Method and apparatus for synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver

1. A method, comprising:

receiving control signals at a smart antenna apparatus from a base station transceiver via one or more radio signal wires, wherein the control signals comprise a downlink control frequency;

converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and

synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver based on the control signals.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising splitting the control signals at the smart antenna apparatus into at least a first path and a second path.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising communicating the control signals to an antenna unit via the first path.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising transmitting the control signals from the antenna unit to a mobile station via an air channel.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving the control signals at the mobile station; and

synchronizing the mobile station with the base transceiver station using the received control signals.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the control signals at a first filter; and

filtering the control signals using the first filter.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein filtering the control signals using the first filter comprises:

reducing an amplitude of the control signals; and

blocking frequencies of the control signals outside of a band of frequencies associated with the downlink control frequency.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to the corresponding uplink frequency comprises mixing the control signals with a conversion signal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the downlink control frequency and the corresponding uplink frequency are offset by a pre-determined frequency.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the conversion signal is a signal approximately at the pre-determined frequency.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the pre-determined frequency is 45 MHz.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving signals at the corresponding uplink frequency at a second filter; and

filtering the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency using the second filter.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein filtering the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency using the second filter comprises:

reducing an amplitude of the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency; and

blocking frequencies of the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency outside of a band of frequencies associated with the corresponding uplink frequency.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving signals at the corresponding uplink frequency at a receiver; and

generating digital signals by sampling the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver comprises:

applying a synchronization algorithm to the digital signals; and

synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver based on the applied synchronization algorithm.

16. An smart antenna apparatus, comprising:

means for receiving control signals from a base station transceiver via one or more radio signal wires, wherein the control signals comprise a downlink control frequency;

means for converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to a corresponding uplink frequency; and

means for synchronizing with the base station transceiver.

17. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising means for splitting the control signals into at least a first path and a second path.

18. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising means for communicating the control signals via the first path.

19. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising means for transmitting the control signals to a mobile station via an air channel.

20. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the control signals communicated via the first path are configured to synchronize the mobile station with the base transceiver station.

21. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for receiving the control signals; and

first means for filtering the control signals.

22. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the first means for filtering comprise:

means for reducing an amplitude of the control signals; and

means for blocking frequencies of the control signals outside of a band of frequencies associated with the downlink control frequency.

23. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the means for converting the control signals from the downlink control frequency to the corresponding uplink frequency comprise means for mixing the control signals with a conversion signal.

24. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the downlink control frequency and the corresponding uplink frequency are offset by a pre-determined frequency.

25. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the conversion signal is a signal approximately at the pre-determined frequency.

26. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the pre-determined frequency is 45 MHz.

27. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for receiving signals at the corresponding uplink frequency; and

second means for filtering the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency.

28. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the second means for filtering the signals comprise:

means for reducing an amplitude of the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency; and

means for blocking frequencies of the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency outside of a band of frequencies associated with the corresponding uplink frequency.

29. The smart antenna apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for receiving signals at the corresponding uplink frequency; and

means for generating digital signals by sampling the signals at the corresponding uplink frequency.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the means for synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver comprise:

means for applying a synchronization algorithm to the digital signals; and

means for synchronizing the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver based on the applied synchronization algorithm.