US9270305B2 - Method and system for multi-mode signal transmission - Google Patents

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US9270305B2 US14/449,190 US201414449190A US9270305B2 US 9270305 B2 US9270305 B2 US 9270305B2 US 201414449190 A US201414449190 A US 201414449190A US 9270305 B2 US9270305 B2 US 9270305B2
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, more specifically, to a method and system for multi-mode signal transmission.
  • the TD-SCDMA Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access
  • the GSM Global System For Mobile Communications
  • the said GSM which belongs to the second generation of mobile communication technology (2G) predates the emergence of TD-SCDMA, and correspondingly, the TD-SCDMA belongs to the third generation of mobile communication technology (3G).
  • TD-SCDMA and GSM are not the only solution for the current mobile communication technology.
  • HSPA High Speed Packet Access
  • HSPA+(HSPA Evolution) and WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • EDGE Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • Chinese patent No. CN101227212A has disclosed a gain compensation system of a single antenna TD-SCDMA transmitting chain circuit, wherein the system adds a feedback channel from power amplifier PA to a simulating down converter on the basis of the traditional TD-SCDMA transmission system, the system feeds back transmitting signals to a baseband through utilizing the transmitting-receiving chain circuit according to the characteristic that the upper and lower chain circuits are not working simultaneously in a TD-SCDMA communication mode; and the system also comprises an automatic gain control module which is arranged in a baseband processing unit.
  • the foresaid technical solution is only suitable for the single transmitting module, which can not solve the existed problems.
  • Chinese patent No. CN1475043A has disclosed a nonlinear distortion compensating power amplifier which is provided with a signal transmitting circuit, a gain adjustment circuit, a control circuit, a circuit for measuring the input/output power, and a power amplifier.
  • the foresaid technical solution aims to perform nonlinear compensation to the linear power amplifier, which doses not relate to the coexistence issue between the multiple transmitting modules.
  • the present invention provides a method and system for multi-mode signal transmission.
  • the specific technical solutions are as follows:
  • a multi-mode signal transmission system wherein it comprises:
  • a transmitter which includes a plurality of transmission modules and transmits signals through the transmission modules
  • a selection device which is set between the transmitter and the power amplifier modules and selects the transmission modules while transmitting the signals
  • a compensation device whose input is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively and output is connected to an input of the power amplifier modules; the compensation device performs a compensation to the transmission power output by the power amplifier modules according to the transmission modules used currently.
  • the multi-mode signal transmission system wherein a plurality of the transmission modules share the same or similar frequency band.
  • an input of the selection device connected to the transmitter is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively, an output is of the selection device is connected to the power amplifier modules; when the transmitter transmits the signals through one of the transmission modules, the selection device selects the corresponding transmission module and switches on the transmission route between the transmission module and the power amplifier modules.
  • the compensation device comprises:
  • a selection module whose input is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output is connected to the input of the power amplifier modules; the selection module selects the transmission module used currently and transmits a corresponding signal according to the selected transmission module;
  • a compensation module which is set between the selection module and an output of the power amplifier modules; the compensation module receives the corresponding signal transmitted by the selection module and sends a control command for compensation of transmission gain to the power amplifier modules.
  • the selection module comprises:
  • a selection component whose input is connected to a plurality of the transmission modules respectively and an output is connected to the compensation module; the selection component selects the transmission module currently used and input a corresponding selected signal according to the selected transmission module.
  • the selected signal is the transmission power parameter when the transmitter transmits signals through the transmission module.
  • the compensation module comprises a conversion component which is connected to the selection component and converts the transmission power parameter transmitted by the selection component to a control signal matching with an adjusting signal configured to adjust transmission gain of the power amplifier modules; and changes to the control signal is in correspondence with the different transmission power parameter.
  • the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit which inputs the control signal into the power amplifier modules.
  • a multi-mode signal transmission method wherein it adopts the multi-mode signal transmission system, the method comprises the steps as follows:
  • the preconfigured way comprises:
  • the compensation device controls the selection device to select the corresponding transmission module based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter;
  • the selection component strobes the selected transmission module and outputs the corresponding transmission power parameter to the conversion component
  • the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to the corresponding control signal, and the corresponding control signal is output to the matching component through the Ramp Circuit;
  • the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on the control signal, and the matching component adjusts the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal.
