WO2018188371A1 - 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置 - Google Patents

一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置 Download PDF

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WO2018188371A1
WO2018188371A1 PCT/CN2017/117523 CN2017117523W WO2018188371A1 WO 2018188371 A1 WO2018188371 A1 WO 2018188371A1 CN 2017117523 W CN2017117523 W CN 2017117523W WO 2018188371 A1 WO2018188371 A1 WO 2018188371A1
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曾宪祥
刘重军
刁穗东
龚伟
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a signal processing method and apparatus for an active array antenna.
  • a system for receiving or transmitting electromagnetic waves consisting of an active circuit directly connected to each radiating element or sub-array channel in an antenna array is an active array antenna, and each active unit is radiated/received as a radiation/receiving unit.
  • each active unit In addition to the electromagnetic signal, it also functions as resonance, filtering, power amplification, etc. as part of the circuit.
  • Active array antenna is an important trend in the future development of antenna array design, and it is an important development direction of subsequent antenna system miniaturization, intelligent coverage and green base station.
  • Active array antennas have superior performance. If the signal is easily processed for various beamforming and can be adjusted in real time, it has the ability to quickly identify the coverage target and adaptive anti-interference.
  • the active array eliminates losses in the feeder system and greatly increases the effectiveness of the transmitter power. After the failure of the active unit, the ability to adaptively adjust, still maintain good coverage; and reduce the temperature of the active device by energy saving, and improve the reliability of the active device. Therefore, active array antennas have broad application prospects in radar, communication, and electronic countermeasure systems.
  • one antenna oscillator corresponds to one T/R (Transmit/Receive) module.
  • T/R Transmit/Receive
  • T/R modules When the number of antenna arrays constituting the active array antenna is more and more, T The number of /R modules will also be large, so that more transmission links need to be arranged in the active array antenna, the structure of the active array antenna is more complicated, and the size of the antenna device is correspondingly larger.
  • the present application provides a signal processing method and apparatus for an active array antenna to reduce the volume of an active array antenna and reduce the structural complexity of the active array antenna.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing method for an active array antenna, including the following steps:
  • the array control module determines a beam to which the first baseband data transmitted in the direction of the core network belongs, and a transmit/receive T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data; wherein, one T/R module includes multiple antenna elements;
  • the array control module Determining, by the array control module, the first baseband data to be merged from the first baseband data, where the first baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband of the same time of the same T/R module. data;
  • the array control module merges the first baseband data to be merged
  • the array control module sends the combined first baseband data to the corresponding T/R module, so that the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into a first radio frequency signal and then passes through multiple The antenna vibrator is emitted outward.
  • it also includes:
  • the array control module receives the second baseband data sent by the T/R module, and the second baseband data is obtained by processing, by the T/R module, the second radio frequency signal received from the plurality of antenna elements;
  • the array control module combines the second baseband data to be merged, and sends the combined second baseband data to the core network direction; the second baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same T Second baseband data at the same time of the /R module.
  • the array control module combines the first baseband data to be merged, including:
  • the array control module selects one of the first baseband data to be merged as the merged first baseband data
  • the array control module adds the first baseband data to be merged to obtain the combined first baseband data.
  • the method further includes:
  • the array control module compresses the combined first baseband data
  • the method further includes:
  • the array control module decompresses the received second baseband data.
  • it also includes:
  • the array control module receives a first local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor, and the first local oscillator signal is the same as the second local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor to the T/R module;
  • the array control module receives a first clock signal sent by the working clock distributor, the first clock signal being the same as the second clock signal sent by the working clock distributor to the T/R module.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing method for an active array antenna, including:
  • the T/R module receives the merged first baseband data sent by the array control module, where the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements; the combined first baseband data is the first to be merged by the array control module After the baseband data is combined, the first baseband data to be combined belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband data of the same time of the same T/R module;
  • the T/R module divides the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and shapes a first baseband data beam of each antenna element;
  • the T/R module processes the first baseband data of each antenna element into a first radio frequency signal, and transmits the first radio frequency signal to the outside through the corresponding antenna element.
  • it also includes:
  • the T/R module receives a plurality of second radio frequency signals through a plurality of antenna elements, and processes each second radio frequency signal into second baseband data;
  • the T/R module combines the second baseband data at the same time belonging to the same beam, and sends the combined second baseband data to the array control module.
  • the T/R module combines the second baseband data at the same time belonging to the same beam, including:
  • the T/R module selects one second baseband data from the plurality of second baseband data as the combined second baseband data
  • the T/R module adds the plurality of second baseband data to obtain the combined second baseband data.
  • the T/R module After the T/R module receives the merged first baseband data sent by the array control module, the T/R module divides the combined first baseband data into a number corresponding to each antenna oscillator. Before a baseband data, it also includes:
  • the T/R module decompresses the combined first baseband data
  • the method further includes:
  • the T/R module compresses the combined second baseband data.
  • it also includes:
  • the T/R module receives a second local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor, and the second local oscillator signal is the same as the first local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor to the array control module;
  • the T/R module receives a second clock signal sent by the working clock distributor, the second clock signal being the same as the first clock signal sent by the working clock distributor to the array control module.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing apparatus for an active array antenna, including:
  • a first transceiver unit configured to determine a beam to which the first baseband data transmitted in the direction of the core network belongs, and a transmit/receive T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data; wherein, one T/R module includes multiple antenna oscillators ;
  • a first processing unit configured to determine, from the first baseband data, first baseband data to be merged, where the first baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same moment of the same T/R module.
  • a first merging unit configured to merge the first baseband data to be merged
  • the first transceiver unit is further configured to send the combined first baseband data to a corresponding T/R module, so that the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into a first radio frequency
  • the signal is then transmitted outward through multiple antenna elements.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing apparatus for an active array antenna, including:
  • a second transceiver unit configured to receive the combined first baseband data sent by the array control module, where the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements; and the combined first baseband data is to be merged by the array control module
  • the first baseband data to be merged is obtained, and the first baseband data to be combined belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband data of the same time of the same T/R module;
  • a second processing unit configured to divide the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and shape a first baseband data beam of each antenna element;
  • a second transmitting unit configured to process the first baseband data of each antenna element into a first radio frequency signal, and transmit the first radio frequency signal to the outside through the corresponding antenna element.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including:
  • At least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the active array antenna of the first aspect above Signal processing method.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including:
  • At least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the active array antenna of the second aspect above Signal processing method.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, where the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions for causing the computer to perform the first aspect described above Signal processing method for active array antennas.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, where the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions, where the computer instructions are used to cause the computer to perform the second aspect described above Signal processing method for active array antennas.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computing program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instruction When executed by a computer, the computer is caused to perform the signal processing method of the active array antenna in the above first aspect.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computing program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instruction When executed by a computer, the computer is caused to perform the signal processing method of the active array antenna in the second aspect described above.
  • the active array antenna includes an array control module and a T/R (Transmitter and Receiver) module, wherein one T/R module includes multiple antenna elements.
  • the array control module After receiving the first baseband data sent by the core network, the array control module determines the beam to which the first baseband data belongs and the T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data, and then belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same T/R module. The first baseband data at the same time is taken as the first baseband data to be merged.
  • the array control module combines the first baseband data to be merged, and sends the combined first baseband data to the corresponding T/R module, so that the transmission resources occupied by the first baseband data transmission can be effectively reduced.
  • the T/R module After receiving the merged first baseband data, the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into a first radio frequency signal and transmits the same through multiple antenna elements.
