System and method for wireless cable data transmission

• US 20030185163A1
• Filed: 03/27/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arcwave, Inc. (Azure Communications, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: David LADD As Collateral Agent
• Inventors: Leeson, David B., Buaas, Robert, Bertonis, James G., Szilagyi, Tomany
• Application Number:
  US10/109,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20030185163A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/315
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15514 for shadowing compensation for satellite mobile telephony service systems H04B7/18536
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003

Abstract

A first repeater comprising an input node for receiving downstream signals and re-transmitting the data sent over these signals on a non-license frequency. The first repeater further comprising another input node for receiving upstream signals sent over another non-license frequency, and re-transmitting the data over the upstream channel. In another embodiment of the system a second repeater is wirelessly coupled with the first repeater such that the second repeater receives the downstream data over a first non-license frequency and re-transmits the data over the first non-license frequency. The second repeater is further capable of receiving the upstream data over a second non-license frequency and re-transmitting the data over the second non-license frequency.

Claims

1. A repeater system, comprising:

an upstream channel, comprising;

an upstream input node for receiving upstream wireless cable signals on at least a first frequency sub-band;

an upstream output node for transmitting upstream signals as spread spectrum signals, on at least a second frequency sub-band, where one of said second frequency sub-band is a non-license band;

a downstream channel, comprising;

a downstream input node for receiving downstream wireless cable signals on at least a third frequency sub-band;

a downstream output node for transmitting downstream signals on at least a fourth frequency sub-band, where one of said fourth frequency sub-band is a non-license band.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the cable signals are DOCSIS compliant.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one first frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 2.4 GHz and 5.3 GHz.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one second frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, and 5.8 GHz.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one third frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 2.6 GHz and 2.7 GHz.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one fourth frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 5.3 GHz and 5.8 GHz.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein upstream signals are transmitted over a point-to-point 5.8 GHz UNII band system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said upstream signals are transmitted to an Internet service provider (ISP).

9. The system of claim 1, wherein upstream signals are transmitted onto a MMDS upstream.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein DOCSIS controls time slots as if there was no repeater.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said upstream signals are transmitted to an Internet service provider (ISP).

11. A method for sending wireless cable signals, comprising the steps of:

receiving upstream wireless cable signals on a first frequency sub-band;

transmitting upstream signals as spread spectrum signals on a second frequency sub-band;

receiving downstream wireless cable signals on a third frequency sub-band;

transmitting downstream signals on a fourth frequency sub-band, where the fourth frequency sub-band is a non-license band.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the cable signals are DOCSIS compliant.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one first frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 2.4 GHz and 5.3 GHz.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one second frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, and 5.8 GHz.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one third frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 2.6 GHz and 2.7 GHz.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein said at least one fourth frequency sub-band has a center frequency selected from the group consisting of 5.3 GHz and 5.8 GHz.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting over a point-to-point 5.8 GHz UNII band system.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising enabling DOCSIS to control time slots as if there was no repeater.

20. A repeater system, comprising:

an upstream channel, comprising;

an upstream input node for receiving upstream wireless cable signals on at least a first frequency sub-band, where said first frequency sub-band is a non-license band;

an upstream output node for transmitting upstream signals on an MMDS frequency sub-band;

a downstream channel, comprising;

a downstream input node for receiving downstream wireless cable signals on at least a third frequency sub-band;

a downstream output node for transmitting downstream signals, including the fourth signal, on at least a fourth frequency sub-band, where one of said fourth frequency sub-band is a non-license band.