Patent ID: 6336042
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A remote antenna driver for receiving wireless telephony signals from a wireless telecommunications device and forwarding the wireless telephony signals to a telephone system via a broadband distribution network, comprising:a transmitting antenna for transmitting wireless telephony signals received from the telephone system over the broadband distribution network to the wireless telecommunications device; a single receiving antenna; a first heterodyne circuit connected to the single receiving antenna for converting a carrier frequency of the wireless telephony signals; and a coupler connected to the first heterodyne circuit for coupling the frequency converted wireless telephony signals to the broadband distribution network, and wherein first heterodyne circuit includes: a first mixer having a first input terminal connected to the single receiving antenna, a second input terminal, and an output terminal connected to the coupler; and a first local oscillator having an output terminal connected to the second input terminal of the first mixer, wherein a frequency of an output signal from the first local oscillator is controlled by a control signal received at a control terminal of the first local oscillator from a microprocessor.