CN1777071B - A channel coherence test method for smart antenna base station - Google Patents
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本发明公开了一种用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,用于测试基站的多个上行通道或多个下行通道,包括:以一通道做为基准通道,另一通道做为待测通道,关闭其余的通道;保持基准通道的权值不变,改变待测通道的权值,使合成带内功率最小并将该带内功率最小值作为第一功率值,将权值的相位加上或减去180°并记录此时的合成带内功率值作为第二功率值;根据所述第二和第一功率值的差值判断待测通道和基准通道之间的相干性;保持基准通道不变,逐一选取其余的通道作为待测通道,根据以上方式逐一判断每个待测通道与所述基准通道之间的相干性。本发明解决了现有技术没有专用的仪表用来系统进行通道之间的相干性测试的问题。
The invention discloses a channel coherence testing method for a smart antenna base station, which is used for testing multiple uplink channels or multiple downlink channels of the base station, including: using one channel as a reference channel and another channel as a test channel channel, close the rest of the channels; keep the weight of the reference channel unchanged, change the weight of the channel to be tested, make the combined in-band power minimum and use the minimum power in the band as the first power value, add the phase of the weight to Add or subtract 180° and record the synthetic in-band power value at this time as the second power value; judge the coherence between the channel to be measured and the reference channel according to the difference between the second and first power values; maintain the reference The channels remain unchanged, and the remaining channels are selected one by one as the channels to be tested, and the coherence between each channel to be tested and the reference channel is judged one by one according to the above method. The invention solves the problem in the prior art that there is no dedicated instrument for systematically testing the coherence between channels.
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技术领域technical field
本发明涉及阵列通道的相干性测试,特别是涉及使用宽带收发信机的智能天线基站系统的阵列通道的相干性测试方法。The invention relates to the coherence test of the array channel, in particular to the coherence test method of the array channel of the intelligent antenna base station system using a broadband transceiver.
背景技术Background technique
智能天线已开始应用于商用化的移动基站系统,如智能型PCS(个人通信业务)基站以及采用阵列天线的TD-SCDMA(时分同步码分多址)移动基站系统。智能天线在WCDMA(宽频码分多址)和CDMA2000(美国高通的码分多址标准)中为可选的技术,但在4G(第四代移动通信系统)中将成为必选技术之一。Smart antennas have begun to be used in commercial mobile base station systems, such as intelligent PCS (Personal Communications Services) base stations and TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) mobile base station systems using array antennas. Smart antenna is an optional technology in WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and CDMA2000 (Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access standard), but it will become one of the mandatory technologies in 4G (fourth generation mobile communication system).
通道的相干性是智能天线基站中一项重要指标。单从自适应上行接收的角度,通道之间的相干性并不重要。但波束切换类的智能天线基站对通道之间的相干性要求较高,否则无法形成预期指向和形状的波束。即便是自适应波束的智能天线,若同时要在下行方向使用智能发射,则无论上行通道还是下行通道都需要进行通道幅相误差校正,只有保证了通道的相干性,校正结果才有实际意义。The coherence of the channel is an important index in the smart antenna base station. From the perspective of adaptive uplink reception alone, the coherence between channels is not important. However, the smart antenna base station of the beam switching type requires high coherence between channels, otherwise the beam with the expected direction and shape cannot be formed. Even for smart antennas with adaptive beams, if smart transmission is to be used in the downlink direction at the same time, both the uplink and downlink channels need to correct the channel amplitude and phase errors. Only when the coherence of the channel is ensured can the correction result be practical.
保证通道之间相干性的最有力的方法就是各通道共用相同的本地振荡器。虽然通过将各通道单独的本振锁在同一时钟源的方法理论上也可以使通道之间保持相干性,但实践证明,这对本振的相噪指标提出了更高的要求,在实际的环境中基本无法实现。The most powerful way to guarantee coherence between channels is to share the same local oscillator for each channel. Although the coherence between the channels can be maintained theoretically by locking the individual local oscillators of each channel to the same clock source, practice has proved that this puts forward higher requirements for the phase noise index of the local oscillator. In the actual environment basically impossible to achieve.
基站接收或发射的数据最终要在基带进行复杂的信号处理,信号在收发信机与基带之间的传输方法也关系到通道之间能否保持很好的相干性。The data received or transmitted by the base station will eventually undergo complex signal processing in the baseband, and the transmission method of the signal between the transceiver and the baseband is also related to whether the coherence between the channels can be maintained well.