  • the array control module needs to set the connection line according to the number of antenna elements, that is, one antenna element corresponds to one line. Since the number of antenna elements is more and more, the corresponding links are more and more, so active The line connections in the array antenna are more complicated.
  • the array control module is connected to multiple T/R modules, and one T/R module includes multiple antenna elements, so that the array control module only needs to set a link for one T/R module. Data is transmitted for a plurality of antenna elements, thereby reducing the number of links, reducing the structural complexity of the active array antenna, and reducing the size of the antenna device.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a T/R module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a signal processing method of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a local oscillator signal distributor and a working clock distributor according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a carrier corresponding to an antenna array according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a carrier corresponding to an antenna array according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a carrier corresponding to an antenna array according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a carrier corresponding to an antenna array according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing apparatus of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing apparatus of another active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing device of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing device of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • an active array antenna to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied includes an array control module and a T/R module.
  • the embodiment of the present invention includes an array control module and a plurality of T/R modules, wherein the array control module is connected to multiple T/R modules, and the array control module and each T/R module are separately established.
  • a link transmits data.
  • Each T/R module includes a plurality of antenna elements.
  • the array control module sends a signal to the corresponding T/R module, and the T/R module transmits the signal through the antenna element; in contrast, the uplink During transmission, the T/R module receives an externally transmitted signal through the antenna element and sends the signal to the array control module.
  • the structure in the T/R module is as shown in FIG. 2, and includes a digital processing unit, a medium/radio unit, and an antenna element.
  • each T/R module includes a digital processing unit, a plurality of antenna elements, and The medium/RF unit corresponding to the antenna element.
  • Each of the intermediate/radio units is connected to a digital processing unit, and each of the intermediate/radio units is connected to a corresponding antenna element through a corresponding channel.
  • the baseband data in the downlink process is processed by the digital processing unit and transmitted to the corresponding medium/RF unit.
  • the medium/radio unit converts the baseband data into a radio frequency signal, and then transmits the data to the corresponding antenna element, and the antenna element radiates the radio frequency signal to the antenna element.
  • the beam is formed in the air to the outside.
  • the signal processing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to any communication system, such as a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and the like.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart showing a signal processing method of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the signal processing method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is provided from the array control module side. , including the following steps:
  • Step 301 The array control module determines a beam to which the first baseband data is transmitted in the direction of the core network, and a transmit/receive T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data.
  • the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements.
  • Step 302 The array control module determines first baseband data to be merged from the first baseband data, where the first baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same time of the same T/R module.
  • First baseband data
  • Step 303 The array control module merges the first baseband data to be merged.
  • Step 304 The array control module sends the combined first baseband data to the corresponding T/R module, so that the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into the first radio frequency signal. Emitted outward through multiple antenna elements.
  • the active array antenna includes an array control module and a T/R module, wherein one T/R module includes a plurality of antenna elements.
  • the array control module After receiving the first baseband data sent by the core network, the array control module determines the beam to which the first baseband data belongs and the T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data, and then belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same T/R module. The first baseband data at the same time is taken as the first baseband data to be merged.
  • the array control module combines the first baseband data to be merged, and sends the combined first baseband data to the corresponding T/R module, so that the transmission resources occupied by the first baseband data transmission can be effectively reduced.
  • the T/R module After receiving the merged first baseband data, the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into a first radio frequency signal and transmits the same through multiple antenna elements.
  • the array control module needs to set the connection line according to the number of antenna elements, that is, one antenna element corresponds to one line. Since the number of antenna elements is more and more, the corresponding links are more and more, so active The line connections in the array antenna are more complicated.
  • the array control module is connected to multiple T/R modules, and one T/R module includes multiple antenna elements, so that the array control module only needs to set a link for one T/R module. Data is transmitted for a plurality of antenna elements, thereby reducing the number of links, reducing the structural complexity of the active array antenna, and reducing the size of the antenna device.
  • the T/R module processes the received first baseband data and transmits it through the antenna oscillator, including:
  • the T/R module receives the merged first baseband data sent by the array control module, where the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements; the combined first baseband data is the first to be merged by the array control module After the baseband data is combined, the first baseband data to be combined belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband data of the same time of the same T/R module;
  • the T/R module divides the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and shapes a first baseband data beam of each antenna element;
  • the T/R module processes the first baseband data of each antenna element into a first radio frequency signal, and transmits the first radio frequency signal to the outside through the corresponding antenna element.
  • the T/R module After receiving the merged first baseband data, the T/R module first separates the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and then shapes each first baseband data beam. .
  • Beamforming is a signal processing technique that uses a sensor array to implement directional signal transmission or reception. Beamforming technology enhances the signal at a specific angle (target user) and attenuates the signal at another specific angle (non-target user, or obstacle). Beamforming enables spatial selectivity at both the transmitting and receiving ends. An improvement over an omnidirectional receive/transmit antenna is referred to as receive/transmit gain (or loss).
  • the T/R module converts the beamformed baseband signal into an intermediate frequency signal, which is then converted to an RF signal for transmission.
  • the intermediate frequency refers to a form of signal at an intermediate frequency.
  • the intermediate frequency signal is relative to the baseband signal and the radio frequency signal.
  • the intermediate frequency can have one or more stages, which is a bridge between the baseband and the radio frequency.
  • the radio frequency signal is a high frequency signal, which is what we call electromagnetic waves, which can radiate into space. Because some signals may not be suitable for direct transmission (the frequency is illegal, or the signal itself is not allowed). Therefore, to modulate the signal, the modulator itself needs a suitable oscillating signal, and the original signal is added to it.
  • the oscillating signal is called a carrier, and the modulated carrier contains the information of the original signal. When it is transmitted, it is called a radio wave. Therefore, the RF signal is a modulated radio wave with a certain transmission frequency.
  • the array control module sends to T / R modules baseband data includes data signals and control signals embodiment of the present invention, if a certain time, the array control module sends A 1 baseband data to the N T / R modules, wherein the first i T/R modules receive M i channel data, each channel data includes P ij carriers (1 ⁇ i ⁇ N, 1 ⁇ j ⁇ M i ), wherein one channel of data corresponds to one antenna vibrator, that is, the i th The T/R module sends P ij data to the jth antenna element. If the array control module does not combine the data, the total number of data A 1 sent by the array control module at the moment satisfies the following formula:
  • the array control module groups the data to be sent to the T/R module according to different T/R modules, and combines the data belonging to the same beam at the same time, merges and transmits the data to the corresponding T/R module. If each T/R module receives the X i channel data, and each channel data includes Y ij carriers, the total number of data A 2 sent by the combined array control module satisfies the following formula:
  • the number of data sent by the array control module to the T/R module is less than or equal to the number of data sent by the array control module to the T/R module when not merged, that is, A 1 ⁇ A 2 .
  • a 2 data arrives at each T/R module and is separated and beamforming is performed, it is restored to A 1 data. Finally, the data becomes radio frequency and radiates into the air to form individual beams.
  • the array control module merges the first baseband data to be merged, including:
  • the array control module selects one of the first baseband data to be merged as the merged first baseband data
  • the array control module adds the first baseband data to be merged to obtain the combined first baseband data.
  • the baseband data belonging to the same beam at the same time is combined and transmitted internally, and the combining is not parallel conversion into serial, but if the data to be combined is different, the data is added into One baseband data, or if the data to be combined is the same, only one data is reserved, which can reduce the transmission bandwidth between the array control module and the T/R module.
