Transmitter/receiver for use in multichannel time division duplexing system providing isolation between transmission channels and reception channels

摘要

A transmitter/receiver for use in a multichannel time division duplexing system having an independent combiner and divider to isolate a transmission channel from a reception channel. The transmitter/receiver includes a first and second circulator connected, respectively, to a first and second transceiver. A transmission channel, formed between the first and second circulators and an antenna, transfers transmission signals from the first and second transceivers to the antenna in response to a transmission enable signal. A reception channel, formed between the first and second circulators and the antenna, transfers a reception signal from the antenna to the first and second transceiver in response to a reception enable signal. A switching control circuit is provided for generating the transmission enable signal during a transmission mode of operation and for generating the reception enable signal during a reception mode of operation.