还没有专用的仪表用来对系统进行通道之间的相干性测试,即便用现有的仪表进行间接测试,也只能进行射频、中频等模拟收发信机的相干性测试,对传输部分对相干性的影响无法进行测试。There is no dedicated instrument to test the coherence between the channels of the system. Even if the existing instrument is used for indirect testing, it can only test the coherence of analog transceivers such as radio frequency and intermediate frequency. Sexual effects could not be tested.
发明内容Contents of the invention
本发明所要解决的技术问题是提供一种用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,解决现有技术没有专用的仪表用来系统进行通道之间的相干性测试的问题。The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a channel coherence test method for smart antenna base stations, which solves the problem in the prior art that there is no dedicated instrument for system coherence test between channels.
为达到上述目的,本发明提供了一种用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,用于测试基站阵列通道的多个上行通道或多个下行通道,其特点在于,包括:步骤一,以所述阵列通道中的任一通道做为基准通道,另一通道做为待测通道,关闭其余的通道;保持基准通道的权值不变,改变待测通道的权值,使待测通道与基准通道的合成带内功率最小并将该带内功率最小值作为第一功率值,记下此时的权值作为第一权值,将所述第一权值的相位加上或减去180°并记录对应的合成带内功率值作为第二功率值;若所述第二功率值和第一功率值的差值大于系统预定的相干性门限,则所述待测通道和所述基准通道之间的相干性得到满足;步骤二,保持基准通道不变,逐一选取其余的通道作为待测通道,根据步骤一中的方式逐一判断每个待测通道与所述基准通道之间的相干性。In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a channel coherence testing method for a smart antenna base station, which is used to test a plurality of uplink channels or a plurality of downlink channels of a base station array channel, which is characterized in that it includes: Step 1, with Any channel in the array channel is used as a reference channel, and another channel is used as a channel to be tested, and the remaining channels are closed; the weight of the reference channel is kept constant, and the weight of the channel to be tested is changed so that the channel to be tested and The combined in-band power of the reference channel is the minimum and the minimum value of the in-band power is used as the first power value, and the weight at this time is recorded as the first weight, and the phase of the first weight is added or subtracted by 180 ° and record the corresponding synthetic in-band power value as the second power value; if the difference between the second power value and the first power value is greater than the system predetermined coherence threshold, the channel to be tested and the reference channel The coherence between is satisfied; step 2, keep the reference channel unchanged, select the remaining channels one by one as the channel to be tested, and judge the coherence between each channel to be tested and the reference channel one by one according to the method in step 1 .
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,所述步骤一中,所述权值包括幅度权和相位权,改变待测通道的权值是先保持待测通道的幅度权,逐步改变待测通道的相位权得到一个最小的合成带内功率值,然后保持此时的待测通道的相位权并逐步改变待测通道的幅度权,再次得到一个最小的合成带内功率值,并将该再次得到的最小的合成带内功率值作为所述第一功率值。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for smart antenna base stations is characterized in that in the first step, the weights include amplitude weights and phase weights, and changing the weights of the channels to be tested is to first maintain the amplitude of the channels to be tested Gradually change the phase weight of the channel to be tested to obtain a minimum composite in-band power value, then maintain the phase weight of the channel to be tested at this time and gradually change the amplitude weight of the channel to be tested to obtain a minimum composite in-band power value, and use the obtained minimum combined in-band power value as the first power value.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,还包括步骤三:根据步骤一和步骤二中得到的幅度权和相位权配置所述基站的波束形成权值,使所述多个通道都正常工作,并且同相叠加所述多个通道的输出,根据叠加结果进一步验证所述多个通道之间的相干性。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for smart antenna base stations is characterized in that it also includes step 3: according to the amplitude weight and phase weight obtained in step 1 and step 2, the beamforming weights of the base station are configured, so that the The multiple channels are working normally, and the outputs of the multiple channels are superimposed in phase, and the coherence between the multiple channels is further verified according to the superposition result.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,所述基站包括操作维护单元、主控单元、多个信道板、多个上行通道和多个下行通道以及多个前端;所述操作维护单元通过所述主控单元连接所述多个信道板,所述多个信道板连接所述多个上行通道和多个下行通道,每一个所述前端对应连接一个上行通道和一个下行通道;并且在所述步骤一前还包括通过所述操作维护单元、主控单元和信道板组成的控制链路配置所述基站的工作频点的步骤。