The application require on February 8th, 2012 submit that Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, application number are 201210027482.0 to, denomination of invention is the priority of the one Chinese patent application of " a kind of antenna system and device ", its full content combines in this application by reference.
Summary of the invention
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of antenna assembly and system, is used to realize that RCU obtains configuration data easily, and then realizes purpose that Downtilt is regulated.
The utility model provides a kind of antenna system on the one hand, comprising: antenna, at least one readable and writable memory, at least one exterior read-write equipment and at least one remote control unit RCU, wherein:
Said antenna comprises at least one phase shifter, and said phase shifter is used under the control of said remote control unit RCU, regulating antenna lower decline angle;
Said readable and writable memory: be used to store said arrangement of antennas data;
Said exterior read-write equipment: be used for obtaining said configuration data from said readable and writable memory;
Said RCU: be used to control said exterior read-write equipment and obtain said configuration data, and load said configuration data, control said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjust said antenna lower decline angle.
The utility model provides a kind of antenna assembly on the other hand, comprising: antenna and at least one readable and writable memory, wherein:
Said antenna comprises at least one phase shifter, said phase shifter: be used under the control of remote control unit RCU, regulating said antenna lower decline angle;
Said readable and writable memory: with the exterior read-write equipment communication; Be used to store said arrangement of antennas data; And send said configuration data to said exterior read-write equipment, thereby control said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjust said antenna lower decline angle so that said RCU obtains said configuration data and loads from said exterior read-write equipment.
Among the utility model embodiment; Through being set, readable and writable memory stores the aerial information and the configuration data of respective antenna in antenna; Make exterior read-write equipment conveniently to call configuration data and then RCU is configured, realize the adjusting that antenna lower decline angle is carried out.Reduce the manual work probability of makeing mistakes, reduce installation cost, improve the accuracy of engineering construction, maintain easily.
Embodiment
For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the utility model is clearer, below will do further explain to the utility model through specific embodiment and relevant drawings.
The utility model embodiment one provides a kind of antenna system; As shown in Figure 2; Said antenna system comprises: antenna 201, at least one readable and writable memory 202, at least one exterior read-write equipment 203 and at least one RCU (Remote Control Unit, remote control unit) 204.
Said antenna 201 comprises at least one phase shifter, and phase shifter is used under the control of said RCU, regulating antenna lower decline angle; Readable and writable memory 202 is used to store the arrangement of antennas data, and said configuration data is used for being loaded into RCU makes RCU according to said configuration data control phase shifter adjustment antenna lower decline angle; Exterior read-write equipment 203 is used for obtaining said configuration data from said readable and writable memory; RCU is used to control said exterior read-write equipment and obtains said configuration data, and loads said configuration data, controls said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjusts said antenna lower decline angle.
Need to prove; When antenna is multichannel antenna; The corresponding different configuration data of different passages possibilities, exterior read-write equipment need identify the configuration data of corresponding certain passage, can distinguish the configuration data of different passages with aerial information; Said readable and writable memory also is used to store the aerial information of corresponding said configuration data; Said exterior read-write equipment obtains said configuration data from said readable and writable memory and is specially, and said exterior read-write equipment reads said aerial information from said readable and writable memory earlier, reads corresponding configuration data according to said aerial information again.Information such as the frequency range that comprises antenna model, antenna that said aerial information is optional, antenna sequence number, antenna channels sign at least a.
To read configuration data specifically can be exterior read-write equipment to exterior read-write equipment from readable and writable memory, reads the configuration data that is used to be loaded into the respective antenna in the RCU, or reads the configuration data that is used to be loaded into the respective antenna in the RCU according to the frequency range of antenna according to the antenna model of aerial information according to aerial information, perhaps reads the configuration data that is used for being loaded into the respective antenna in the RCU, or reads the configuration data that is used to be loaded into the respective antenna in the RCU etc. according to the antenna channels identification information of aerial information according to the sequence number in the aerial information.
Exterior read-write equipment 203 can be an autonomous device, also can be built in tower that antenna is connected in the equipment, as RCU, tower amplifier (Tower Mounted Amplifier, TMA) etc.
