Abstract: A base station antenna includes a first set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a first antenna beam that has a first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in an azimuth plane and a second set of radiating elements that are configured to generate a second antenna beam that has a second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane. A longitudinal axis of the first peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane is rotated approximately ninety degrees from a longitudinal axis of the second peanut-shaped antenna pattern in the azimuth plane.

Abstract: A radiator for an antenna comprises a feed board and a metal radiating arm The feed board comprises an electrically conductive segment, through which the feed board feeds the metal radiating arm by means of capacitive coupling. The radiating arm includes a first arm segment extending in a first direction, and a second arm segment extending from an outer side region of the first arm segment in a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: A phase shifter includes a printed circuit board and a trace located on the printed circuit board that is configured to transmit signals. The printed circuit board includes a first part covered by the trace and a second part not covered by the trace, where the second part includes at least one hollowed out area near the trace.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a cable reel. The cable reel may include a hollow core having a width; a first wall coupled to an end of the core and extending radially outward a distance from the core, the first wall comprising an opening aligned with the hollow core and at least one support member extending across the opening; and a second wall coupled to an opposing end of the core and extending radially outwardly a distance from the core, the second wall comprising an opening aligned with the hollow core; wherein the first wall and the second wall form a gap therebetween equal to the width of the core, the gap being configured to hold a length of excess cable wrapped around the core. Cable reel covers are also described.

Abstract: A base station antenna comprises a reflector, a plurality of first radiating elements arranged in a first column that extends in a vertical direction, a plurality of second radiating element arranged in a second column that extends in the vertical direction, and a plurality of parasitic elements, where the parasitic elements are arranged around the first radiating elements and/or second radiating elements. Each parasitic element is configured as a rod-shaped metal part, where a longitudinal axis of the rod-shaped metal part extends at an angle of between 70° to 110° with respect to a plane defined by the reflector, and the parasitic elements are positioned in front of the reflector in and are electrically floating with respect to the reflector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna assembly, which comprises: a feeder panel; an array of radiating elements mounted on the feeder panel; an array of parasitic elements mounted on the feeder panel, in which, at least a portion of the radiating elements in the array of radiating elements are surrounded by a plurality of spaced-apart parasitic elements, respectively, and at least a portion of the parasitic elements in the array of parasitic elements each comprise a first parasitic subcomponent extending in a first direction and a second parasitic subcomponent extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a base station antenna comprising the antenna assembly. This is capable of effectively improving the cross-polarization performance of the base station antenna and improving the radiation boundary of the base station antenna.

Abstract: Cloud network implementations for a distributed antenna system (DAS) control plane are provided. In one embodiment, a DAS architecture comprises: a DAS cloud computing network; a first DAS comprising a first user plane, wherein the first user plane includes uplink circuitry and downlink circuitry, wherein the uplink circuitry forwards uplink radio frequency traffic from at least one remote antenna unit to a master unit, wherein the downlink circuitry forwards downlink radio frequency traffic from the master unit to the at least one remote antenna unit; wherein the DAS cloud computing network comprises a control plane in communication with the user plane through a network; the first user plane comprises a high level protocol interface abstraction layer coupled to the network and processes and forwards the uplink and downlink radio frequency traffic based on configuration commands received from the control plane via the high level protocol interface abstraction layer.

Abstract: Systems for a PIM robust phasing line short circuit design is described herein. In certain implementations, a system includes a phasing line within a groove. Also, the system includes a shorting component having a mating surface that couples to a first surface of the phasing line and a surface opposite the mating surface that couples to a first interior surface of the groove. Further, the system includes a securing component configured to couple to a second surface of the phasing line opposite the first surface. Moreover, the system includes a pressure application component that applies pressure against a second interior surface of the groove opposite the first interior surface and against the securing component, the pressure being applied in opposite directions, wherein the pressure applied causes the securing component to press the phasing line into the mating surface, and the shorting component to press against the first interior surface.