  • the foregoing method for combining the baseband data is only an example and is not limited. Other methods applicable to combining the baseband data are within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.
  • the array control module merges the first baseband data to be merged
  • the array control module merges the first before a baseband data is sent to the corresponding T/R module, it also includes:
  • the array control module compresses the combined first baseband data.
  • the T/R module After the T/R module receives the combined first baseband data sent by the array control module, the T/R module divides the combined first baseband data into a first one corresponding to each antenna element. Before the baseband data, it also includes:
  • the T/R module decompresses the combined first baseband data.
  • data is compressed and decompressed to reduce resources required for data transmission, for example, to remove a cyclic prefix of an LTE signal.
  • Any method capable of compressing data is applicable to embodiments of the present invention, such as DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) and IDFT (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform), and the array control module utilizes DFT.
  • the T/R module decompresses the compressed first baseband data using IDFT.
  • the method for data compression and decompression includes, but is not limited to, the above method.
  • the above process is a downlink transmission process of transmitting baseband data from the array control module to the T/R module. Contrary to the downlink transmission process, in the uplink transmission process, the T/R module converts the radio frequency signal received through the antenna element into a baseband. After the signal is sent back to the array control module.
  • the uplink process includes:
  • the T/R module receives a plurality of second radio frequency signals through a plurality of antenna elements, and processes each second radio frequency signal into second baseband data;
  • the T/R module combines the second baseband data at the same time belonging to the same beam, and sends the combined second baseband data to the array control module.
  • the array control module receives the second baseband data sent by the T/R module, and the second baseband data is obtained by processing, by the T/R module, the second radio frequency signal received from the plurality of antenna elements;
  • the array control module combines the second baseband data to be merged, and sends the combined second baseband data to the core network direction; the second baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same T Second baseband data at the same time of the /R module.
  • each T/R module first merges the second baseband data at the same time in the same module, and each T/R module will be merged second.
  • the array control module After the baseband data is sent to the array control module, the array control module recombines the received second baseband data, and merges the second baseband data belonging to the same beam and corresponding to different T/R modules.
  • the T/R module combines the second baseband data at the same time belonging to the same beam, including:
  • the T/R module selects one second baseband data from the plurality of second baseband data as the combined second baseband data
  • the T/R module adds the plurality of second baseband data to obtain the combined second baseband data.
  • the data transmission is also subjected to a process of compression and decompression, that is, after the T/R module combines the plurality of second baseband data belonging to the same beam at the same time, the merged second baseband data is sent to Before the array control module, the method further includes:
  • the T/R module compresses the combined second baseband data.
  • the method further includes:
  • the array control module decompresses the received second baseband data.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further includes:
  • the array control module receives a first local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor, and the first local oscillator signal is the same as the second local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor to the T/R module;
  • the array control module receives a first clock signal sent by the working clock distributor, the first clock signal being the same as the second clock signal sent by the working clock distributor to the T/R module.
  • the T/R module side it includes:
  • the T/R module receives a second local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor, and the second local oscillator signal is the same as the first local oscillator signal sent by the local oscillator signal distributor to the array control module;
  • the T/R module receives a second clock signal sent by the working clock distributor, the second clock signal being the same as the first clock signal sent by the working clock distributor to the array control module.
  • the local oscillator signal distributor sends the same local oscillator signal to the array control module and each T/R module.
  • the working clock distributor supplies the array control module and each T.
  • the /R module sends the same clock signal.
  • the array control module determines the first calibration signal according to the first local oscillation signal and the first baseband data, and sends the first calibration signal to the T/R module, so that the T/R module is configured according to the The first calibration signal calibrates the first radio frequency signal.
  • the T/R module determines the first RF signal according to the received second local oscillator signal and the first baseband data, and then transmits the antenna through the antenna oscillator.
  • the T/R module receives the first calibration signal sent by the array control module, and calibrates the first RF signal according to the first calibration signal.
  • the T/R module couples the plurality of second RF signals received by the plurality of antenna elements to obtain a second calibration signal, and sends a second calibration signal to the array control module to enable the array control.
  • the module calibrates the second baseband data according to the second calibration signal.
  • the T/R module determines the second baseband data according to the second local oscillator signal and the second radio frequency signal.
  • the local oscillator signal required by the mixing circuit of the correction channel unit of the array control module and the local oscillator signal required by the mixing circuit of the RF link in the T/R module are the same local oscillator signal, and the beam between each T/R module Forming the same local oscillator signal can reduce the beam difference when beamforming is formed, thereby improving beamforming performance.
  • the clock signals required by the ADC (Analog-to-Digital-Converter)/DAC (Digital-to-Analog-Converter) and the ADC/DAC in the T/R module are used.
  • the required clock signals are all provided by the same working clock distributor, which can further reduce the amplitude and phase difference between the array control module and each T/R module at the time of beamforming, thereby improving the beam performance of the entire device.
  • an 8 x 12 antenna array is implemented in the active array antenna device.
  • the implementation process may include 16 antenna elements for each T/R module, and each antenna element has 1 carrier, that is, each antenna element is a single carrier.
  • each T/R module corresponds to 16 antenna elements, corresponding to 16 carriers. If the data of each channel is not in the same beam at the same time, the array control module sends 16 to each T/R module. Carrier independent data.
  • the first beam covers two T/R modules.
  • the four antenna elements of each T/R module in the two T/R modules are in the first beam. Since the line vibrator has only one carrier per day, the first one The beam corresponds to 8 carriers; the remaining T/R module channels are in the second beam.
  • the array control module merges the baseband data sent to the first T/R module, and the first T/R module receives two baseband data from the array control unit, and the first T/R module
  • the received first baseband data becomes four carrier data after beamforming, corresponding to four antenna elements;
  • the second baseband data received by the first T/R module is changed after beamforming It is 12 carrier data, corresponding to 12 antenna elements;
  • the uplink is the reverse process of the downlink.
  • the second T/R module is similar to the first T/R module.
  • the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth modules all receive only one baseband data, and after the beamforming of the T/R module, it becomes 16 carrier data, corresponding to each of the 16 antenna elements.
  • each T/R module contains 16 antenna elements, each of which has 4 carriers.
  • Two beams are formed at the same time, and the first beam covers two T/R modules.
  • the two carriers of the four antenna elements in each of the two T/R modules are in the same beam; the remaining antenna elements are in the second beam.
  • the first T/R module receives two baseband data from the array control unit, and the first baseband data (two carriers) received by the first T/R module becomes 8 after undergoing beamforming.
  • Carrier data (2 carriers per antenna element) corresponding to 4 antenna elements;
  • the second baseband data received by the first T/R module becomes 56 carrier data after beamforming, where 4 antenna elements 2 carriers per antenna element, and 12 antenna elements below 4 antenna elements per antenna element.
  • Upward is the reverse process of the downside.
  • the second T/R module is similar to the first T/R module.
  • the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th modules all receive only one baseband data, and (4 carriers) become 64 carrier data after the beamforming of the T/R module, corresponding to each of the 16 antenna elements.
  • each of the T/R modules has 16 antenna elements, and each antenna element has 4 carrier data, and the same time is in the same beam.
  • One baseband data needs to be transmitted between each T/R module and the array control module.
  • the downlink data is that the array control module transmits the combined baseband data to the T/R module, and the T/R module decompresses the data and performs beamforming, and then divides into 64 carrier data to correspond to 16 antennas belonging to the same beam at the same time.
  • the uplink data is that the T/R module receives the data of 16 antenna elements belonging to the same beam at the same time. After performing the beamforming function, the data is compressed and then transmitted to the array control module for decompression, and the array control module merges all the data. .
