摘要 |
A modular base station enhancing system includes multiple bi-directional amplifiers that are remotely controlled. Duplexers, corresponding to the bi-directional amplifiers, interface the bi-directional amplifiers with base station antenna elements, enabling simultaneous transmission and reception through the antenna elements. A control circuit, located remotely from the base station and the bi-directional amplifiers, enables control of at least one parameter in each of the bi-directional amplifiers to control transmission and reception characteristics of the antennas elements. The controllable bi-directional amplifiers may include a linear power amplifier to amplify transmitted signals and a low-noise amplifier to amplify received signals. The base station enhancing system is interoperable with different types of antenna elements, and may be implemented as a radio frequency (RF) front-end of the base station or as an RF repeater.
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