  • the advantageous effects of the above technical scheme are those as follows: adding a Ramp Circuit on a power amplifier to control the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules, which realizes the purpose that one PA is reused by the transmission modules having a same or similar frequency band, improving the integration level of the chip and decreasing the board area and the difficulty of wiring.
  • FIG. 1 shows a structure diagram of the multi-mode signal transmission system in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the flow diagram of the multi-mode signal transmission method in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows the detailed flow diagram of Step 3 in FIG. 2 in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of transmission modules are needed to be applied to a power amplifier to transmit signals.
  • a Power Amplifier (PA) of EDGE is used as a PA shared by both TD-SCDMA and GSM, and a Ramp Circuit of GSM is used to change the gain power in different transmission modules, which realizes the sharing of PA. Consequently, the power is saved, the integration level of the chip is improved, the board area and the difficulty of the wiring are both decreased.
  • PA Power Amplifier
  • a transmission system which uses a PA to amplify the signals under different communication systems, comprises: a transceiver integrating a transmitter and a receiver.
  • the transmitter comprises a plurality of transmission modules, each of which is using a communication system, the transmitting frequency bands of the communication systems used by the multiple transmission modules are the same or similar.
  • TD-SCDMA and GSM are used to transmit signals, wherein Frequency Band A and Frequency Band F are from 2012 MHz to 2025 MHz and from 1880 MHz to 1920 MHz respectively, the frequency bands of DCS (Digital Cellular Service) and PCS (Personal Communication Service) of GSM are from 1710 MHz to 1785 MHz and from 1850 MHz to 1910 MHz respectively.
  • DCS Digital Cellular Service
  • PCS Personal Communication Service
  • the multi-mode signal transmission system is also applied to the communication system, such as WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and LTE (Long Term Evolution), which has the same or similar frequency band with the above communication system.
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • a transmitter which comprises a plurality of transmission modules is connected to a selection device, and the selection device is a multiple pole single throw switch.
  • the selection device is a double pole single throw switch, the two selection ends of which is connected to two transmission modules of the transmitter, while the other end is switched into an input of the power amplifier modules.
  • the double pole single throw switch strobes a transmission route from the transmission module to the power amplifier modules, when the transmitter transmits a signal through a transmission module, which enables the signal to be transmitted to the power amplifier modules and to be amplified.
  • the power amplifier module is PA applied to the EDGE network.
  • the double pole single throw switch mentioned above is actually located inside the transmitter of the transceiver.
  • the signal transmission system also comprises a compensation device which includes a selection component.
  • the selection component is a multiple pole single throw switch.
  • the selection component is a double pole single throw switch whose check ends are connected to two transmission modules of the transmitter, and whose another end is connected to the compensation device.
  • the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device strobes the transmission module and transmits a corresponding selection signal to the compensation device through the transmission module.
  • the selection signal is an analog signal, furthermore, the content actually contained in the selection signal is a transmission power parameter while a signal is transmitted by the transmitter through the particular transmission module. Hence, the selection signal is a transmission power parameter.
  • the compensation device further comprises a conversion component which is connected to the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device.
  • the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to a corresponding control signal and outputs the corresponding control signal into the compensation device.
  • the conversion component is a DAC component (digital analog converter).
  • the control signal matches with the adjusting signal which changes the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules, and the variation of the control signal is in a one-to-one correspondence with the variation of the transmission power parameter.
  • the selection component (the double pole single throw switch) mentioned above constitutes a selection module (Multiplexer, MUX) in the compensation device.
  • the selection component is actually located inside of the transmitter of the transceiver.
  • the compensation device comprises a compensation module which comprises the conversion component.
  • the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit in practice.
  • the DAC component mentioned above is comprised in the Ramp Circuit which outputs the control signal converts by DAC to the power amplifier modules. Consequently, a control signal, which is corresponding to each selection signal, shall be preconfigured in the DAC.
  • the Ramp Circuit adjusts the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules by the way of Ramp compensation.
  • a matching component may be configured in the power amplifier modules, which is preconfigured with an adjusting signal corresponding to a single control signal.
  • the Ramp Circuit inputs a plurality of control signals to the matching component, the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on each control signal, and then adjusts the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules.
  • DAC may converts different transmission power parameter received to the corresponding control signals.