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing apparatus of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a signal processing apparatus for an active array antenna includes:
  • the first transceiver unit 901 is configured to determine a beam to which the first baseband data transmitted in the direction of the core network belongs, and a transmit/receive T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data, where one T/R module includes multiple antennas Vibrator
  • a first processing unit 902 configured to determine, from the first baseband data, first baseband data to be merged, where the first baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same time of the same T/R module.
  • a first merging unit 903, configured to merge the first baseband data to be merged
  • the first transceiver unit 901 is further configured to send the combined first baseband data to the corresponding T/R module, so that the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into the first The RF signal is then transmitted outward through multiple antenna elements.
  • the first transceiver unit 901 is further configured to receive second baseband data sent by the T/R module, where the second baseband data is received by the T/R module from multiple antenna elements. After the two RF signals are processed;
  • the first merging unit 903 is further configured to merge the second baseband data to be merged;
  • the first transceiver unit 901 is further configured to send the combined second baseband data to the core network direction; the second baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same moment of the same T/R module. Second baseband data.
  • the first merging unit 903 is specifically configured to:
  • first baseband data to be merged is the same, then one of the first baseband data to be merged is selected as the merged first baseband data;
  • the first baseband data to be merged is added to obtain the combined first baseband data.
  • the first compression unit 904 is further configured to:
  • the first transceiver unit 901 is further configured to:
  • a signal processing apparatus of another active array antenna includes:
  • the second transceiver unit 1001 is configured to receive the combined first baseband data sent by the array control module, where the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements; and the combined first baseband data is treated by the array control module
  • the first baseband data to be merged is obtained by combining, and the first baseband data to be combined belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband data of the same time of the same T/R module;
  • a second processing unit 1002 configured to divide the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and shape a first baseband data beam of each antenna element;
  • the second transmitting unit 1003 is configured to process the first baseband data of each antenna element into a first radio frequency signal, and transmit the first radio frequency signal to the outside through the corresponding antenna element.
  • the second transmitting unit 1003 is further configured to receive, by using multiple antenna elements, a plurality of second radio frequency signals, and process each second radio frequency signal into second baseband data;
  • a second merging unit 1004 is further configured to combine second baseband data belonging to the same time at the same time;
  • the second transceiver unit 1001 is configured to send the combined second baseband data to the array control module.
  • the second merging unit 1004 is specifically configured to:
  • the plurality of second baseband data belonging to the same beam at the same time are different, the plurality of second baseband data are added to obtain the combined second baseband data.
  • the second compression unit 1005 is further configured to:
  • the combined second baseband data is compressed.
  • the second transceiver unit 1001 is further configured to:
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including:
  • At least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform signals of an active array antenna in the above embodiments Approach.
  • FIG. 11 is a structure of a signal processing device of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the signal processing device 1100 of the active array antenna includes: a transceiver 1101, a processor 1102, a memory 1103, and Bus system 1104;
  • the memory 1103 is configured to store a program.
  • the program can include program code, the program code including computer operating instructions.
  • the memory 1103 may be a random access memory (RAM) or a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage. Only one memory is shown in the figure, of course, the memory can also be set to a plurality as needed. Memory 1103 can also be a memory in processor 1102.
  • the memory 1103 stores the following elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or an extended set thereof:
  • Operation instructions include various operation instructions for implementing various operations.
  • Operating system Includes a variety of system programs for implementing various basic services and handling hardware-based tasks.
  • the signal processing method of the active array antenna according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be applied to the processor 1102 or implemented by the processor 1102.
  • the processor 1102 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the signal processing method of the above active array antenna may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor 1102 or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor 1102 described above may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware. Component.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • the methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed.
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory 1103, and the processor 1102 reads the information in the memory 1103 and performs the following steps in conjunction with its hardware:
  • the transceiver 1101 is configured to determine a beam to which the first baseband data transmitted in the direction of the core network belongs, and a transmit/receive T/R module corresponding to the first baseband data, where one T/R module includes multiple antennas Vibrator
  • the processor 1102 is configured to determine, from the first baseband data, first baseband data to be merged, where the first baseband data to be merged belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the same time of the same T/R module. First baseband data; combining the first baseband data to be merged;
  • the transceiver 1101 is further configured to send the combined first baseband data to a corresponding T/R module, so that the T/R module processes the combined first baseband data into a first radio frequency signal. It is then emitted outward through multiple antenna elements.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform signals of an active array antenna in the above embodiments Approach.
  • FIG. 12 is a structure of a signal processing device of an active array antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the signal processing device 1200 of the active array antenna includes: a transceiver 1201, a processor 1202, a memory 1203, and Bus system 1204;
  • the memory 1203 stores the following elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or an extended set thereof:
  • Operation instructions include various operation instructions for implementing various operations.
  • Operating system Includes a variety of system programs for implementing various basic services and handling hardware-based tasks.
  • the signal processing method of the active array antenna according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be applied to the processor 1202 or implemented by the processor 1202.
  • Processor 1202 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the signal processing method of the above active array antenna may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in the processor 1202 or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor 1202 described above may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware. Component.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • the methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed.
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory 1203, and the processor 1202 reads the information in the memory 1203 and performs the following steps in conjunction with its hardware:
  • the transceiver 1201 is configured to receive the combined first baseband data sent by the array control module, where the T/R module includes multiple antenna elements; and the combined first baseband data is treated by the array control module
  • the first baseband data to be merged is obtained by combining, and the first baseband data to be combined belongs to the same beam and corresponds to the first baseband data of the same time of the same T/R module;
  • the processor 1202 is configured to divide the combined first baseband data into first baseband data corresponding to each antenna element, and shape a first baseband data beam of each antenna element;
  • the first baseband data of the vibrator is processed into a first radio frequency signal, and the first radio frequency signal is transmitted outward through a corresponding antenna vibrator.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including:
  • At least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the active array antenna of any of the above Signal processing method.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal processing device for an active array antenna, including:
  • At least one processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
  • the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the active array antenna of any of the above Signal processing method.
  • the computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device.
  • the apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.
  • These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device.
