Intergrated, High-performance, low-cost spread spectrum data access system and method
First Claim
1. A data access system including:
- a network management server receiving communication data from a data source;
a transmission cell receiving said communication data from said network management server, spread-spectrum encoding said data, and transmitting said spread-spectrum encoded data; and
at least one Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) receiving and decoding said spread-spectrum encoded data, wherein said transmission cell is partitioned into sectors and wherein the frequency of operation of at least one sector is dynamically configurable.
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Abstract
An integrated high-bandwidth spread spectrum data access system is provided. The high-bandwidth data access system includes at least one transmission cell capable of communicating with at least one Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) in said cell. The transmission cell and CPE are remotely managed by a network management element. The system may be implemented over a public RF band and may dynamically self-configure its architecture to take advantage of optimal interference and user conditions. The CPE is installable by an end-user without the expense of a technician. The system is easily expandable and may be integrated with any of a variety of providers, including DSL and cable head ends, in a single data network.
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20 Claims
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1. A data access system including:
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a network management server receiving communication data from a data source;
a transmission cell receiving said communication data from said network management server, spread-spectrum encoding said data, and transmitting said spread-spectrum encoded data; and
at least one Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) receiving and decoding said spread-spectrum encoded data, wherein said transmission cell is partitioned into sectors and wherein the frequency of operation of at least one sector is dynamically configurable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data access system including:
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a network management server receiving communication data from a data source;
a transmission cell receiving said communication data from said network management server, spread-spectrum encoding said data, and transmitting said spread-spectrum encoded data; and
at least one Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) receiving and decoding said spread-spectrum encoded data, wherein said network management server provides remote management of said at least one CPE. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A self-provisioning Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) of a data access system, said CPE including:
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a wireless transceiver receiving a spread spectrum encoded data signal from a transmission cell of a data access system and transmitting a spread spectrum encoded data signal to a transmission cell of a data access system;
a power amplifier performing automatic gain control (AGC) to control the amplitude of said signal transmitted to said transmission cell;
wherein said CPE is self-provisioning to establish communication with said data access system at an initial activation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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