CPC H04B 7/2041 (2013.01) [H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01); H04B 7/026 (2013.01); H04B 7/2043 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An over-the-air millimeter wave repeater for a communications network, the repeater comprising:
a repeater donor unit that includes a first plurality of modular electronic components, wherein a modular electronic component is a self-contained component of hardware comprising electronics and circuits that form a subsystem that performs a designated function in conjunction with elements of a larger system within the repeater that can be installed and removed to provide the system within the repeater with a desired operational configuration; and
a repeater access point coupled to the repeater donor unit, wherein the repeater access point includes a second plurality of modular electronic components;
wherein the repeater donor unit communicates downlink millimeter wave spectrum wireless signals received from a base station to the repeater access point and radiates uplink millimeter wave spectrum wireless signals received from the repeater access point to the base station;
wherein the repeater access point radiates the downlink millimeter wave spectrum wireless signals received from the repeater donor unit into a coverage area, receives the uplink millimeter wave spectrum wireless signals received from the coverage area, and communicates the uplink millimeter wave spectrum wireless signals to the repeater donor unit;
wherein the first plurality of modular electronic components includes a modular donor antenna component and at least one of a modular donor signal conditioning component, a modular donor signal interface component, and a modular donor controller; and
wherein the second plurality of modular electronic components includes a modular coverage antenna component and at least one of a modular coverage signal conditioning component, a modular coverage signal interface component, and a modular coverage controller.
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