  • the instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

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本发明实施例涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置，用以降低有源阵列天线的体积以及结构复杂度。本发明实施例中，阵列控制模块确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；阵列控制模块从第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；阵列控制模块将待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使T/R模块将合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。

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一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置
本申请要求在2017年4月13日提交中国专利局、申请号为201710239038.8、发明名称为“一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置。
背景技术
从20世纪80年代起，天线理论和技术发生了巨大的变化，其中一个重要的部分就是有源天线，特别是有源阵列天线的深入研究和广泛使用。
由有源电路与天线阵列中的每一个辐射单元或子阵通道直接连接而组成的接收或发射电磁波的***即为有源阵列天线，每个有源单元除了作为辐射/接收单元，辐射/接收电磁信号之外，还作为电路的一部分，具有谐振、滤波、功率放大等作用。有源阵列天线是今后天线阵列设计发展的一个重要趋势，是后续天线***小型化，智能覆盖，绿色基站的重要发展方向。
有源阵列天线具有较为优异的性能。如很容易对信号进行处理从而进行各种波束赋形，并可以实时调整，具有快速识别覆盖目标和自适应抗干扰的能力。有源阵列消除了馈线***的损耗，大大提高了发射机功率的有效性。在有源单元出现故障后，具备自适应调整的能力，仍然保持良好覆盖；并且通过节能降低了有源器件的温度，提高了有源器件的可靠性。因此，有源阵列天线在雷达、通信、电子对抗***中有着广泛的应用前景。
目前有源阵列天线设备收发通道通常采取的实现形式中，一个天线振子对应一个T/R(Transmit/Receive，发送与接受)模块，当构成有源阵列天线的天线阵列数量越来越多时，T/R模块的数量也会很多，这样就需要在有源阵列 天线中设置较多的传输链路，则有源阵列天线的结构比较复杂，且天线装置的体积也会相应较大。
发明内容
本申请提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法和装置，用以降低有源阵列天线的体积，降低有源阵列天线的结构复杂度。
第一方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法，包括以下步骤：
阵列控制模块确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
所述阵列控制模块从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
可选的，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据，所述第二基带数据为所述T/R模块将从多个天线振子接收到的第二射频信号处理后得到的；
所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述核心网方向；所述待合并的第二基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第二基带数据。
可选的，所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并，包括：
若所述待合并的第一基带数据均相同，则所述阵列控制模块从所述待合 并的第一基带数据中任选一个作为合并后的第一基带数据；
若所述待合并的第一基带数据不同，则所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据相加得到合并后的第一基带数据。
可选的，所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并之后，所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块之前，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块对所述合并后的第一基带数据进行压缩；
所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据之后，所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并之前，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块对接收到的第二基带数据解压缩。
可选的，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第一本振信号，所述第一本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给T/R模块的第二本振信号相同；
所述阵列控制模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第一时钟信号，所述第一时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给T/R模块的第二时钟信号相同。
第二方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法，包括：
T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
所述T/R模块将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
可选的，还包括：
所述T/R模块通过多个天线振子接收多个第二射频信号，并将每个第二射频信号处理为第二基带数据；
所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块。
可选的，所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，包括：
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据相同，则所述T/R模块从所述多个第二基带数据中任选一个第二基带数据作为合并后的第二基带数据；
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据不同，则所述T/R模块将所述多个第二基带数据相加得到合并后的第二基带数据。
可选的，所述T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据之后，所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据之前，还包括：
所述T/R模块对合并后的第一基带数据解压缩；
所述T/R模块将同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据进行合并之后，所述将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块之前，还包括：
所述T/R模块对合并后的第二基带数据进行压缩。
可选的，还包括：
所述T/R模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第二本振信号，所述第二本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一本振信号相同；
所述T/R模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第二时钟信号，所述第二时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一时钟信号相同。
第三方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，包括：
第一收发单元，用于确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
第一处理单元，用于从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一 时刻的第一基带数据；
第一合并单元，用于将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
所述第一收发单元，还用于将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
第四方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，包括：
第二收发单元，用于接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
第二处理单元，用于将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
第二发射单元，用于将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
第五方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，包括：
至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述第一方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
第六方面，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，包括：
至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述第二方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
第七方面，本发明实施例提供了一种非暂态计算机可读存储介质，所述 非暂态计算机可读存储介质存储计算机指令，所述计算机指令用于使所述计算机执行上述第一方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
第八方面，本发明实施例提供了一种非暂态计算机可读存储介质，所述非暂态计算机可读存储介质存储计算机指令，所述计算机指令用于使所述计算机执行上述第二方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
第九方面，本发明实施例提供了一种计算机程序产品，所述计算机程序产品包括存储在非暂态计算机可读存储介质上的计算程序，所述计算机程序包括程序指令，当所述程序指令被计算机执行时，使所述计算机执行上述第一方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
第十方面，本发明实施例提供了一种计算机程序产品，所述计算机程序产品包括存储在非暂态计算机可读存储介质上的计算程序，所述计算机程序包括程序指令，当所述程序指令被计算机执行时，使所述计算机执行上述第二方面中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
本发明实施例中，有源阵列天线中包括阵列控制模块和T/R(Transmitter and Receiver，发送/接收)模块，其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子。阵列控制模块接收核心网方向发送的第一基带数据后，确定第一基带数据所属的波束以及第一基带数据对应的T/R模块，然后，将属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据作为待合并的第一基带数据。阵列控制模块将待合并的第一基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，这样可以有效降低第一基带数据传输时占用的传输资源。T/R模块接收到合并后的第一基带数据后，将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号并通过多个天线振子向外发射。现有技术中，阵列控制模块需根据天线振子的数量设置连接线路，即一个天线振子对应一条线路，由于天线振子的数量越来越多，则对应的链路也越来越多，故有源阵列天线中的线路连接较为复杂。本发明实施例中，阵列控制模块连接多个T/R模块，且一个T/R模块中包括多个天线振子，这样，阵列控制模块只需针对一个T/R模块设置一条链路，即可发送针对多个天线振子的数据，因此，减少了链路 的数量，降低了有源阵列天线的结构复杂度，减小了天线装置的体积。
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图1为本发明实施例适用的一种有源阵列天线的结构示意图；
图2为本发明实施例提供的一种T/R模块的结构示意图；
图3为本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法的流程示意图；