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for a smart antenna base station is characterized in that the base station includes an operation and maintenance unit, a main control unit, a plurality of channel boards, a plurality of uplink channels and a plurality of downlink channels and a plurality of front ends; The operation and maintenance unit is connected to the multiple channel boards through the main control unit, and the multiple channel boards are connected to the multiple uplink channels and multiple downlink channels, and each of the front ends is connected to one uplink channel and one downlink channel. channel; and before the first step, it also includes the step of configuring the operating frequency of the base station through the control link composed of the operation and maintenance unit, the main control unit and the channel board.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,在所述步骤一中,所述通道为下行通道;所述多个前端的射频输出口分别连接至一个功率合成器的输入口,所述功率合成器的输出口通过一个衰减器连接一个发信机测试仪,所述发信机测试仪工作在带内功率测试模式,并且带宽和工作频点设置为与所述基站相同。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for the smart antenna base station is characterized in that, in the step 1, the channel is a downlink channel; the radio frequency output ports of the multiple front ends are respectively connected to the input of a power combiner The output port of the power combiner is connected to a transmitter tester through an attenuator, the transmitter tester works in the in-band power test mode, and the bandwidth and operating frequency are set to be the same as the base station .
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,在所述步骤一中,所述通道为下行通道;所述基站的多个前端分别连接有阵列天线,发信机测试仪通过射频电缆与信标天线相连,所述信标天线位于所述阵列天线组成的圆环阵的几何中心并与所述阵列天线平行或者所述信标天线位于所述阵列天线组成的直线阵的法线方向并满足远场要求;所述发信机测试仪工作在带内功率测试模式,并且带宽和工作频点设置为与所述基站相同。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for the smart antenna base station is characterized in that, in the step 1, the channel is a downlink channel; multiple front ends of the base station are respectively connected with array antennas, and the transmitter tester Connected to the beacon antenna through a radio frequency cable, the beacon antenna is located at the geometric center of the circular array formed by the array antenna and parallel to the array antenna or the beacon antenna is located in the linear array formed by the array antenna line direction and meet the far-field requirements; the transmitter tester works in the in-band power test mode, and the bandwidth and operating frequency are set to be the same as those of the base station.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,还包括,利用所述操作维护单元通过一个通用接口总线卡与所述发信机测试仪连接并读取所述发信机测试仪输出的带内功率,从而实现自动进行下行通道相干性测试的步骤。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for smart antenna base stations is characterized in that it also includes, using the operation and maintenance unit to connect with the transmitter tester through a general interface bus card and read the transmitter The in-band power output by the tester can realize the steps of automatically performing the coherence test of the downlink channel.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,在所述步骤一中,所述通道为上行通道;所述多个前端分别连接至一个功分器的输出口,所述功分器的输入口连接一个信号源;所述信号源的工作频点设置为与所述基站的工作频点相同,所述信号源的输出信号设置为与所述基站要求的信号相同。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for smart antenna base station is characterized in that, in said step 1, said channel is an uplink channel; said multiple front ends are respectively connected to the output port of a power splitter, said The input port of the power divider is connected to a signal source; the working frequency of the signal source is set to be the same as that of the base station, and the output signal of the signal source is set to be the same as the signal required by the base station.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,在所述步骤一中,所述通道为上行通道;所述基站的多个前端分别连接有阵列天线,信号源通过射频电缆与信标天线相连,所述信标天线位于所述阵列天线组成的圆环阵的几何中心并与所述阵列天线平行或者所述信标天线位于所述阵列天线组成的直线阵的法线方向并满足远场要求;所述信号源的工作频点设置为与所述基站的工作频点相同,所述信号源的输出信号设置为与所述基站要求的信号相同。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for the smart antenna base station is characterized in that, in the step 1, the channel is an uplink channel; a plurality of front ends of the base station are respectively connected with array antennas, and the signal source passes through a radio frequency cable Connected to the beacon antenna, the beacon antenna is located at the geometric center of the circular array composed of the array antennas and parallel to the array antennas or the beacon antenna is located in the normal direction of the linear array composed of the array antennas and Satisfying far-field requirements; the working frequency of the signal source is set to be the same as that of the base station, and the output signal of the signal source is set to be the same as the signal required by the base station.
