Universal remote radio head
First Claim
1. A distributed base station radio system comprising:
- a first radio head configured to;
communicate first analog radio frequency signals in a first radio frequency band with a first subscriber unit;
convert between the first analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band and a first digital broadband signal through at least one of frequency conversion and analog to digital conversion;
a first broadband to channelized conversion unit communicatively coupled to the first radio head and configured to communicate the first digital broadband signal with the first broadband to channelized conversion unit;
wherein the first broadband to channelized conversion unit is further configured to;
communicate the first digital broadband signal;
convert between the first digital broadband signal and first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band; and
communicate the first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band with a first channelized radio frequency interface.
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Abstract
A distributed base station radio system includes a first radio head configured to: communicate first analog radio frequency signals in a first radio frequency band with a first subscriber unit; convert between the first analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band and a first digital broadband signal through at least one of frequency conversion and analog to digital conversion; a first broadband to channelized conversion unit communicatively coupled to the first radio head and configured to communicate the first digital broadband signal with the first broadband to channelized conversion unit; wherein the first broadband to channelized conversion unit is further configured to: communicate the first digital broadband signal; convert between the first digital broadband signal and first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band; and communicate the first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band with a first channelized radio frequency interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed base station radio system comprising:
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a first radio head configured to; communicate first analog radio frequency signals in a first radio frequency band with a first subscriber unit; convert between the first analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band and a first digital broadband signal through at least one of frequency conversion and analog to digital conversion; a first broadband to channelized conversion unit communicatively coupled to the first radio head and configured to communicate the first digital broadband signal with the first broadband to channelized conversion unit; wherein the first broadband to channelized conversion unit is further configured to; communicate the first digital broadband signal; convert between the first digital broadband signal and first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band; and communicate the first digital channelized data for the first radio frequency band with a first channelized radio frequency interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A channelized to broadband conversion unit comprising:
circuitry configured to; communicate first digital channelized data for a radio frequency band with a first channelized radio frequency device coupled to the channelized to broadband conversion unit, wherein the first digital channelized data is specific to a first channel; convert between the first digital channelized data and a first digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; and communicate the digital broadband signal with a remotely located radio head. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A radio head comprising:
circuitry configured to; communicate a digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum in a radio frequency band having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; convert between the digital broadband signal and analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band; and communicate the analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A broadband to channelized conversion unit comprising:
circuitry configured to; communicate a first digital broadband signal with a first radio head, wherein the first digital broadband signal represents a portion of radio frequency spectrum having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; convert between the digital broadband signal of the radio head and first digital channelized data for the radio frequency band, wherein the channelized data is specific to a first channel; and communicate the first digital channelized data for the radio frequency band to a first channelized radio frequency interface coupled to the broadband to channelized conversion unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A radio head comprising:
circuitry configured to; communicate analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band with a first subscriber unit; convert between the analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band and a digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum in a radio frequency band having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; and communicate the digital broadband signal with a remote channelized to broadband conversion unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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