Supporting wireless communication interoperability compatibility with existing communications infrastructure
First Claim
1. A base station for use with a land mobile radio network comprising:
- a controller selecting an initial communication protocol and at least one target communication protocol that is different from the initial communication protocol;
at least one transceiver configured to send and receive a communication within a particular frequency band, wherein said at least one transceiver receives a communication formatted according to the initial communication protocol; and
a waveform processor programmatically configurable to translate the communication into the at least one target communication protocol, wherein the communication is formatted as a communication originating from a mobile radio, wherein the translated communication is transmitted through the at least one transceiver to a node of a target communication network.
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Abstract
The invention can include a base station for use with a land mobile radio network. The base station can include a controller (225) selecting an initial communication protocol and at least one target communication protocol that is different from the initial communication protocol. The base station also can include one or more transceivers (205, 210, 215) configured to send and receive a communication within a particular frequency band. The transceiver(s) can receive a communication formatted according to the initial communication protocol. A waveform processor (220) can be programmatically configurable to translate the communication to the target communication protocol(s) and format the communication as a communication originating from a mobile radio. The translated communication can be transmitted through the transceiver(s) to a node of a target communication network.
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24 Claims
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1. A base station for use with a land mobile radio network comprising:
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a controller selecting an initial communication protocol and at least one target communication protocol that is different from the initial communication protocol;
at least one transceiver configured to send and receive a communication within a particular frequency band, wherein said at least one transceiver receives a communication formatted according to the initial communication protocol; and
a waveform processor programmatically configurable to translate the communication into the at least one target communication protocol, wherein the communication is formatted as a communication originating from a mobile radio, wherein the translated communication is transmitted through the at least one transceiver to a node of a target communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Within a base station, a method of supporting interoperability among disparate communication networks comprising:
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selecting an initial communication protocol and at least one target communication protocol that is different from the initial communication protocol;
receiving a communication formatted according to the initial communication protocol;
translating the communication from the initial communication protocol to the at least one target communication protocol;
formatting the translated communication as a mobile radio communication; and
transmitting the translated communication to a receiving node in a target communication network, wherein the translated communication is interpreted by the receiving node in the target communication network as a mobile radio communication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by one or more components of a base station within a communications network, causing the base station to perform the steps of:
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selecting an initial communication protocol and at least one target communication protocol that is different from the initial communication protocol;
receiving a communication formatted according to the initial communication protocol;
translating the communication from the initial communication protocol to the at least one target communication protocol;
formatting the translated communication as a mobile radio communication; and
causing the translated communication to be transmitted to a receiving node in a target communication network, wherein the translated communication is interpreted by the receiving node in the target communication network as a mobile radio communication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. The machine readable storage of 21, wherein the initial communication protocol and the at least one target communication protocol differ by at least one of a frequency band, a radio channelization characteristic, a modulation scheme, and a transmission mode.
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