上述的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,其特点在于,在所述步骤一之前还包括通过所述操作维护单元配置所述信道板处于测试模式、配置所述基站工作于接收状态的步骤;还通过所述操作维护单元与所述信号源连接并读取所述信道板输出的带内功率,从而实现自动进行上行通道相干性测试。The above-mentioned channel coherence testing method for the smart antenna base station is characterized in that, before the step 1, it also includes configuring the channel board to be in the test mode by the operation and maintenance unit, and configuring the base station to work in the receiving state Step: Also connect the operation and maintenance unit to the signal source and read the in-band power output by the channel board, so as to realize the automatic coherence test of the uplink channel.
本发明的技术效果在于:Technical effect of the present invention is:
1)上、下行通道相干性测试分别使用智能天线基站接收和发射信号的宽带功率,比较符合宽带收发信机的实际要求;1) The coherence test of the uplink and downlink channels respectively uses the broadband power of the smart antenna base station to receive and transmit signals, which is more in line with the actual requirements of the broadband transceiver;
2)基站的整个通道(包括射频、基带及传输通路)一揽子进行,简单、准确;2) The entire channel of the base station (including radio frequency, baseband and transmission channel) is carried out in one package, which is simple and accurate;
3)为智能天线研发试验过程中测试通道相干性提供了有力的手段。3) It provides a powerful means for testing channel coherence in the process of smart antenna development and experimentation.
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图1是本发明方法的步骤流程图;Fig. 1 is a flow chart of the steps of the inventive method;
图2是本发明所述的智能天线基站的组成示意图;Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the smart antenna base station of the present invention;
图3是本发明所述的智能天线基站使用功分器进行下行通道相干性测试的示意图;Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram that the smart antenna base station of the present invention uses a power splitter to perform a downlink channel coherence test;
图4是本发明所述的智能天线基站使用功分器进行上行通道相干性测试的示意图;Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the smart antenna base station of the present invention using a power divider to perform an uplink channel coherence test;
图5是本发明所述的智能天线基站使用信标天线进行通道相干性测试的示意图。Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a channel coherence test performed by a smart antenna base station using a beacon antenna according to the present invention.
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下面结合附图进一步详细说明本发明的具体实施例。Specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
图1是本发明方法的步骤流程图;本发明的用于智能天线基站的通道相干性测试方法,主要内容包括:Fig. 1 is a flow chart of the steps of the inventive method; the channel coherence testing method for the smart antenna base station of the present invention, the main contents include:
步骤100,以所述通道中的任一通道做为基准通道,另一通道做为待测通道,关闭其余的通道;保持基准通道的权值不变,改变待测通道的权值,使待测通道与基准通道的合成带内功率最小并将该带内功率最小值作为反相叠加功率值,记下此时的权值作为反相叠加的权值,将所述反相叠加的权值的相位加上或减去180°并记录此时的合成带内功率值作为同相叠加功率值;根据所述同相叠加功率值和反相叠加功率值的差值判断所述待测通道和所述基准通道之间的相干性;
步骤200,保持基准通道不变,逐一选取其余的通道作为待测通道,根据步骤一中的方式逐一判断每个待测通道与所述基准通道之间的相干性。
图2是本发明所述的智能天线基站的组成示意图。智能天线基站由阵列天线11~1N、接收前端21~2N、接收支路31~3N、发射支路41~4N、信道板51~5M、主控单元6、操作维护单元7组成,每个信道板由上行基带处理单元511、下行处理单元522、通信处理器533组成。完成接收信号的下变频、滤波、放大、A/D变换、成形滤波、上行波束形成和其它的信号、信令处理;以及发射信号的编码调制、波束形成、成形滤波、上变频、功率放大等功能。该信道板具有在测试模式下计算上行宽带功率值的功能。Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the smart antenna base station according to the present invention. The smart antenna base station is composed of
