IP Library Granted Patent US 12,101,163
Granted Patent B2
US 12,101,163 · App. 18/181,884 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Radio frequency signal boosters serving as outdoor infrastructure in high frequency cellular networks

Inventors: Hongtao Zhan (Fremont, CA); Scott Terry (Pleasanton, CA)
Assignee: Cellphone-Mate, Inc.
H04B7/15535H04B7/15507H04B7/15542H04B7/2606H04W16/26H04W88/085
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Patent No.
US 12,101,163
App. No.
18/181,884
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Radio frequency signal boosters serving as outdoor cellular infrastructure are provided. In certain embodiments, a signal booster system for a high frequency cellular network includes a parabolic base station antenna configured to receive a downlink signal of a frequency band higher than 20 gigahertz and to transmit an amplified uplink signal of the frequency band, booster circuitry configured to amplify an uplink signal to generate the amplified uplink signal and to amplify the downlink signal to generate an amplified downlink signal, and a mobile station antenna configured to receive the uplink signal and to transmit the amplified downlink signal.

Claims (22)

1. A signal booster system for a high frequency cellular network, the signal booster system comprising:

a base station antenna configured to receive a downlink signal of a frequency band and to transmit an amplified uplink signal of the frequency band, wherein the frequency band is higher than 20 gigahertz (GHz), wherein the base station antenna is passive, and wherein the base station antenna has a directionality of at least 12 dBi;

booster circuitry configured to amplify an uplink signal to generate the amplified uplink signal, and to amplify the downlink signal to generate an amplified downlink signal, wherein the booster circuitry includes a downlink amplification circuit configured to boost two or more frequency channels of the frequency band without channelization of the two or more frequency channels; and

a mobile station antenna configured to receive the uplink signal and to transmit the amplified downlink signal.

2. The signal booster system of claim 1 , wherein the downlink amplification circuit includes at least one bandpass filter and at least one amplifier connected along a signal path, the at least one bandpass filter operable to pass a frequency range including the two or more frequency channels.

3. The signal booster system of claim 2 , wherein the frequency range covers at least 400 MHz.

4. The signal booster system of claim 2 , wherein the frequency range covers all of the frequency band.

5. The signal booster system of claim 1 , wherein the booster circuitry further includes an uplink amplification circuit configured to boost the two or more frequency channels of the frequency band without channelization.

6. The signal booster system of claim 1 , wherein the two or more frequency channels are separately licensable to two or more cellular carriers.

7. The signal booster system of claim 6 , installed in a cellular network, wherein the two or more frequency channels include a first frequency channel locally operated by a first cellular carrier and a second frequency channel locally operated by a second cellular carrier.

8. The signal booster system of claim 6 , installed in a cellular network, wherein the base station antenna is pointed such that the downlink signal amplified by the booster circuitry is associated with only one cellular carrier.

9. The signal booster system of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band is higher than 30 GHz.

10. The signal booster system of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band is a fifth generation (5G) frequency band.

11. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band is n261.

12. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band is n257.

13. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band is n258.

14. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the frequency band is n260.

15. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the mobile station antenna comprises a sector antenna.

16. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the base station antenna has a directionality of at least 30 dBi.

17. The signal booster system of claim 10 , wherein the base station antenna comprises a parabolic antenna.

18. The signal booster system of claim 1 , further comprising a housing including the booster circuitry therein, and a first cable connecting the base station antenna to the booster circuitry.

19. The signal booster system of claim 18 , wherein the first cable has a length of 5 feet or less.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 17577907 · Jan 18, 2022
Continuation 16946057 · Jun 4, 2020
Provisional Application 62915350 · Oct 15, 2019
Provisional Application 62858622 · Jun 7, 2019
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