  • the control signals may be voltage signals, i.e., the transmission power under the TD-SCDMA communication system is divided into 2-3 different power levels (i.e., power range), and each power level is corresponding to a fixed control signal output, different power levels may be corresponding to the transmission power of transmitting a signal in a communication system evolved under the TD-SCDMA communication system, such as the HSPA or HSPA+ and the like.
  • 2-3 fixed transmission power adjusting signals shall be preconfigured in the matching component.
  • the power amplifier modules may be the signals output and amplified by 2-3 different transmission gains. Consequently, in the embodiment of the present invention, when transmitting signals under the TD-SCDMA communication system, the signal transmission system has 2-3 transmission gain levels.
  • 15 corresponding control signals corresponding to the different transmission powers may be preconfigured in the DAC, that is to say, the transmission power under the GSM communication system is divided into 15 different power levels (i.e., power range), and each power level is corresponding to a control signal.
  • the different power levels may be corresponding to the transmission power of transmitting a signal in a communication system evolved under the GSM communication system, such as GPRS or EDGE and the like.
  • 15 different adjusting signals shall be preconfigured in the matching component.
  • gain mode in the power amplifier modules may be changed by the Ramp Circuit through outputting 15 different control signals, that is to say, 15 different gain levels may be produced in the power amplifier modules and there are 15 different transmission gain correspondingly.
  • different control signals may be output to the power amplifier modules by the Ramp Circuit through the different transmission power, if WCDMA or LTE communication system is employed to transmit signals.
  • a transmission method which uses the multi-mode signal transmission system to transmit signals, comprises:
  • Step 1 selecting a transmission module to transmit signals through the transmitter
  • Step 2 switching on the transmission route between the transmission module selected by the transmission device and the power amplifier modules through the selection device;
  • Step 3 performing a compensation to the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules in a preconfigured way based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter through the compensation device;
  • Step 4 amplifying and outputting the signals based on the transmission gain through the power amplifier modules.
  • Step 3 the preconfigured way in Step 3 would be illustrated as shown in FIG. 3 :
  • Step 31 the compensation device controls the selection device to select the corresponding transmission module based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter;
  • Step 32 the selection component strobes the selected transmission module and outputs the corresponding transmission power parameter to the conversion component;
  • Step 33 the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to the corresponding control signal, and the corresponding control signal is output to the matching component through the Ramp Circuit;
  • Step 34 the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on the control signal, and the matching component adjusts the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal.
  • the multi-mode signal transmission method is specifically described in below:
  • the transmitter in the transceiver selects a transmission module to transmit signals
  • the double pole single throw switch between the power amplifier modules and the transmitter strobes the transmission route between the transmission module used currently and the Ramp Circuit;
  • the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device strobes the transmission route between the transmission module used currently and the Ramp Circuit
  • the double pole single throw switch transmits the signal including the transmission power parameter which is generated by a transmission module correspondingly strobed to the DAC;
  • the DAC converts the signal to a corresponding control signal which is preconfigured, and output the signal to the power amplifier modules through the Ramp Circuit; in the embodiment of the present invention, when the double pole single throw switch strobes TD-SCDMA, DAC outputs one of 2-3 fixed voltage signals based on the power level in which the current transmission power is, that is to say, there are 2-3 gain levels under GSM communication system; and when the double pole single throw switch strobes GSM, data converter generally outputs one of 15 fixed voltage signals based on the transmission power, that is to say, there are 15 gain levels under GSM communication system.
  • the matching component in the power amplifier modules reads the voltage signal input, and takes the corresponding adjusting signal preconfigured; the matching component adjusts the transmission gain of the output of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal, in order to meet the requirement of the output power transmitted by the current transmission module.
  • the matching component may switchover between 2-3 different gain levels based on the different control signals input, and then the power amplifier modules may have 2-3 different transmission gains; under the GSM communication system, the matching component may switchover between 15 different gain levels, and then the power amplifier modules may have 15 different transmission gains.
  • GPIO General Purpose Input/Output
  • the GPIO mode is used to control the PA using the Ramp Circuit, in the GPIO mode, only several fixed voltage values (i.e., control signals) can be output by the system, and the voltage values cannot be adapt to the gain level condition triggered when transmitting a signal under the TD-SCDMA or GSM system.