图4为本发明实施例提供的一种本振信号分发器和工作时钟分发器的结构示意图；
图5为本发明实施例一中天线阵列对应的载波示意图；
图6为本发明实施例二中天线阵列对应的载波示意图；
图7为本发明实施例三中天线阵列对应的载波示意图；
图8为本发明实施例四中天线阵列对应的载波示意图；
图9为本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置的结构示意图；
图10为本发明实施例提供的另一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置的结构示意图；
图11为本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备的结构示意图；
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为了使本发明的目的、技术方案和优点更加清楚，下面将结合附图对本发明作进一步地详细描述，显然，所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明一部份实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其它实施例，都属于本发明保护的范围。
如图1所示，本发明实施例所适用的一种有源阵列天线，包括阵列控制模块和T/R模块。较佳地，本发明实施例中包括一个阵列控制模块，多个T/R模块，其中，阵列控制模块与多个T/R模块相连，阵列控制模块与每个T/R模块之间分别建立一条链路传输数据。每个T/R模块中包括多个天线振子，下行传输中，阵列控制模块将信号发送给相应的T/R模块，由T/R模块通过天线振子将信号发射出去；与之相反的，上行传输中，T/R模块通过天线振子接收到外部发来的信号，再将该信号发送给阵列控制模块。
T/R模块中的结构如图2所示，包括数字处理单元、中/射频单元和天线振子，其中较佳地，每个T/R模块包括一个数字处理单元，多个天线振子，以及与天线振子对应的中/射频单元。每个中/射频单元与数字处理单元相连，每个中/射频单元与对应的天线振子通过相应的通道相连。下行过程中的基带数据在数字处理单元处理过后，传送给相应的中/射频单元，中/射频单元将基带数据转换为射频信号，然后发送给对应的天线振子，由天线振子将射频信号辐射到空中形成波束向外部发射。
本发明实施例提供的信号处理方法适用于任意通信***，如全球移动通信***(Global System for Mobile Communications，简称GSM)、长期演进(Long Term Evolution，简称LTE)***等移动通信***。
图3示例性示出了本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法的流程示意图，如图3所示，从阵列控制模块侧来说，本发明实施例提供的信号处理方法，包括以下步骤：
步骤301、阵列控制模块确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括 多个天线振子；
步骤302、所述阵列控制模块从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
步骤303、所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
步骤304、所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
本发明实施例中，有源阵列天线中包括阵列控制模块和T/R模块，其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子。阵列控制模块接收核心网方向发送的第一基带数据后，确定第一基带数据所属的波束以及第一基带数据对应的T/R模块，然后，将属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据作为待合并的第一基带数据。阵列控制模块将待合并的第一基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，这样可以有效降低第一基带数据传输时占用的传输资源。T/R模块接收到合并后的第一基带数据后，将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号并通过多个天线振子向外发射。现有技术中，阵列控制模块需根据天线振子的数量设置连接线路，即一个天线振子对应一条线路，由于天线振子的数量越来越多，则对应的链路也越来越多，故有源阵列天线中的线路连接较为复杂。本发明实施例中，阵列控制模块连接多个T/R模块，且一个T/R模块中包括多个天线振子，这样，阵列控制模块只需针对一个T/R模块设置一条链路，即可发送针对多个天线振子的数据，因此，减少了链路的数量，降低了有源阵列天线的结构复杂度，减小了天线装置的体积。
阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块之后，T/R模块将接收到的第一基带数据处理后通过天线振子向外发射，包括：
T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合 并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
所述T/R模块将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
T/R模块接收到合并后的第一基带数据后，首先将合并后的第一基带数据分开，分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，然后对每个第一基带数据波束赋形。波束赋形是应用传感器阵列实现定向信号发送或接收的信号处理技术。波束赋形技术能够在某个特定角度(目标用户)增强信号，在另一个特定角度(非目标用户，或者障碍物)减弱信号。波束赋形能够同时在发送端和接收端实现空间的选择性。相比具有全向接收/发送天线的改善被称为接收/发射增益(或损失)。
T/R模块将波束赋形后的基带信号转换成中频信号，然后再转换为射频信号发射出去。中频，顾名思义，是指一种中间频率的信号形式。中频信号是相对于基带信号和射频信号来讲的，中频可以有一级或多级，它是基带和射频之间过渡的桥梁。射频信号就是高频信号，就是我们所说的电磁波，可以向空间辐射。因为有些信号本身可能不太适合直接发射出去(频率非法，或信号本身条件不允许)。所以要将信号调制，调制器本身需要一个适合的震荡信号，将原信号加在上面，这个震荡信号叫载波，调制后的载波就包含了原信号的信息，发射出去就叫电波。所以，射频信号就是经过调制的，拥有一定发射频率的电波。
本发明实施例中，阵列控制模块发送到T/R模块的基带数据包括数据信号和控制信号，若某一时刻，阵列控制模块向N个T/R模块发送A 1个基带数据，其中，第i个T/R模块接收M i路数据，每路数据包含P ij个载波(1≤i≤N，1≤j≤M i)，其中一路数据与一个天线振子对应，也就是说该第i个T/R模块向第j个天线振子发送P ij个数据，若阵列控制模块未将数据进行合并， 则阵列控制模块在该时刻总共发送的数据个数A 1满足下列公式：
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本发明实施例中，阵列控制模块将要发送给T/R模块的数据根据不同的T/R模块进行分组，并将同一时刻属于同一波束的数据合并，合并后传输到对应的T/R模块，若每个T/R模块接收X i路数据，每路数据包含Y ij个载波，则合并后阵列控制模块总共发送的数据个数A 2满足下列公式：
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合并后，阵列控制模块发送给T/R模块的数据的数量小于或等于未合并时阵列控制模块发送给T/R模块的数据的数量，即A 1≥A 2。当A 2个数据到达各个T/R模块后被分开后实施波束赋形，则恢复成A 1个数据。最后，这些数据变为射频后辐射到空中形成各个波束。
特殊地，当阵列控制模块发送给T/R模块的所有数据均属于不同波束，即阵列控制模块不能将数据进行合并，则此时A 1＝A 2。
上述步骤303中，阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并，包括：
若所述待合并的第一基带数据均相同，则所述阵列控制模块从所述待合并的第一基带数据中任选一个作为合并后的第一基带数据；
若所述待合并的第一基带数据不同，则所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据相加得到合并后的第一基带数据。
具体来说，本发明实施例中，将同一时刻属于同一波束的基带数据进行合并后内部传输，该合并并非是并行转换成串行，而是若待合并的数据不同，则将数据相加成一路基带数据，或者若待合并的数据均相同，则只保留一路数据，这样可以降低阵列控制模块与T/R模块之间的传输带宽。需要说明的是，上述基带数据合并的方式仅为举例，不做限制，其它可适用于将基带数 据进行合并的方法均在本发明实施例的保护范围之内。
为了进一步降低传输带宽，本发明实施例中，步骤303与步骤304之间，即所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并之后，所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块之前，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块对所述合并后的第一基带数据进行压缩。
相应的，所述T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据之后，所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据之前，还包括：
所述T/R模块对合并后的第一基带数据解压缩。
本发明实施例中将数据进行压缩和解压缩，以减少数据传输所需占用的资源，例如去除LTE信号的循环前缀。任意能将数据进行压缩的方法均适用于本发明实施例，例如DFT(Discrete Fourier Transform，离散傅里叶变换)和IDFT(Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform，离散傅里叶逆变换)，阵列控制模块利用DFT将第一基带数据压缩后，T/R模块利用IDFT将压缩后的第一基带数据解压缩。本发明实施例中，数据压缩和解压缩的方法包括但不限于上述这一种方法。
上述过程为从阵列控制模块将基带数据发送给T/R模块的下行传输过程，与下行传输过程相反，在上行传输过程中，是T/R模块将通过天线振子接收到的射频信号转换为基带信号后，发送回阵列控制模块。上行过程包括：
所述T/R模块通过多个天线振子接收多个第二射频信号，并将每个第二射频信号处理为第二基带数据；
所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块。
所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据，所述第二基带数据为所述T/R模块将从多个天线振子接收到的第二射频信号处理后得到的；
所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述核心网方向；所述待合并的第二基带数据属于同一波 束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第二基带数据。
上行传输与下行传输为相反的处理过程，在此不做赘述。唯一不同的是，在上行传输过程中，每个T/R模块首先将各自模块内部属于同一个波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，每个T/R模块将初次合并后的第二基带数据发送给阵列控制模块后，阵列控制模块再将接收到的各个第二基带数据进行再次合并，将属于同一波束而对应于不同T/R模块的第二基带数据进行合并。
相应于下行传输，在上行传输中，所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，包括：
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据相同，则所述T/R模块从所述多个第二基带数据中任选一个第二基带数据作为合并后的第二基带数据；
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据不同，则所述T/R模块将所述多个第二基带数据相加得到合并后的第二基带数据。
同样的，数据的传输也经过压缩和解压缩的过程，即所述T/R模块将同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据进行合并之后，所述将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块之前，还包括：
所述T/R模块对合并后的第二基带数据进行压缩。
所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据之后，所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并之前，还包括：
所述阵列控制模块对接收到的第二基带数据解压缩。
此外，为了进一步提升有源阵列天线的性能，本发明实施例中还包括：
所述阵列控制模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第一本振信号，所述第一本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给T/R模块的第二本振信号相同；
