Patent ID: 7941091
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A multi-stage signal combiner network, comprising: a plurality of first stage combiner circuits, each first stage combiner circuit having a plurality of input ports coupled to at least one antenna to receive a band of channels and having a first stage combiner output port; a plurality of filters, each filter having an input coupled to one first stage combiner output port and a filter output port; a second stage combiner circuit, the second stage combiner circuit having a plurality of input ports and an output port, each of the second stage combiner circuit input ports coupled to an output of a respective one of the plurality of filters; and a plurality of variable gain amplifiers, each variable gain amplifier having an input and an output, each variable gain amplifier output coupled to an input of a respective one of the plurality of first stage combiner circuits.