正如图2所显示的,本发明的方法中,基站具有阵列天线,该阵列天线的每一阵元连接有一用于收发双工、低噪声放大的前端;该每一前端分别连接有一接收支路和一发射支路;所述接收支路进行下变频、滤波、放大、A/D变换、成形滤波等操作;所述发射支路进行成形滤波、D/A变换、上变频、滤波放大、功率放大等操作;所述基站还包括一块或几块信道板以及一块主控单元;所述的信道板用来进行上下行链路的基带信号处理,包括智能天线的波束形成功能,其中信道板在测试模式下,可以计算并上传选定波束的宽带接收功率;所述的主控单元进行基站的主控和信令处理;所述基站的主控单元与本地操作维护系统相连,并通过操作维护系统进行基站参数的设置和通道相干性测试操作;所述方法中包括一宽带功率测量仪器如发信机测试仪以及一信号源如ESG4437B等。As shown in Figure 2, in the method of the present invention, the base station has an array antenna, and each array element of the array antenna is connected with a front end for duplexing and low noise amplification; each front end is respectively connected with a receiving branch and A transmitting branch; the receiving branch performs operations such as down-conversion, filtering, amplification, A/D conversion, and shaping filtering; the transmitting branch performs shaping filtering, D/A conversion, up-conversion, filter amplification, and power amplification and other operations; the base station also includes one or more channel boards and a main control unit; the channel boards are used for baseband signal processing of the uplink and downlink, including the beamforming function of the smart antenna, wherein the channel board is testing In this mode, the wideband receiving power of the selected beam can be calculated and uploaded; the main control unit performs the main control and signaling processing of the base station; the main control unit of the base station is connected to the local operation and maintenance system, and through the operation and maintenance system Perform base station parameter setting and channel coherence test operations; the method includes a broadband power measuring instrument such as a transmitter tester and a signal source such as ESG4437B.
图3是本发明所述的下行通道相干性测试的一个具体实例。图中少了阵列天线11~1N,但增加了功率合成器9、衰减器10、发信机测试仪11和GPIB(通用接口总线)卡12。本地操作维护单元通过GPIB卡直接读取发信机测试仪输出的带内功率,因而在测试软件的配合下可以自动的进行下行通道相干性测试。Fig. 3 is a specific example of the coherence test of the downlink channel according to the present invention. In the figure, array antennas 11-1N are missing, but power combiner 9, attenuator 10,
所述下行通道(发射通道)的相干性测试方法,其基本思想是:以N个阵列通道中的任一通道例如通道1为基准,保持基准通道的权值不变,改变其它通道的权值,使其它每一通道与基准通道的合成带内功率最小(反相叠加),记下此时的权值及合成带内功率值,将所得权值的相位加上或减去180°并记录此时的合成带内功率值(同相叠加)。根据同相叠加和反相叠加时的带内功率差判断待测通道和基准通道之间的相干性。具体步骤如下:The coherence testing method of the downlink channel (transmission channel), its basic idea is: take any channel in the N array channels, such as channel 1, as a reference, keep the weight of the reference channel unchanged, and change the weights of other channels , so that the combined in-band power of each other channel and the reference channel is minimized (anti-phase superimposition), record the weight value and the combined in-band power value at this time, add or subtract 180° to the phase of the obtained weight value and record Synthetic in-band power value at this time (in-phase superposition). The coherence between the channel to be measured and the reference channel is judged according to the in-band power difference during in-phase superposition and anti-phase superposition. Specific steps are as follows:
1)将通道1~通道N的射频输出口分别连接功率合成器的输入端口1~N,功率合成器的输出口通过衰减器连接到发信机测试仪的射频输入口;或者,通过射频电缆将发信机测试仪的输入口与信标天线相连,信标天线的位置对于圆环阵来说位于阵列的几何中心即圆点并与阵列天线平行、对于直线阵来说位于阵列前方(法线方向最佳)并满足远场要求。1) Connect the RF output ports of channel 1 to channel N to the input ports 1 to N of the power combiner respectively, and the output port of the power combiner is connected to the RF input port of the transmitter tester through the attenuator; or, through the RF cable Connect the input port of the transmitter tester to the beacon antenna. For a circular array, the position of the beacon antenna is located at the geometric center of the array, that is, the dot and parallel to the array antenna. For a linear array, it is located in front of the array (normal line best direction) and meet far-field requirements.
