Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
Fig. 2 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a single communication band rf front end device according to the present invention, which includes a single-pole single-throw switch 201, a power amplifier 202, and a band filter 203; wherein,
in the transmitting channel, a single-pole single-throw switch 201 is connected with an antenna, the transmitting channel where the power amplifier 202 is located is gated through the single-pole single-throw switch 201, and a transmitting signal of a transceiver 204 is transmitted;
in the receive path, a band filter 203 is coupled to the antenna to pass the received signal to a transceiver 204.
Specifically, the operating states at the time of reception and transmission are as follows:
during receiving, the single-pole single-throw switch 201 is turned off, and signals received by the antenna only flow into a receiving channel;
when transmitting, the single-pole single-throw switch 201 is turned on, and the transmitted signal flows into the antenna through the power amplifier 202 in the transmitting channel and is transmitted due to the shielding property of the band filter 203 in the receiving channel to the transmitted signal.
It can be known from the above embodiments that the switch is only arranged in the transmitting channel, and the switch in the receiving channel is removed, so that the insertion loss of the front end of the receiving radio frequency is reduced, and the receiving sensitivity is improved.
As one skilled in the art can appreciate, other processing modules may be further disposed in the transmitting channel and the receiving channel, such as a digital-to-analog conversion module for converting a digital signal into an analog signal/converting an analog signal into a digital signal, a coding and decoding module for coding and decoding a signal, and the like. As an embodiment of the invention, the transceiver may implement the functionality of the further processing module. For the switch of the receiving channel and the transmitting channel, the transmitting channel and the receiving channel can be selected in a time-sharing way according to the time slots corresponding to the transmitting and the receiving.
Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a single communication band signal transceiving method according to the present invention, in which the radio frequency front end apparatus shown in fig. 2 is adopted in the embodiment of the method, the radio frequency front end apparatus includes a single-pole single-throw switch 201, a power amplifier 202, and a band filter 203; in the transmitting channel, a single-pole single-throw switch 201 is connected with an antenna, the transmitting channel where the power amplifier 202 is located is gated through the single-pole single-throw switch 201, and a transmitting signal of a transceiver 204 is transmitted; in the receive path, a band filter 203 is coupled to the antenna to pass the received signal to a transceiver 204.
Step 301, whether a receiving time slot arrives or a transmitting time slot arrives, if the receiving time slot arrives, step 302 is executed, and if the transmitting time slot arrives, step 303 is executed;
the frequency division and time division communication terminal selects a transmitting channel and a receiving channel in a time division mode according to the corresponding time slots for transmitting and receiving.
In step 302, the single pole single throw switch 201 is turned off and the band filter 203 passes the received signal to the transceiver 204.
Step 303, the single-pole single-throw switch 201 is turned on, the power amplifier 202 in the transmitting channel amplifies the transmitted signal, the amplified signal passes through the antenna and is transmitted, and the mid-band filter 203 in the receiving channel shields the transmitted signal.
Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a multi-communication-band rf front-end device of the present invention, which includes a single-pole multi-throw switch 401, a plurality of power amplifiers 4021, 4022 to 402n, and a plurality of band filters 4031, 4032 to 403 n; in this embodiment, n is greater than or equal to 2, and the plurality of power amplifiers are applied to the transmission channels of each frequency band corresponding to n frequency bands respectively; the plurality of band filters are applied to the reception channels of the respective frequency bands corresponding to the n frequency bands, respectively, wherein,
the receive channels of each band are directly connected to the antenna through a respective band filter,
each frequency band transmitting channel is connected to the antenna through the single-pole multi-throw switch 401, the transmitting channel where each power amplifier is located is gated through the single-pole multi-throw switch 401, and the transmitting signal of the transceiver 404 is transmitted out from the transmitting channel.
Specifically, when receiving and transmitting signals in the nth frequency band, where N is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, the radio frequency front end device operates in the following states:
when receiving signals in the nth frequency band, the single-pole multi-throw switch 401 is completely switched off to isolate the transmitting channel, the receiving channel in the nth frequency band receives the signals, and the receiving channels in other frequency bands shield the received signals through the frequency band filters arranged in the receiving channels;
when a signal is transmitted in a certain nth frequency band, the single-pole multi-throw switch 401 gates a transmitting channel of the nth frequency band, and a frequency band filter is arranged in each receiving channel to shield the transmitting signal, so that the transmitting signal is transmitted through the corresponding transmitting channel of the nth frequency band.
It can be known from the above embodiments that the switch is only arranged in the transmitting channel, and the switch in the receiving channel is removed, so that the insertion loss of the front end of the receiving radio frequency is reduced, and the receiving sensitivity is improved.
As one skilled in the art can appreciate, other processing modules may be further disposed in the transmitting channel and the receiving channel, such as a digital-to-analog conversion module for converting a digital signal into an analog signal/converting an analog signal into a digital signal, a coding and decoding module for coding and decoding a signal, and the like. As an embodiment of the invention, the transceiver may implement the functionality of the further processing module. For the switch of the receiving channel and the transmitting channel, the transmitting channel and the receiving channel can be selected in a time-sharing way according to the time slots corresponding to the transmitting and the receiving.
Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an embodiment of a method for transmitting and receiving signals in multiple communication frequency bands according to the present invention, in which the radio frequency front end apparatus shown in fig. 4 is adopted in the embodiment of the method, the radio frequency front end apparatus includes a single-pole multi-throw switch 401, a plurality of power amplifiers 4021, 4022 to 402n, and a plurality of band filters 4031, 4032 to 403 n; in this embodiment, n is greater than or equal to 2, and the plurality of power amplifiers are applied to the transmission channels of each frequency band corresponding to n frequency bands respectively; the plurality of band filters are applied to the receiving channels of each frequency band corresponding to the n frequency bands, respectively, wherein the receiving channels of each frequency band are directly connected to the antenna through each band filter; each frequency band transmitting channel is connected to the antenna through the single-pole multi-throw switch 401, the transmitting channel where each power amplifier is located is gated through the single-pole multi-throw switch 401, and the transmitting signal of the transceiver 404 is transmitted out from the transmitting channel. In this embodiment, receiving or transmitting a signal in an nth frequency band, where N is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N specifically includes:
step 501, whether the receiving time slot of the nth frequency band arrives or the transmitting time slot arrives, if the receiving time slot arrives, step 502 is executed, and if the transmitting time slot arrives, step 503 is executed;
the frequency division and time division communication terminal selects a transmitting channel and a receiving channel in a time division mode according to the corresponding time slots for transmitting and receiving.
Step 502, the single-pole multi-throw switch 401 is turned off completely, the transmitting channel is isolated, the frequency band filter in the receiving channel of the nth frequency band transmits the received signal to the transceiver, and the frequency band filters in the receiving channels of other frequency bands shield the received signal.
Step 503, the single-pole multi-throw switch 401 gates the transmission channel of the nth frequency band, the power amplifier 402N in the transmission channel of the nth frequency band amplifies the transmitted signal, the amplified signal is transmitted through the antenna, and the band filters in the receiving channels shield the transmitted signal.
The objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention have been described in further detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the above description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.