  • it is necessary to set a plurality of different voltage dividers on the GIPO interface of the power amplifier modules to attain the required divide value artificially; and, a switch that is set between the GIPO interface and the Ramp Circuit is needed to operate the switch.
  • a Ramp Circuit is adopted directly to achieve the technical solutions that the PA of the GSM communication system is reused by the TD-SCDMA, which has an outstanding beneficial effect relative to the prior art, and has solved the existing problem in the prior art.

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The present invention discloses a multi-mode signal transmission system and the transmission method thereof. The system comprises a transmitter, a selection device, a compensation device, and power amplifier modules. The transmitter comprises a Ramp Circuit connected to the transmitter and the power amplifier modules respectively. The selection device is configured between the transmitter and the power amplifier modules. The transmission method comprises: selecting a transmission module by the transmitter for transmitting the signal, the selection device strobes a transmission route between the transmission module and the power amplifier modules, and based on different transmission power parameters, the Ramp Circuit transmits different control signals to the power amplifier modules to adjust transmission gain of the power amplifier modules. The present invention has the purpose of improving the integration level of the chip and decreasing the board area and the difficulty of wiring.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority to and the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. CN 201310513955.2, filed on Oct. 25, 2013, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication, more specifically, to a method and system for multi-mode signal transmission.
2. Description of the Related Art
There are various communication systems in the field of mobile communication currently. The TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) and the GSM (Global System For Mobile Communications) are considered as two of the most common communication system. The said GSM which belongs to the second generation of mobile communication technology (2G) predates the emergence of TD-SCDMA, and correspondingly, the TD-SCDMA belongs to the third generation of mobile communication technology (3G).
The foresaid TD-SCDMA and GSM are not the only solution for the current mobile communication technology. HSPA (High Speed Packet Access), HSPA+(HSPA Evolution) and WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) which are derived from TD-SCDMA and the EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) derived from GSM belong to the communication technology as well. And the mobile terminal users would get improved service with the possible emerging technologies such as 4G network and 5G network in the future.
However, diverse communication technology with variety of communication models is required for a few mobile terminal users simultaneously. In order to achieve such a goal, several power amplifiers should be installed in a limited space based on the current technology condition, as a result, the design difficulty of the integrated PCB board is increased, and so are the manufacturing cost and the circuit fabrication requirements.
Chinese patent No. CN101227212A has disclosed a gain compensation system of a single antenna TD-SCDMA transmitting chain circuit, wherein the system adds a feedback channel from power amplifier PA to a simulating down converter on the basis of the traditional TD-SCDMA transmission system, the system feeds back transmitting signals to a baseband through utilizing the transmitting-receiving chain circuit according to the characteristic that the upper and lower chain circuits are not working simultaneously in a TD-SCDMA communication mode; and the system also comprises an automatic gain control module which is arranged in a baseband processing unit. The foresaid technical solution is only suitable for the single transmitting module, which can not solve the existed problems.
Chinese patent No. CN1475043A has disclosed a nonlinear distortion compensating power amplifier which is provided with a signal transmitting circuit, a gain adjustment circuit, a control circuit, a circuit for measuring the input/output power, and a power amplifier. The foresaid technical solution aims to perform nonlinear compensation to the linear power amplifier, which doses not relate to the coexistence issue between the multiple transmitting modules.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Due to the above technical problems, the present invention provides a method and system for multi-mode signal transmission. The specific technical solutions are as follows:
A multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein it comprises:
a transmitter which includes a plurality of transmission modules and transmits signals through the transmission modules;
power amplifier modules which are connected to the transmitter and are used to receive and amplify the signals;
a selection device which is set between the transmitter and the power amplifier modules and selects the transmission modules while transmitting the signals; and
a compensation device whose input is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively and output is connected to an input of the power amplifier modules; the compensation device performs a compensation to the transmission power output by the power amplifier modules according to the transmission modules used currently.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein a plurality of the transmission modules share the same or similar frequency band.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein an input of the selection device connected to the transmitter is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively, an output is of the selection device is connected to the power amplifier modules; when the transmitter transmits the signals through one of the transmission modules, the selection device selects the corresponding transmission module and switches on the transmission route between the transmission module and the power amplifier modules.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein the compensation device comprises:
a selection module whose input is connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output is connected to the input of the power amplifier modules; the selection module selects the transmission module used currently and transmits a corresponding signal according to the selected transmission module; and
a compensation module which is set between the selection module and an output of the power amplifier modules; the compensation module receives the corresponding signal transmitted by the selection module and sends a control command for compensation of transmission gain to the power amplifier modules.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein the selection module comprises:
a selection component whose input is connected to a plurality of the transmission modules respectively and an output is connected to the compensation module; the selection component selects the transmission module currently used and input a corresponding selected signal according to the selected transmission module.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein the selected signal is the transmission power parameter when the transmitter transmits signals through the transmission module.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein the compensation module comprises a conversion component which is connected to the selection component and converts the transmission power parameter transmitted by the selection component to a control signal matching with an adjusting signal configured to adjust transmission gain of the power amplifier modules; and changes to the control signal is in correspondence with the different transmission power parameter.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit which inputs the control signal into the power amplifier modules.
