Deployment of different physical layer protocols in a radio access network
First Claim
1. A method for data transmission between at least one base station and a radio network controller in a radio access network, said method comprising:
- operating a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said at least one base station and a base station hub; and
operating a second-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said base station hub and said radio network controller;
wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and said at least one base station via said base station hub, and wherein said at least one base station performs at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method, a system, a base station, a base station hub (41) and software applications for data transmission between at least one base station (42-1, 42-2) and a radio network controller (40) in a radio access network, said method comprising operating a first-type physical layer protocol (46) for a transmission of said data between said at least one base station (42-1, 42-2) and a base station hub (41); operating a second-type physical layer protocol (47) for a transmission of said data between said base station hub (41) and said radio network controller (40); wherein said data comprises user data (340) that is transmitted between said radio network controller (40) and said at least one base station (42-1, 42-2) via said base station hub (41); and wherein said at least one base station (42-1, 42-2) performs at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface (7) and represent said user data (340).
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57 Claims
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1. A method for data transmission between at least one base station and a radio network controller in a radio access network, said method comprising:
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operating a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said at least one base station and a base station hub; and
operating a second-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said base station hub and said radio network controller;
wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and said at least one base station via said base station hub, and wherein said at least one base station performs at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system for data transmission in a radio access network, said system comprising:
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a radio network controller;
a base station hub; and
at least one base station;
wherein said base station hub and said at least one base station comprise means for operating a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said at least one base station and the base station hub, wherein said base station hub and said radio network controller comprise means for operating a second-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said base station hub and said radio network controller, wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and said at least one base station via said base station hub, and wherein said at least one base station comprises means for performing at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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54. A base station for data transmission in a radio access network, said base station comprising:
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means for operating a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of data between said base station and a base station hub, wherein said data is transmitted between said base station hub and a radio network controller according to a second-physical layer protocol, and wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and at least one base station via said base station hub; and
means for performing at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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55. A software application executable in a base station in a radio access network, said software application comprising:
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program code for causing said base station to operate a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of data between said base station and a base station hub, wherein said data is transmitted between said base station hub and a radio network controller according to a second-physical layer protocol, and wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and at least one base station via said base station hub; and
program code for causing said base station to perform at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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56. A base station hub for data transmission in a radio access network, said base station hub comprising:
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means for operating a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of data between at least one base station and said base station hub; and
means for operating a second-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said base station hub and a radio network controller;
wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and said at least one base station via said base station hub; and
wherein said at least one base station performs at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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57. A software application executable in a base station hub in a radio access network, said software application comprising:
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program code for causing said base station hub to operate a first-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of data between at least one base station and said base station hub; and
program code for causing said base station hub to operate a second-type physical layer protocol for a transmission of said data between said base station hub and a radio network controller;
wherein said data comprises user data that is transmitted between said radio network controller and said at least one base station via said base station hub; and
wherein said at least one base station performs at least base band processing for signals that are transmitted via a radio interface and represent said user data.
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