Need to prove that for multichannel antenna, the RCU that is used with antenna system in the present embodiment can have a plurality of, each RCU is a passage of respective antenna respectively, and perhaps RCU only has one, and said RCU supports a plurality of passages simultaneously.For multichannel antenna, different passages maybe corresponding same frequency range, also maybe corresponding different frequency range, and aerial informations such as the antenna frequency range that RCU can control as required obtain being used to being loaded into the configuration data of the respective antenna in the RCU etc.
Among the utility model embodiment one, store the configuration data of respective antenna in antenna, make exterior read-write equipment conveniently to call configuration data and then RCU is configured, realize the adjusting that antenna lower decline angle is carried out through readable and writable memory is set.Reduce the manual work probability of makeing mistakes, reduce installation cost, improve the accuracy of engineering construction, maintain easily.
For embodiment one, communicating by letter of data can adopt radio communication also can adopt wire communication between exterior read-write equipment and the readable and writable memory, and embodiment two and embodiment three be corresponding both of these case respectively.
The utility model embodiment two provides a kind of antenna system, and is as shown in Figure 3, comprising: antenna 201, at least one readable and writable memory 202, at least one exterior read-write equipment 203 and at least one RCU204.
Said antenna 201 comprises at least one phase shifter, and phase shifter is used under the control of said RCU, regulating antenna lower decline angle; Readable and writable memory 202 is used to store the arrangement of antennas data, and said configuration data is used for being loaded into RCU makes RCU according to said configuration data control phase shifter adjustment antenna lower decline angle; Exterior read-write equipment 203 is used for obtaining said configuration data from said readable and writable memory; RCU is used to control said exterior read-write equipment and obtains said configuration data, and loads said configuration data, controls said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjusts said antenna lower decline angle.
Need to prove; When antenna is multichannel antenna; Said readable and writable memory also is used to store the aerial information of corresponding said configuration data; Said exterior read-write equipment obtains said configuration data from said readable and writable memory and is specially, and said exterior read-write equipment reads said aerial information from said readable and writable memory earlier, reads corresponding configuration data according to said aerial information again.Information such as the frequency range that comprises antenna model, antenna that said aerial information is optional, antenna sequence number, antenna channels sign at least a.
In the present embodiment, adopt radio communication between readable and writable memory 202 and the exterior read-write equipment 203.Said readable and writable memory is radio frequency identification RFID Tag, and radio frequency identification RFID Tag can be built in the antenna, also can be built in parts that RCU directly links to each other in, for example be positioned at the outside transmission device of antenna, interface unit etc.
Exterior read-write equipment can be an autonomous device, also can be built among the RCU, and exterior read-write equipment can directly read aerial information and configuration data from electronic tag, so that RCU loads configuration data.
When antenna is multichannel antenna; As shown in Figure 4, optional, the antenna system in the present embodiment can comprise many to radio frequency identification RFID Tag and exterior read-write equipment; Each is to electronic tag and the corresponding passage of exterior read-write equipment; Said electronic tag is stored corresponding aerial information and configuration data, and the exterior read-write equipment that matches with said electronic tag reads aerial information and configuration data from electronic tag, and said configuration data is loaded into RCU; Perhaps this antenna system comprises a pair of radio frequency identification RFID Tag and exterior read-write equipment, the aerial information and the configuration data of said all passages of electronic tag storage.
Among the utility model embodiment two, store the configuration data of respective antenna in antenna, make exterior read-write equipment obtain configuration data and then RCU is configured, realize the adjusting of antenna lower decline angle with wireless mode through readable and writable memory is set.Reduce the manual work probability of makeing mistakes, reduce installation cost, improve the accuracy of engineering construction, maintain easily.
The utility model embodiment three provides a kind of antenna system, and is as shown in Figure 5, comprising: antenna 201, at least one readable and writable memory 202, at least one exterior read-write equipment 203 and at least one RCU.
Said antenna 201 comprises at least one phase shifter, and phase shifter is used under the control of said RCU, regulating antenna lower decline angle; Readable and writable memory 202 is used to store the arrangement of antennas data, and said configuration data is used for being loaded into RCU makes RCU according to said configuration data control phase shifter adjustment antenna lower decline angle; Exterior read-write equipment 203 is used for obtaining said configuration data from said readable and writable memory; RCU is used to control said exterior read-write equipment and obtains said configuration data, and loads said configuration data, controls said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjusts said antenna lower decline angle.