A multi-mode signal transmission method, wherein it adopts the multi-mode signal transmission system, the method comprises the steps as follows:
selecting a transmission module to transmit signals through the transmitter;
switching on the transmission route between the transmission module selected by the transmission device and the power amplifier modules through the selection device;
performing a compensation to the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules in a preconfigured way based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter through the compensation device; and
amplifying and outputting the signals based on the transmission gain through the power amplifier modules.
Preferably, according to the multi-mode signal transmission method, wherein the preconfigured way comprises:
the compensation device controls the selection device to select the corresponding transmission module based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter;
the selection component strobes the selected transmission module and outputs the corresponding transmission power parameter to the conversion component;
the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to the corresponding control signal, and the corresponding control signal is output to the matching component through the Ramp Circuit; and
the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on the control signal, and the matching component adjusts the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal.
The advantageous effects of the above technical scheme are those as follows: adding a Ramp Circuit on a power amplifier to control the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules, which realizes the purpose that one PA is reused by the transmission modules having a same or similar frequency band, improving the integration level of the chip and decreasing the board area and the difficulty of wiring.
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The accompanying drawings, together with the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows a structure diagram of the multi-mode signal transmission system in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows the flow diagram of the multi-mode signal transmission method in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows the detailed flow diagram of Step 3 in FIG. 2 in the embodiment of the present invention.
 DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present invention will be further illustrated in combination with the following figures and embodiments, but it should not be deemed as limitation of the present invention.
To meet the request of the cost control of wireless transmission in different 3GPP protocols, a plurality of transmission modules are needed to be applied to a power amplifier to transmit signals. In the embodiment of the present invention, a Power Amplifier (PA) of EDGE is used as a PA shared by both TD-SCDMA and GSM, and a Ramp Circuit of GSM is used to change the gain power in different transmission modules, which realizes the sharing of PA. Consequently, the power is saved, the integration level of the chip is improved, the board area and the difficulty of the wiring are both decreased.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, a transmission system, which uses a PA to amplify the signals under different communication systems, comprises: a transceiver integrating a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises a plurality of transmission modules, each of which is using a communication system, the transmitting frequency bands of the communication systems used by the multiple transmission modules are the same or similar. In the embodiment of the present invention, TD-SCDMA and GSM are used to transmit signals, wherein Frequency Band A and Frequency Band F are from 2012 MHz to 2025 MHz and from 1880 MHz to 1920 MHz respectively, the frequency bands of DCS (Digital Cellular Service) and PCS (Personal Communication Service) of GSM are from 1710 MHz to 1785 MHz and from 1850 MHz to 1910 MHz respectively. As the above mentioned frequency bands of TD-SCDMA and GSM are closed to each other, they can be adopted to the signal transmission system in the present invention.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the multi-mode signal transmission system is also applied to the communication system, such as WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and LTE (Long Term Evolution), which has the same or similar frequency band with the above communication system.
In the embodiment of the present invention, a transmitter which comprises a plurality of transmission modules is connected to a selection device, and the selection device is a multiple pole single throw switch. In the embodiment of the present invention, the selection device is a double pole single throw switch, the two selection ends of which is connected to two transmission modules of the transmitter, while the other end is switched into an input of the power amplifier modules. The double pole single throw switch strobes a transmission route from the transmission module to the power amplifier modules, when the transmitter transmits a signal through a transmission module, which enables the signal to be transmitted to the power amplifier modules and to be amplified.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the power amplifier module is PA applied to the EDGE network.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the double pole single throw switch mentioned above is actually located inside the transmitter of the transceiver.
