公开(公告)号：US20170365921A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15606013

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Bobby W. Webb ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  William G. Sarver, JR.

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H04W88/08

CPC classification number: H01Q3/005 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/085

Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.

公开(公告)号：US11304069B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US17096281

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  Dale R. Moore ,  Deepali Limaye

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.

公开(公告)号：US10367261B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15606013

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Bobby W. Webb ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  William G. Sarver, Jr.

IPC: H04B1/16 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H04B1/40 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Methods of configuring base station antennas are provided in which reconfiguration data is transmitted to a controller of the antenna from a remote location. Connections between a plurality of remote electronic tilt (RET) units that are mounted within the antenna and a plurality of control ports of the antenna are then reconfigured in response to receipt of the reconfiguration data.

公开(公告)号：US11627477B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17684453

申请日：2022-03-02

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  Dale R. Moore ,  Deepali Limaye

IPC: H01Q3/00 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.

公开(公告)号：US20220191710A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17684453

申请日：2022-03-02

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  Dale R. Moore ,  Deepali Limaye

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H01Q3/00

Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.

公开(公告)号：US20210160705A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17096281

申请日：2020-11-12

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Martin L. Zimmerman ,  Shirley Forsythe ,  Dale R. Moore ,  Deepali Limaye

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H01Q3/00

Abstract: A method of configuring an antenna that includes a plurality of RET units that are associated with respective ones of a plurality of arrays of radiating elements is provided in which, for each array in a subset that includes at least one of the arrays, setting an output of the RET unit associated with the array to a position that corresponds to a pre-selected electronic downtilt for the array. A first RET unit configuration file is loaded into a memory of the antenna, where the first RET unit configuration file does not include configuration data for the RET units associated with the arrays that are included in the subset. A second RET unit configuration file is provided that includes configuration data for all of the RET units.