所述阵列控制模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第一时钟信号，所述第一时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给T/R模块的第二时钟信号相同。
相应的，从T/R模块侧而言，包括：
所述T/R模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第二本振信号，所述第二本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一本振信号相同；
所述T/R模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第二时钟信号，所述第二时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一时钟信号相同。
有源阵列天线中进行波束赋形的T/R模块之间的差别，幅度差别与相位差别会影响波束性能。本发明实施例中，如图4所示，本振信号分发器向阵列控制模块以及每个T/R模块发送相同的本振信号，类似的，工作时钟分发器向阵列控制模块以及每个T/R模块发送相同的时钟信号。
具体来说，下行传输过程中，阵列控制模块根据第一本振信号和第一基带数据确定第一校准信号，并向T/R模块发送第一校准信号，以使T/R模块根据所述第一校准信号校准第一射频信号。T/R模块根据接收到的第二本振信号和第一基带数据，确定第一射频信号，再通过天线振子向外发射。同时，T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的第一校准信号，并根据第一校准信号校准第一射频信号。在上行传输过程中，T/R模块将通过将多个天线阵子接收到的多个第二射频信号进行耦合，得到第二校准信号，并向阵列控制模块发送第二校准信号，以使阵列控制模块根据第二校准信号校准第二基带数据。同时，T/R模块根据第二本振信号和第二射频信号，确定第二基带数据。
阵列控制模块的校正通道单元的混频电路所需本振信号和T/R模块里面中射频链路的混频电路所需本振信号为相同的本振信号，各个T/R模块之间波束赋形具有相同的本振信号能够降低形成波束赋形时的波束差异，从而提高波束赋形性能。
在此基础上，阵列控制模块的ADC(Analog-to-Digital-Converter)/DAC(Digital-to-Analog-Converter)等电路所需的时钟信号与T/R模块里的ADC/DAC等电路所需的时钟信号，均由同一工作时钟分发器提供，这样能进一步降低阵列控制模块和各个T/R模块之间在形成波束赋形时刻的幅度、相位差异，从而提高整个装置的波束性能。
下面以具体的实施例来说明基带数据合并后，阵列控制模块向T/R模块 传输数据的过程。
实施例1
如图5所示，在有源阵列天线装置中实现8×12的天线阵列。实现过程可以为每个T/R模块含有16个天线振子，每个天线振子1个载波，即每个天线振子均为单载波。
不形成波束的情况：每个T/R模块对应16个天线振子，对应16个载波，若每个通道的数据同一时刻都不在同一波束，则阵列控制模块向每个T/R模块发送16个载波独立的数据。
实施例2
如图6所示，为同一时刻形成两个波束的情况。第一个波束涵盖2个T/R模块，这两个T/R模块中每个T/R模块的4个天线振子在第一个波束，由于每天线振子只有1个载波，故第一个波束对应于8个载波；剩下的T/R模块通道在第二个波束。
在下行传输过程中，阵列控制模块将发送给第1个T/R模块的基带数据进行合并，则第1个T/R模块从阵列控制单元接收2个基带数据，第1个T/R模块接收的第1个基带数据在经过进行波束赋形后变成4个载波数据，对应到4个天线阵子；第1个T/R模块接收的第2个基带数据在经过进行波束赋形后变成12个载波数据，对应到12个天线阵子；上行是下行的逆过程。
第2个T/R模块和第1个T/R模块类似。
第3、4、5、6个模块，都只接收1个基带数据，在T/R模块经过进行波束赋形后变成16个载波数据，对应到各自16个天线阵子。
实施例3
如图7所示，每个T/R模块含有16个天线振子，每个天线振子4个载波。
同一时刻有形成两个波束，第一个波束涵盖2个T/R模块。这两个T/R模块中每个T/R模块中的4个天线振子的2个载波在同一波束；剩下的天线振子的载波在第二个波束。
下行传输过程，第1个T/R模块从阵列控制单元接收2个基带数据，第1 个T/R模块接收的第1个基带数据(2个载波)在经过进行波束赋形后变成8个载波数据(每个天线振子2个载波)，对应到4个天线阵子；第1个T/R模块接收的第2个基带数据在经过进行波束赋形后变成56个载波数据，其中上面4个天线振子每个天线振子2个载波，下面12个天线振子每个天线振子4个载波。上行是下行的逆过程。
第2个T/R模块和第1个T/R模块类似。
第3、4、5、6个模块，都只接收1个基带数据，(4个载波)在T/R模块经过进行波束赋形后变成64个载波数据，对应到各自16个天线阵子。
实施例4
如图8所示，形成1个波束。每个T/R模块16个天线振子，每个天线振子4个载波数据，同一时刻都在相同一束波束里面，则每个T/R模块和阵列控制模块之间需要传输1个基带数据。下行数据为阵列控制模块将合并后的基带数据传输到T/R模块，T/R模块解压数据后实施波束赋形，再分为64个载波数据到对应的同一时刻属于同一波束的16个天线阵子；上行数据为T/R模块接收同一时刻属于同一波束的16个天线阵子的数据，实施波束赋形功能之后合并进行数据压缩，再传输到阵列控制模块解压，阵列控制模块对所有数据进行合并。
图9示例性示出了本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置的结构示意图。
如图9所示，本发明实施例提供的一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，包括：
第一收发单元901，用于确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
第一处理单元902，用于从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
第一合并单元903，用于将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
所述第一收发单元901，还用于将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
可选的，所述第一收发单元901，还用于接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据，所述第二基带数据为所述T/R模块将从多个天线振子接收到的第二射频信号处理后得到的；
所述第一合并单元903，还用于将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并；
所述第一收发单元901，还用于将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述核心网方向；所述待合并的第二基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第二基带数据。
可选的，所述第一合并单元903，具体用于：
若所述待合并的第一基带数据均相同，则从所述待合并的第一基带数据中任选一个作为合并后的第一基带数据；
若所述待合并的第一基带数据不同，则将所述待合并的第一基带数据相加得到合并后的第一基带数据。
可选的，还包括第一压缩单元904，用于：
对所述合并后的第一基带数据进行压缩；
对接收到的第二基带数据解压缩。
可选的，所述第一收发单元901，还用于：
接收本振信号分发器发送的第一本振信号，所述第一本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给T/R模块的第二本振信号相同；
接收工作时钟分发器发送的第一时钟信号，所述第一时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给T/R模块的第二时钟信号相同。
如图10所示，本发明实施例提供的另一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，包括：
第二收发单元1001，用于接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数 据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
第二处理单元1002，用于将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
第二发射单元1003，用于将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
可选的，所述第二发射单元1003，还用于通过多个天线振子接收多个第二射频信号，并将每个第二射频信号处理为第二基带数据；
还包括第二合并单元1004，用于将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并；
所述第二收发单元1001，用于将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块。
可选的，所述第二合并单元1004，具体用于：
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据相同，则从所述多个第二基带数据中任选一个第二基带数据作为合并后的第二基带数据；
若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据不同，则将所述多个第二基带数据相加得到合并后的第二基带数据。
可选的，还包括第二压缩单元1005，用于：
对合并后的第一基带数据解压缩；
对合并后的第二基带数据进行压缩。
可选的，所述第二收发单元1001，还用于：
接收本振信号分发器发送的第二本振信号，所述第二本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一本振信号相同；
接收工作时钟分发器发送的第二时钟信号，所述第二时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一时钟信号相同。
基于相同的技术构思，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理 设备，包括：
至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述实施例中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
以一个处理器为例，图11为本发明实施例提供的有源阵列天线的信号处理设备的结构，该有源阵列天线的信号处理设备1100包括：收发器1101、处理器1102、存储器1103和总线***1104；
其中，存储器1103，用于存放程序。具体地，程序可以包括程序代码，程序代码包括计算机操作指令。存储器1103可能为随机存取存储器(random access memory，简称RAM)，也可能为非易失性存储器(non-volatile memory)，例如至少一个磁盘存储器。图中仅示出了一个存储器，当然，存储器也可以根据需要，设置为多个。存储器1103也可以是处理器1102中的存储器。
存储器1103存储了如下的元素，可执行模块或者数据结构，或者它们的子集，或者它们的扩展集：
操作指令：包括各种操作指令，用于实现各种操作。
操作***：包括各种***程序，用于实现各种基础业务以及处理基于硬件的任务。
上述本发明实施例有源阵列天线的信号处理方法可以应用于处理器1102中，或者说由处理器1102实现。处理器1102可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述有源阵列天线的信号处理方法的各步骤可以通过处理器1102中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器1102可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(DSP)、专用集成电路(ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本申请实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处 理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器1103，处理器1102读取存储器1103中的信息，结合其硬件执行以下步骤：
所述收发器1101，用于确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
所述处理器1102，用于从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
所述收发器1101，还用于将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
基于相同的技术构思，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，包括：至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述实施例中的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
以一个处理器为例，图12为本发明实施例提供的有源阵列天线的信号处理设备的结构，该有源阵列天线的信号处理设备1200包括：收发器1201、处理器1202、存储器1203和总线***1204；
