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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Zte (Usa), Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Edwin Nealis, Cary, NC (US);
Ying Shen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
ZTE (USA) INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 10/90 (2013.01); H01P 1/213 (2006.01); H01P 5/12 (2006.01); H04B 1/52 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/0475 (2013.01); H01P 1/213 (2013.01); H01P 5/12 (2013.01); H04B 1/52 (2013.01); H04B 10/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
An Outdoor Coupler Unit (OCU) is described to combine or split, transmit and receive microwave signals from multiple Outdoor Units (ODUs). The OCU has low signal loss by utilizing circulators. The OCU concept allows for system expansion beyond two ODUs if desired, and can be placed outdoors in close proximity to an antenna or antennas.