Patent ID: 8706165
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use in a multi-sector omni-radio base station providing radio communications coverage for a geographic site area that is divided into a plurality of sectors, comprising: multiple sector antenna units, each sector antenna unit providing radio communications coverage for a particular sector that differs from the sectors covered by others of the multiple sector antenna units, and each of the multiple sector antenna units having an antenna for transmitting downlink transmissions and for receiving a carrier signal associated with a receive antenna frequency in an available frequency band; a frequency converter for frequency converting the carrier signal received by one of the multiple sector antenna units from the receive antenna frequency to a respective frequency different from the receive antenna frequency; and a splitter/combiner for: wherein at least two of the carrier signals associated with the multiple sector antenna units and combined in the combiner are at a different frequency.