存储器1203存储了如下的元素，可执行模块或者数据结构，或者它们的子集，或者它们的扩展集：
操作指令：包括各种操作指令，用于实现各种操作。
操作***：包括各种***程序，用于实现各种基础业务以及处理基于硬件的任务。
上述本发明实施例有源阵列天线的信号处理方法可以应用于处理器1202中，或者说由处理器1202实现。处理器1202可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述有源阵列天线的信号处理方法的各步骤可以通过处理器1202中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器1202可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(DSP)、专用集成电路(ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本申请实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器1203，处理器1202读取存储器1203中的信息，结合其硬件执行以下步骤：
所述收发器1201，用于接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
所述处理器1202，用于将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
另外，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，包括：
至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述任一项所述的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
另外，本发明实施例提供一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，包括：
至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行上述任一项所述的有源阵列天线的信号处理方法。
本发明是参照根据本发明实施例的方法、设备(***)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机程序指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机程序指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器，使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些计算机程序指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的计算机可读存储器中，使得存储在该计算机可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品，该指令装置实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些计算机程序指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上，使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理，从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
尽管已描述了本发明的优选实施例，但本领域内的技术人员一旦得知了 基本创造性概念，则可对这些实施例作出另外的变更和修改。所以，所附权利要求意欲解释为包括优选实施例以及落入本发明范围的所有变更和修改。
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  1. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法，其特征在于，包括：
    阵列控制模块确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
    所述阵列控制模块从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
    所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
    所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，还包括：
    所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据，所述第二基带数据为所述T/R模块将从多个天线振子接收到的第二射频信号处理后得到的；
    所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述核心网方向；所述待合并的第二基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第二基带数据。
  3. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并，包括：
    若所述待合并的第一基带数据均相同，则所述阵列控制模块从所述待合并的第一基带数据中任选一个作为合并后的第一基带数据；
    若所述待合并的第一基带数据不同，则所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据相加得到合并后的第一基带数据。
  4. 如权利要求2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述阵列控制模块将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并之后，所述阵列控制模块将合并后的第一基带 数据发送给相应的T/R模块之前，还包括：
    所述阵列控制模块对所述合并后的第一基带数据进行压缩；
    所述阵列控制模块接收T/R模块发送的第二基带数据之后，所述阵列控制模块将待合并的第二基带数据进行合并之前，还包括：
    所述阵列控制模块对接收到的第二基带数据解压缩。
  5. 如权利要求1至4任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，还包括：
    所述阵列控制模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第一本振信号，所述第一本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给T/R模块的第二本振信号相同；
    所述阵列控制模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第一时钟信号，所述第一时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给T/R模块的第二时钟信号相同。
  6. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理方法，其特征在于，包括：
    T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
    所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
    所述T/R模块将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
  7. 如权利要求6所述的方法，其特征在于，还包括：
    所述T/R模块通过多个天线振子接收多个第二射频信号，并将每个第二射频信号处理为第二基带数据；
    所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，并将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块。
  8. 如权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述T/R模块将属于同一波束的同一时刻的第二基带数据进行合并，包括：
    若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据相同，则所述T/R模块从 所述多个第二基带数据中任选一个第二基带数据作为合并后的第二基带数据；
    若同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据不同，则所述T/R模块将所述多个第二基带数据相加得到合并后的第二基带数据。
  9. 如权利要求7所述的方法，其特征在于，所述T/R模块接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据之后，所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据之前，还包括：
    所述T/R模块对合并后的第一基带数据解压缩；
    所述T/R模块将同一时刻属于同一波束的多个第二基带数据进行合并之后，所述将合并后的第二基带数据发送给所述阵列控制模块之前，还包括：
    所述T/R模块对合并后的第二基带数据进行压缩。
  10. 如权利要求6至9任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，还包括：
    所述T/R模块接收本振信号分发器发送的第二本振信号，所述第二本振信号与所述本振信号分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一本振信号相同；
    所述T/R模块接收工作时钟分发器发送的第二时钟信号，所述第二时钟信号与所述工作时钟分发器发送给所述阵列控制模块的第一时钟信号相同。
  11. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，其特征在于，包括：
    第一收发单元，用于确定核心网方向传来的第一基带数据所属的波束以及所述第一基带数据对应的发送/接收T/R模块；其中，一个T/R模块包括多个天线振子；
    第一处理单元，用于从所述第一基带数据中确定出待合并的第一基带数据，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
    第一合并单元，用于将所述待合并的第一基带数据进行合并；
    所述第一收发单元，还用于将合并后的第一基带数据发送给相应的T/R模块，以使所述T/R模块将所述合并后的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号后通过多个天线振子向外发射。
  12. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理装置，其特征在于，包括：
    第二收发单元，用于接收阵列控制模块发送的合并后的第一基带数据，所述T/R模块包括多个天线振子；所述合并后的第一基带数据为所述阵列控制模块对待合并的第一基带数据进行合并后得到的，所述待合并的第一基带数据属于同一波束且对应于同一T/R模块的同一时刻的第一基带数据；
    第二处理单元，用于将所述合并后的第一基带数据分成对应于每个天线振子的第一基带数据，并对每个天线振子的第一基带数据波束赋形；
    第二发射单元，用于将每个天线振子的第一基带数据处理为第一射频信号，并将第一射频信号通过对应的天线振子向外发射。
  13. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，其特征在于，包括：
    至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
    所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行权利要求1至5任一方法。
  14. 一种有源阵列天线的信号处理设备，其特征在于，包括：
    至少一个处理器；以及，与所述至少一个处理器通信连接的存储器；其中，
    所述存储器存储有可被所述至少一个处理器执行的指令，所述指令被所述至少一个处理器执行，以使所述至少一个处理器能够执行权利要求6至10任一方法。
  15. 一种非暂态计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述非暂态计算机可读存储介质存储计算机指令，所述计算机指令用于使所述计算机执行权利要求1-5任一所述的方法。
  16. 一种非暂态计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述非暂态计算机可读存储介质存储计算机指令，所述计算机指令用于使所述计算机执行权利要求6-10任一所述的方法。
  17. 一种计算机程序产品，所述计算机程序产品包括存储在非暂态计算机可读存储介质上的计算程序，所述计算机程序包括程序指令，当所述程序指令被计算机执行时，使所述计算机执行权利要求1-5任一所述的方法。
  18. 一种计算机程序产品，所述计算机程序产品包括存储在非暂态计算机可读存储介质上的计算程序，所述计算机程序包括程序指令，当所述程序指令被计算机执行时，使所述计算机执行权利要求6-10任一所述的方法。
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