Need to prove; When antenna is multichannel antenna; Said readable and writable memory also is used to store the aerial information of corresponding said configuration data; Said exterior read-write equipment obtains said configuration data from said readable and writable memory and is specially, and said exterior read-write equipment reads said aerial information from said readable and writable memory earlier, reads corresponding configuration data also according to said aerial information again.Information such as the frequency range that comprises antenna model, antenna that said aerial information is optional, antenna sequence number, antenna channels sign at least a.
In the present embodiment, adopt wire communication between readable and writable memory 202 and the exterior read-write equipment 203.Said readable and writable memory can be EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory; EEPROM) or flash memory Flash ROM; Readable and writable memory can be built in the antenna, can adopt I between exterior read-write equipment and the readable and writable memory
2C (Inter Integrated Circuit, inter-IC bus) or SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)) interface.
Exterior read-write equipment can be an autonomous device, also can be built in tower that antenna is connected in the equipment, like RCU, tower amplifier etc.Exterior read-write equipment can read aerial information and configuration data from readable and writable memory, so that RCU loads configuration data.
When antenna is multichannel antenna; As shown in Figure 6, optional, the antenna system in the present embodiment can comprise a plurality of exterior read-write equipments; The corresponding passage of each exterior read-write equipment, said readable and writable memory is stored the aerial information and the configuration data of said multichannel antenna; Perhaps this antenna system comprises an exterior read-write equipment, corresponding all passages of this exterior read-write equipment.
Among the utility model embodiment three, store the configuration data of respective antenna in antenna, make exterior read-write equipment obtain configuration data and then RCU is configured, realize the adjusting of antenna lower decline angle with wired mode through readable and writable memory is set.Reduce the manual work probability of makeing mistakes, reduce installation cost, improve the accuracy of engineering construction, maintain easily.
The utility model embodiment four provides a kind of antenna assembly, and is as shown in Figure 7, and said antenna assembly comprises: antenna 201 and at least one readable and writable memory 202.
Said antenna 201 comprises at least one phase shifter, and said phase shifter is used under the control of remote control unit RCU, regulating said antenna lower decline angle; Readable and writable memory 202 and exterior read-write equipment communication; Be used to store said arrangement of antennas data; And send said configuration data to said exterior read-write equipment, thereby control said phase shifter according to said configuration data and adjust said antenna lower decline angle so that said RCU obtains said configuration data and loads from said exterior read-write equipment.
Need to prove that when said antenna was multichannel antenna, said readable and writable memory also was used to store corresponding said configuration data aerial information.The frequency range that comprises antenna model, antenna that said aerial information is optional, antenna sequence number, antenna channels identification information at least a.
In the present embodiment, said readable and writable memory can be radio frequency identification RFID Tag, EEPROM or Flash ROM.For multichannel antenna; Said antenna assembly can comprise a plurality of electronic tags, the corresponding passage of each electronic tag, the aerial information and the configuration information of storage respective channel antenna; Perhaps said antenna assembly comprises an electronic tag, corresponding all passages of this electronic tag.
Among the utility model embodiment four, store the configuration data of respective antenna in antenna, make RCU conveniently obtain configuration data, realize the adjusting of antenna lower decline angle through readable and writable memory is set.Reduce the manual work probability of makeing mistakes, reduce installation cost, improve the accuracy of engineering construction, maintain easily.
Need to prove that the system that all embodiment of the utility model provide can be applied to base station antenna system with device, but is not limited to base station antenna system, also can be applied in the wireless communication system of other type.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes in the foregoing description method; Be to instruct relevant hardware to accomplish through computer program; Described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium; This program can comprise the flow process like the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method when carrying out.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only storage memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or at random store memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
Above-listed preferred embodiment; Purpose, technical scheme and advantage to the utility model have been carried out further explain, it should be understood that the above is merely the preferred embodiment of the utility model; Not in order to restriction the utility model; All within the spirit and principle of the utility model, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within the protection range of the utility model.