2)通过本地操作维护系统、主控单元、信道板组成的控制链路配置基站的工作频点;2) Configure the working frequency of the base station through the control link composed of the local operation and maintenance system, the main control unit and the channel board;
3)设置功率测试仪表如发信机测试仪(或频谱分析仪等)工作在带内功率测试模式,带宽、工作频点与基站相同;3) Set the power test instrument such as the transmitter tester (or spectrum analyzer, etc.) to work in the in-band power test mode, with the same bandwidth and operating frequency as the base station;
4)通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板处于测试模式并以一定的功率(比如额定功率或更小)开始下行发射;4) Configure the channel board to be in test mode through the local operation and maintenance system and start downlink transmission with a certain power (such as rated power or less);
通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板的下行波束形成权值,使基准通道例如通道1和待测通道如通道2正常工作,待测通道3~N关闭发射。权值以幅度(dB)和相位(°)的形式表示。The downlink beamforming weight of the channel board is configured through the local operation and maintenance system, so that the reference channel such as channel 1 and the channel to be tested such as channel 2 work normally, and the channels 3 to N to be tested are turned off for transmission. Weights are expressed in terms of magnitude (dB) and phase (°).
保持通道1的幅度权值在a1=0dB相位权值φ1=0°不变;Keep the amplitude weight of channel 1 at a 1 =0dB and the phase weight φ 1 =0° unchanged;
保持通道2的幅度权值为a2=0dB,在0~360°范围内以一定的粒度(比如1°)不断改变通道2的相位权使通道1和2输出的合成宽带功率为最小,记录此时通道2的相位权φ2,min;Keep the amplitude weight of channel 2 at a 2 =0dB, and change the phase weight of channel 2 with a certain granularity (such as 1°) in the range of 0-360° to minimize the composite broadband power output by channels 1 and 2, record At this time, the phase weight φ 2, min of channel 2;
保持通道2的相位权为φ2,min;在一定的范围内(如±10dB)以一定的粒度(如0.5dB)改变通道2的幅度权,使通道1和2输出的合成宽带功率再次为最小,记录此时通道2的幅度权a2,min和合成宽带功率Pmin 12;Keep the phase weight of channel 2 as φ 2,min ; change the amplitude weight of channel 2 with a certain granularity (such as 0.5dB) within a certain range (such as ±10dB), so that the composite broadband power output by channels 1 and 2 is again Minimum, record the amplitude weight a 2,min and the synthetic broadband power P min 12 of channel 2 at this time;
保持通道2的幅度权值为a2,min不变(a2,max=a2,min),将通道2的相位权加上或减去180°,即φ2,max=φ2,min+180°,此时通道2和基准通道的宽带信号同相叠加,记录此时的合成带内功率Pmax 12;比较Pmax 12和Pmin 12的大小,如果(20dB门限为WCDMA系统的实验结果,其它系统根据带宽会有些不同),则认为通道2与通道1的相干性得到满足。Keep the amplitude weight of channel 2 as a 2, min unchanged (a 2, max = a 2, min ), add or subtract 180° to the phase weight of channel 2, that is, φ 2, max = φ 2, min +180°, at this time, the broadband signals of channel 2 and the reference channel are superimposed in phase, and record the synthesized in-band power P max 12 at this time; compare the size of P max 12 and P min 12 , if (The 20dB threshold is the experimental result of the WCDMA system, and other systems will be somewhat different according to the bandwidth), then it is considered that the coherence between channel 2 and channel 1 is satisfied.
5)通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板的下行波束形成权值,使基准通道1和待测通道3正常工作,通道2、4~N关闭发射。重复4)中的步骤,测量通道3和基准通道的同相叠加带内功率Pmax 13和反相叠加带内功率Pmin 13,并根据其是否满足判断通道3与通道1之间的相干性。5) Configure the downlink beamforming weight of the channel board through the local operation and maintenance system, so that the reference channel 1 and the channel 3 to be tested can work normally, and the channels 2, 4-N are turned off for transmission. Repeat the steps in 4) to measure the in-phase superimposed in-band power P max 13 and anti-phase superimposed in-band power P min 13 of channel 3 and the reference channel, and according to whether it satisfies Determine the coherence between channel 3 and channel 1.
