at least three columns of high-band radiating elements that are coupled to the second high-band RF port via a second high-band feed network, the second high-band array mounted to extend forwardly from the third longitudinally extending section of the reflector.