Primary control signal bus selection for radio heads based on propagation delay
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a radio head of selecting a control signaling bus from a plurality of available control signaling busses, said method comprising:
- determining propagation delays along at least two of said control signaling busses from a corresponding control interface to a first radio head; and
automatically selecting, by said first radio head, a primary control signaling bus from amongst said plurality of available control signaling busses based on said propagation delays.
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Abstract
The selection of the primary control signal bus to use for a given radio head is based on propagation delay to the relevant radio head. A plurality of radio heads are cascaded in a chain with buffered error correction therebetween. At least first and second control interfaces connect to the chain and supply control information thereto via respective control signal busses, which may be virtual busses. The propagation delay from a first control interface to a first radio head over a first bus is determined. Likewise, the propagation delay from a second control interface to the first radio head over a second bus is determined. Thereafter, the radio head determines which control signal bus to select as its primary control signal bus based on the respective propagation delays between the first radio head and the first and second control interfaces.
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1. A method implemented in a radio head of selecting a control signaling bus from a plurality of available control signaling busses, said method comprising:
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determining propagation delays along at least two of said control signaling busses from a corresponding control interface to a first radio head; and
automatically selecting, by said first radio head, a primary control signaling bus from amongst said plurality of available control signaling busses based on said propagation delays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a wireless communications system, said system comprising a plurality of physically separated radio heads cascaded in a chain and at least first and second control interfaces connected to said chain and supplying control information thereto via a plurality of virtual control signal busses connecting said control interfaces to said plurality of radio heads, including at least a first virtual control signal bus connecting said first control interface to said plurality of radio heads and a second virtual control signal bus connecting said second control interface to said plurality of radio heads, said method comprising:
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determining the propagation delay from said first control interface to a first radio head over said first virtual control signal bus;
determining the propagation delay from said second control interface to said first radio head over said second virtual control signal bus; and
determining, by said first radio head, a primary control signal bus from amongst said plurality of virtual control signal busses based on said respective propagation delays between said first radio head and said control interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. The method of claim 13 further comprising said first control interface communicating said plurality of propagation delays to said first radio head.
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16. A method of operating a wireless communications system, said system comprising a plurality of radio heads cascaded in a chain with buffered error correction therebetween and at least first and second control interface units connected to said chain and supplying control information thereto via a plurality of control signal busses connecting said control interface units to said plurality of radio heads, said method comprising:
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determining the propagation delay from a first control interface unit to a first radio head over a first control signal bus;
determining the propagation delay from a second control interface unit to said first radio head over a second control signal bus; and
selecting, by said first radio head, a primary control signal bus from amongst said plurality of control signal busses based on the respective propagation delays between said first radio head and said first and second control interface units. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of geographically separated radio heads cascaded in a chain;
at least first and second control interfaces connected to said chain and supplying control information thereto;
a plurality of virtual control signal busses connecting said control interfaces to said plurality of radio heads, including at least a first virtual control signal bus connecting said first control interface to said plurality of radio heads and a second virtual control signal bus connecting said second control interface to said plurality of radio heads;
wherein a radio head in said chain is adapted to determine which of said virtual control signal buses is primary based on the respective propagation delays from said control interfaces to said radio head. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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