6)同样的方法,可以测量所有N-1个待测通道与基准之间的相干性;6) The same method can measure the coherence between all N-1 channels to be tested and the reference;
7)根据上述步骤得到的幅度和相位权配置基站波束形成权值,使阵列通道1~N正常工作,并且其输出均同相叠加,则如果N个通道输出的合成带内功率满足Ptotal≈(Psin gle+201gN)dBm,则进一步证明阵列通道1~N之间保持了相干性。7) Configure the base station beamforming weights according to the amplitude and phase weights obtained in the above steps, so that the array channels 1 to N can work normally, and their outputs are all superimposed in phase, then if the synthesized in-band power output by N channels satisfies P total ≈( P sin gle +201gN)dBm further proves that coherence is maintained between array channels 1-N.
图4是本发明所述的上行通道相干性测试的一个具体实例。图中少了阵列天线11~1N,但增加了功分器13、信号源14。Fig. 4 is a specific example of the uplink channel coherence test described in the present invention. In the figure, the array antennas 11-1N are missing, but the power divider 13 and the signal source 14 are added.
本发明中,进行上行通道(接收通道)的相干性测试方法,包括以下步骤:Among the present invention, carry out the coherence test method of uplink channel (receiving channel), comprise the following steps:
1)将阵列通道的上行接收通道1~N的天线连接口分别连接功分器的输出端口1~N,功分器的输入口连接到信号源的射频口;或者,通过射频电缆将信号源的射频输出口与信标天线相连,信标天线的位置对于圆环阵来说位于阵列的几何中心即圆点并与阵列天线平行、对于直线阵来说位于阵列前方(法线方向最佳)并满足远场要求。1) Connect the antenna connection ports of the uplink receiving channels 1~N of the array channel to the output ports 1~N of the power splitter respectively, and connect the input port of the power splitter to the RF port of the signal source; or, connect the signal source to the The RF output port of the radio is connected to the beacon antenna. The position of the beacon antenna is located in the geometric center of the array, that is, the dot, and is parallel to the array antenna for a circular array. For a linear array, it is located in front of the array (the normal direction is the best) and Meet the far-field requirements.
2)通过本地操作维护系统、主控单元、信道板组成的控制链路配置基站的工作频点;2) Configure the working frequency of the base station through the control link composed of the local operation and maintenance system, the main control unit and the channel board;
3)设置信号源的工作频点与基站频点相同,输出信号与基站要求的信号相同;3) Set the working frequency of the signal source to be the same as that of the base station, and the output signal is the same as the signal required by the base station;
4)通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板处于测试模式,基站工作于接收状态,关闭发射机;4) Configure the channel board in the test mode through the local operation and maintenance system, the base station works in the receiving state, and turn off the transmitter;
通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板的上行波束形成权值,使基准通道例如通道1和待测通道如通道2正常工作,待测通道3~N停止接收。权值以幅度(dB)和相位(°)的形式表示。Configure the uplink beamforming weight of the channel board through the local operation and maintenance system, so that the reference channel such as channel 1 and the channel to be tested such as channel 2 work normally, and the channels 3 to N to be tested stop receiving. Weights are expressed in terms of magnitude (dB) and phase (°).
保持通道1的幅度权值在a1=0dB相位权值φ1=0°不变;Keep the amplitude weight of channel 1 at a 1 =0dB and the phase weight φ 1 =0° unchanged;
保持通道2的幅度权值为a2=0dB,在0~360°范围内以一定的粒度(比如1°)不断改变通道2的相位权并上传信道板计算的合成功率值,使通道1和2输出的合成宽带功率为最小,记录此时通道2的相位权φ2,min;Keep the amplitude weight of channel 2 at a 2 = 0dB, change the phase weight of channel 2 continuously with a certain granularity (such as 1°) within the range of 0-360° and upload the combined power value calculated by the channel board, so that channel 1 and 2 The synthesized broadband power output is the minimum, record the phase weight φ 2,min of channel 2 at this time;
保持通道2的相位权为φ2,min,在一定的范围内(如±10dB)以一定的粒度(如0.5dB)改变通道2的幅度权并上传信道板计算的合成功率值,使通道1和2输出的合成宽带功率再次为最小,记录此时通道2的幅度权a2,min和合成宽带功率Pmin 12;Keep the phase weight of channel 2 as φ 2, min , change the amplitude weight of channel 2 within a certain range (such as ±10dB) with a certain granularity (such as 0.5dB) and upload the combined power value calculated by the channel board to make channel 1 The synthesized broadband power output by sum 2 is the minimum again, record the amplitude weight a 2,min and synthesized broadband power P min 12 of channel 2 at this time;
保持通道2的幅度权值为a2,min不变(a2,max=a2,min),将通道2的相位权加上或减去180°,即φ2,max=φ2,min+180°,此时通道2和基准通道的宽带信号同相叠加,记录此时的合成带内功率Pmax 12;比较Pmax 12和Pmin 12的大小,如果(20dB门限为WCDMA系统的实验结果,其它系统根据带宽会有些不同),则认为通道2与通道1的相干性得到满足。Keep the amplitude weight of channel 2 as a 2, min unchanged (a 2, max = a 2, min ), add or subtract 180° to the phase weight of channel 2, that is, φ 2, max = φ 2, min +180°, at this time, the broadband signals of channel 2 and the reference channel are superimposed in phase, and record the synthesized in-band power P max 12 at this time; compare the size of P max 12 and P min 12 , if (The 20dB threshold is the experimental result of the WCDMA system, and other systems will be somewhat different according to the bandwidth), then it is considered that the coherence between channel 2 and channel 1 is satisfied.