Abstract: A method for selecting a channel for a network element in a shared spectrum communication system is provided. The method comprises identifying a plurality of candidate channels of a frequency band of the shared spectrum communication system. For each of the plurality of candidate channels, the method further comprises determining at least one transmit power estimate based on at least one available interference margin. The at least one available interference margin is based on a power allocation protocol for the shared spectrum communication system. The method further comprises scoring each of the plurality of candidate channels based on the at least one transmit power estimate. The method further comprises ranking the plurality of candidate channels based on the scores for each of the plurality of candidate channels. The method further comprises selecting one of the plurality of candidate channels based on the ranking of the plurality of candidate channels.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for more efficiently determining frequency spectrum to allocate to General Authorized Access (GAA) citizens broadband radio service device(s) (CBSD(s)). Efficiency is enhanced by reducing a number of sets of frequency spectrum(s) by reducing a number of colors (assigned to nodes of connected set(s) of the network graph(s)) to which assignable frequency spectrum changes amongst the set(s).

Abstract: A radiating element includes a feed stalk and first through fourth dipole arms. An outer segment of the first dipole arm and an outer segment of the second dipole arm are configured to together form a first radiating structure that radiates at a first polarization, an outer segment of the third dipole arm and an outer segment of the fourth dipole arm are configured to together form a second radiating structure that radiates at the first polarization, and first and second inner portions of each of the first through fourth dipole arms are configured to together form a third radiating structure that radiates at the first polarization when a first RF signal is fed to the radiating element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an external device-to-external device connector for wireless communication devices, which is configured to electrically connect two spaced external devices together, and comprises two interface members and a coupling member. The inner conductor part and the insulation part of the coupling member are held together by the concave-convex fitting parts opposite to each other, and there is a first gap between the concave-convex fitting part of the inner conductor part and that of the insulation part, which allows the inner conductor part to have radial displacement relative to the insulation part; or, the outer conductor part and the insulating part of the coupling member are held together by the concave-convex fitting parts opposite to each other, and there is a second gap between the concave-convex fitting part of the outer conductor part and that of the insulating part, which allows radial displacement of the insulating part relative to the outer conductor part.

Abstract: Base station antennas include an externally accessible active antenna module releasably coupled to a recessed segment that is over a chamber in the base station antenna and that is longitudinally and laterally extending along and across a rear of a base station antenna housing. The base station antenna housing has a passive antenna assembly that cooperates with the active antenna module.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for planning frequency spectrum and power allocated to transmission points of a radio network that is controlled by a spectrum access system and shares spectrum with incumbents and/or other secondary users (e.g., external radio(s)). Techniques are also provided for managing communications between components of the radio network and the spectrum access system, and to allocate frequency spectrum and maximum transmission power to component(s) of a radio network.

Abstract: Radiating elements for a base station antennas include a first dipole radiator that extends along a first axis, the first dipole radiator including a first dipole arm and a second dipole arm. At least one of the first and second dipole arms includes first and second spaced-apart conductive segments that are connected to each other via both a first inductor and a second inductor that are electrically in parallel with one another.

Abstract: A metrocell utility pole assembly includes a utility pole, an auxiliary device, and a metrocell antenna assembly. The utility pole has an upper end. The metrocell antenna assembly includes a support and an antenna module. The support is mounted on the upper end of the utility pole. The support includes an elongate post having a post upper end. The elongate post extends upwardly from the upper end of the utility pole to the post upper end. The antenna module includes an enclosure and an antenna. The enclosure defines an enclosure passage extending vertically through the enclosure. The antenna is disposed in the enclosure. The post extends through the enclosure passage. The auxiliary device is mounted on the upper end of the post.

Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reducing passive intermodulation distortion arising from a joint attaching conductors by forming the joint with a single metal or covering the joint with a single layer of metal having a thickness greater than a skin depth of the frequency of signals propagating through the joint.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method, comprises: power amplifying, with at least two parallel power amplifiers, at least two pre-distorted signals each corresponding to a unique transmit band, wherein each power amplifier operates in a unique transmit band; and pre-distorting, with a single pre-distortion system, at least two signals in different transmit bands, where the pre-distortion of each of the at least two signals is based upon a portion of a corresponding power amplified, pre-distorted signal, and where the pre-distortion diminishes certain IMD products in the corresponding power amplified, pre-distorted signal.