The signal transmission system also comprises a compensation device which includes a selection component. The selection component is a multiple pole single throw switch. In the embodiment of the present invention, the selection component is a double pole single throw switch whose check ends are connected to two transmission modules of the transmitter, and whose another end is connected to the compensation device. When a transmission module is initiated to transmit a signal, the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device strobes the transmission module and transmits a corresponding selection signal to the compensation device through the transmission module. In the embodiment of the present invention, the selection signal is an analog signal, furthermore, the content actually contained in the selection signal is a transmission power parameter while a signal is transmitted by the transmitter through the particular transmission module. Hence, the selection signal is a transmission power parameter.
The compensation device further comprises a conversion component which is connected to the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device. When the double pole single throw switch strobes one of the transmission modules and transmits a corresponding transmission power parameter, the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to a corresponding control signal and outputs the corresponding control signal into the compensation device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the conversion component is a DAC component (digital analog converter). The control signal matches with the adjusting signal which changes the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules, and the variation of the control signal is in a one-to-one correspondence with the variation of the transmission power parameter.
The selection component (the double pole single throw switch) mentioned above constitutes a selection module (Multiplexer, MUX) in the compensation device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the selection component is actually located inside of the transmitter of the transceiver.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the compensation device comprises a compensation module which comprises the conversion component. In the embodiment of the present invention, the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit in practice. The DAC component mentioned above is comprised in the Ramp Circuit which outputs the control signal converts by DAC to the power amplifier modules. Consequently, a control signal, which is corresponding to each selection signal, shall be preconfigured in the DAC. The Ramp Circuit adjusts the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules by the way of Ramp compensation.
In the embodiment of the present invention, a matching component may be configured in the power amplifier modules, which is preconfigured with an adjusting signal corresponding to a single control signal. When the Ramp Circuit inputs a plurality of control signals to the matching component, the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on each control signal, and then adjusts the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules.
In the embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to the TD-SCDMA communication system, DAC may converts different transmission power parameter received to the corresponding control signals. In the embodiment of the present invention, the control signals may be voltage signals, i.e., the transmission power under the TD-SCDMA communication system is divided into 2-3 different power levels (i.e., power range), and each power level is corresponding to a fixed control signal output, different power levels may be corresponding to the transmission power of transmitting a signal in a communication system evolved under the TD-SCDMA communication system, such as the HSPA or HSPA+ and the like. Hence, 2-3 fixed transmission power adjusting signals shall be preconfigured in the matching component. Under the TD-SCDMA communication system, when different transmission power is employed to transmit a signal, gain mode in the power amplifier modules is changed by the Ramp Circuit through outputting 2-3 different fixed control signals. Hence, the power amplifier modules may be the signals output and amplified by 2-3 different transmission gains. Consequently, in the embodiment of the present invention, when transmitting signals under the TD-SCDMA communication system, the signal transmission system has 2-3 transmission gain levels.
In the embodiment of the present invention, corresponding to the GSM communication system, 15 corresponding control signals corresponding to the different transmission powers may be preconfigured in the DAC, that is to say, the transmission power under the GSM communication system is divided into 15 different power levels (i.e., power range), and each power level is corresponding to a control signal. The different power levels may be corresponding to the transmission power of transmitting a signal in a communication system evolved under the GSM communication system, such as GPRS or EDGE and the like. Hence, 15 different adjusting signals shall be preconfigured in the matching component. Under the GSM communication system, when different transmission power is employed to transmit a signal, gain mode in the power amplifier modules may be changed by the Ramp Circuit through outputting 15 different control signals, that is to say, 15 different gain levels may be produced in the power amplifier modules and there are 15 different transmission gain correspondingly.