5)通过本地操作维护系统配置信道板的上行波束形成权值,使基准通道1和待测通道3正常工作,通道2、4~N关闭接收。重复4)中的步骤,测量通道3和基准通道的同相叠加带内功率Pmax 13和反相叠加带内功率Pmin 13,并根据其是否满足判断通道3与通道1之间的相干性。5) Configure the uplink beamforming weight of the channel board through the local operation and maintenance system, so that the reference channel 1 and the channel 3 to be tested can work normally, and channels 2, 4 to N are turned off for reception. Repeat the steps in 4) to measure the in-phase superimposed in-band power P max 13 and anti-phase superimposed in-band power P min 13 of channel 3 and the reference channel, and according to whether it satisfies Determine the coherence between channel 3 and channel 1.
6)同样的方法,可以测量所有N-1个待测通道与基准之间的相干性;6) The same method can measure the coherence between all N-1 channels to be tested and the reference;
7)根据上述步骤得到的幅度和相位权配置基站波束形成权值,使阵列通道1~N正常工作,并且其输出均同相叠加,则如果N个通道输出的合成带内功率满足Ptotal≈(Psin gle+201gN)dBm,则进一步证明阵列通道1~N之间保持了相干性。7) Configure the base station beamforming weights according to the amplitude and phase weights obtained in the above steps, so that the array channels 1 to N can work normally, and their outputs are all superimposed in phase, then if the synthesized in-band power output by N channels satisfies P total ≈( P sin gle +201gN)dBm further proves that coherence is maintained between array channels 1-N.
图5是本发明所述的下行通道或上行通道相干性测试的另一个具体实例。图中智能天线基站的配置是完整的,测试系统中增加了发信机测试仪11、GPIB卡12和信标天线15。其中信标天线位置对于圆环阵来说位于阵列的几何中心即圆点并与阵列天线平行、对于直线阵来说位于阵列前方的法线方向上并满足远场要求。在进行上行通道相干性测试时,图5中的发信机测试仪11换为信号源14,并且GPIB卡12也可以取消。Fig. 5 is another specific example of the coherence test of the downlink channel or uplink channel according to the present invention. The configuration of the smart antenna base station in the figure is complete, and a
由上可知,本发明可以达到如下的有益效果:As can be seen from the above, the present invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:
1)上、下行通道相干性测试分别使用智能天线基站接收和发射信号的宽带功率,比较符合宽带收发信机的要求;1) The coherence test of the uplink and downlink channels respectively uses the broadband power of the smart antenna base station to receive and transmit signals, which is more in line with the requirements of broadband transceivers;
2)基站的整个通道(包括射频、基带及传输通路)一揽子进行,简单、准确;2) The entire channel of the base station (including radio frequency, baseband and transmission channel) is carried out in one package, which is simple and accurate;
3)为智能天线研发试验过程中测试通道相干性提供了有力的手段。3) It provides a powerful means for testing channel coherence in the process of smart antenna development and experimentation.
以上所述仅为本发明的较佳实施例,并非用来限定本发明的实施范围;凡是依本发明所作的等效变化与修改,都被本发明的专利范围所涵盖。The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation scope of the present invention; all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the present invention are covered by the patent scope of the present invention.
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