In other embodiment of the present invention, different control signals may be output to the power amplifier modules by the Ramp Circuit through the different transmission power, if WCDMA or LTE communication system is employed to transmit signals.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, a transmission method, which uses the multi-mode signal transmission system to transmit signals, comprises:
Step 1, selecting a transmission module to transmit signals through the transmitter;
Step 2, switching on the transmission route between the transmission module selected by the transmission device and the power amplifier modules through the selection device;
Step 3, performing a compensation to the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules in a preconfigured way based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter through the compensation device; and
Step 4, amplifying and outputting the signals based on the transmission gain through the power amplifier modules.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the preconfigured way in Step 3 would be illustrated as shown in FIG. 3:
Step 31, the compensation device controls the selection device to select the corresponding transmission module based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter;
Step 32, the selection component strobes the selected transmission module and outputs the corresponding transmission power parameter to the conversion component;
Step 33, the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to the corresponding control signal, and the corresponding control signal is output to the matching component through the Ramp Circuit; and
Step 34, the matching component takes the corresponding adjusting signal based on the control signal, and the matching component adjusts the transmitting gain of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the multi-mode signal transmission method is specifically described in below:
the transmitter in the transceiver selects a transmission module to transmit signals;
the double pole single throw switch between the power amplifier modules and the transmitter strobes the transmission route between the transmission module used currently and the Ramp Circuit;
the double pole single throw switch in the compensation device strobes the transmission route between the transmission module used currently and the Ramp Circuit;
the double pole single throw switch transmits the signal including the transmission power parameter which is generated by a transmission module correspondingly strobed to the DAC;
the DAC converts the signal to a corresponding control signal which is preconfigured, and output the signal to the power amplifier modules through the Ramp Circuit; in the embodiment of the present invention, when the double pole single throw switch strobes TD-SCDMA, DAC outputs one of 2-3 fixed voltage signals based on the power level in which the current transmission power is, that is to say, there are 2-3 gain levels under GSM communication system; and when the double pole single throw switch strobes GSM, data converter generally outputs one of 15 fixed voltage signals based on the transmission power, that is to say, there are 15 gain levels under GSM communication system.
The matching component in the power amplifier modules reads the voltage signal input, and takes the corresponding adjusting signal preconfigured; the matching component adjusts the transmission gain of the output of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal, in order to meet the requirement of the output power transmitted by the current transmission module.
In the embodiment of the present invention, under the TD-SCDMA communication system, the matching component may switchover between 2-3 different gain levels based on the different control signals input, and then the power amplifier modules may have 2-3 different transmission gains; under the GSM communication system, the matching component may switchover between 15 different gain levels, and then the power amplifier modules may have 15 different transmission gains.
GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) mode may be adopted in the traditional PA to control its gain level, but such control method is only applied to the PA with a GPIO interface. If the GPIO mode is used to control the PA using the Ramp Circuit, in the GPIO mode, only several fixed voltage values (i.e., control signals) can be output by the system, and the voltage values cannot be adapt to the gain level condition triggered when transmitting a signal under the TD-SCDMA or GSM system. Hence, it is necessary to set a plurality of different voltage dividers on the GIPO interface of the power amplifier modules to attain the required divide value artificially; and, a switch that is set between the GIPO interface and the Ramp Circuit is needed to operate the switch. Hence, in the embodiment of the present invention, a Ramp Circuit is adopted directly to achieve the technical solutions that the PA of the GSM communication system is reused by the TD-SCDMA, which has an outstanding beneficial effect relative to the prior art, and has solved the existing problem in the prior art.
It is obvious for the skilled in the art to make varieties of changes and modifications after reading the above descriptions. Hence, the Claims attached should be regarded as all the changes and modifications which cover the real intention and the range of this invention. Any and all equivalent contents and ranges in the range of the Claims should be regarded belonging to the intention and the range of this invention.

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1. A multi-mode signal transmission system, wherein said system comprises:
a transmitter which includes a plurality of transmission modules and transmits signals through a currently used transmission module of the plurality of transmission modules;
power amplifier modules which are connected to the transmitter and are used to receive and amplify the signals;
a selection device which is set between the transmitter and the power amplifier modules and selects the currently used transmission module while transmitting the signals; and
a compensation device having inputs connected to the plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output coupled to an input of the power amplifier modules; wherein the compensation device performs a compensation to the transmission power output by the power amplifier modules according to the transmission module currently used;
wherein the compensation device comprises:
a selection module having inputs connected to the plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output coupled to the input of the power amplifier modules; the selection module selects the transmission module currently used and transmits a corresponding signal according to the selected transmission module; and
a compensation module which is set between the selection module and the input of the power amplifier modules; wherein the compensation module receives the corresponding signal transmitted by the selection module and sends a control signal for compensation of transmission gain to the power amplifier modules.
2. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of the transmission modules share the same or similar frequency band.
3. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 1, wherein inputs of the selection device are connected to a plurality of transmission modules respectively, an output of the selection device is connected to the power amplifier modules; when the transmitter transmits the signals through one of the transmission modules, the selection device selects the corresponding transmission module and switches on the transmission route between the transmission module and the power amplifier modules.
4. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 1, wherein the selection module comprises:
a selection component having inputs connected to the plurality of the transmission modules respectively and an output connected to the compensation module; wherein the selection component selects the transmission module currently used and inputs a corresponding selected signal according to the selected transmission module.
5. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 4, wherein the selected signal is a transmission power parameter output when the transmitter transmits signals through the transmission module.
6. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 5, wherein the compensation module comprises a conversion component which is connected to the selection component and converts the transmission power parameter transmitted by the selection component to a control signal matching with an adjusting signal configured to adjust the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules; and changes to the control signal correspond to changes to the transmission power parameter.
7. The multi-mode signal transmission system as disclosed in claim 6, wherein the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit which inputs the control signal into the power amplifier modules.
8. A multi-mode signal transmission method, wherein it adopts a multi-mode signal transmission system comprising a transmitter which includes a plurality of transmission modules and transmits signals through a currently used transmission module of the plurality of transmission modules;
power amplifier modules which are connected to the transmitter and are used to receive and amplify the signals;
a selection device which is set between the transmitter and the power amplifier modules and selects the currently used transmission module while transmitting the signals; and
a compensation device having inputs connected to the plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output connected to an input of the power amplifier modules; wherein the compensation device performs a compensation to the transmission power output by the power amplifier modules according to the transmission module currently used;
wherein the method comprises the steps of:
selecting the currently used transmission module to transmit signals through the transmitter;
switching on a transmission route between the currently used transmission module selected by the transmitter and the power amplifier modules through the selection device;
performing a compensation to a transmission gain of the power amplifier modules in a preconfigured way based on the currently used transmission module selected by the transmitter through the compensation device; and
amplifying and outputting the signals based on the compensated transmission gain through the power amplifier modules;
wherein the compensation device comprises:
a selection module having inputs connected to the plurality of transmission modules respectively and an output coupled to the input of the power amplifier modules; wherein the selection module selects the transmission module currently used and transmits a corresponding signal according to the selected transmission module; and
a compensation module which is set between the selection module and the input of the power amplifier modules; wherein the compensation module receives the corresponding signal transmitted by the selection module and sends a control signal for compensation of transmission gain to the power amplifier modules.
9. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of the transmission modules share the same or similar frequency band.
10. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 8, wherein inputs of the selection device are connected to the plurality of transmission modules respectively, an output of the selection device is connected to the power amplifier modules; when the transmitter transmits the signals through one of the transmission modules, the selection device selects the corresponding transmission module and switches on the transmission route between the transmission module and the power amplifier modules.
11. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 8, wherein the selection module comprises:
a selection component having inputs connected to the plurality of the transmission modules respectively and an output connected to the compensation module; wherein the selection component selects the transmission module currently used and inputs a corresponding selected signal according to the selected transmission module.
12. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 11, wherein the selected signal is a transmission power parameter output when the transmitter transmits signals through the transmission module.
13. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 12, wherein the compensation module comprises a conversion component which is connected to the selection component and converts the transmission power parameter transmitted by the selection component to a control signal matching with an adjusting signal configured to adjust the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules; and wherein changes to the control signal correspond to changes to transmission power parameter.
14. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 13, wherein the compensation module is a Ramp Circuit which inputs the control signal into the power amplifier modules.
15. The multi-mode signal transmission method as disclosed in claim 14, wherein the preconfigured way comprises:
the compensation device controls the selection device to select the corresponding transmission module based on the transmission module selected by the transmitter;
the selection component strobes the selected transmission module and outputs the transmission power parameter to the conversion component;
the conversion component converts the transmission power parameter to the control signal, and the control signal is output to a matching component through the Ramp Circuit; and
the matching component takes the adjusting signal based on the control signal, and the matching component adjusts the transmission gain of the power amplifier modules based on the adjusting signal.
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