MODULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM

• US 20080181282A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC Telecommunications Incorporated (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Koziy, Robert J., Wala, Philip M., Zavadsky, Dean
• Granted Patent: US 8,737,454 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/130
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/18 Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 Access point devices with remote components

Abstract

A modular wireless communications platform is provided. The modular wireless communications platform has a modular host unit and a modular remote unit in communication with the modular host unit. The modular host unit has a serial radio frequency communicator configured to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and configured to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data. The modular host unit also has an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module. Likewise, the modular remote unit has a serial radio frequency communicator configured to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and configured to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data. The modular remote unit also has an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module.

Claims

1. A modular wireless communications platform comprising:

a modular host unit comprising;

a serial radio frequency communicator having a logic device programmed to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and programmed to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data; and

an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module; and

a modular remote unit in communication with the modular host unit comprising;

a serial radio frequency communicator configured to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and configured to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data; and

an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module.

2. The modular wireless communications platform of claim 1, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator of the modular host unit further comprises:

a plurality of optical input/outputs; and

a plurality of digital to analog radio frequency transceiver links; and

wherein the serial radio frequency communicator of the modular remote unit further comprises;

a plurality of optical input/outputs; and

a plurality of digital to analog radio frequency transceiver links.

3. The modular wireless communications platform of claim 1, further comprising:

a removable baseband unit coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator of the modular remote unit.

4. A modular remote radio head comprising:

a serial radio frequency communicator having a logic device programmed to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and programmed to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data;

at least one connector configured to receive a digital to analog radio transceiver, and configured to couple the digital to analog radio transceiver to the serial radio frequency communicator module;

at least one connector configured to receive an amplifier and configured to couple the amplifier to the digital to analog radio transceiver module;

at least on connector configured to receive a duplexer and configured to couple the duplexer to the amplifier; and

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an antenna coupled to the duplexer.

5. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator further comprises:

a plurality of optical input/outputs; and

a plurality of digital to analog radio frequency transceiver links.

6. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, wherein the removable digital to analog radio transceiver operates with signals of a certain frequency band.

7. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, further comprising:

a digital to analog radio transceiver plugged into the connector configured to receive a digital to analog radio transceiver.

8. The modular remote radio head of claim 7, wherein the digital to analog radio transceiver operates with signals of a different frequency band that the first removable digital to analog radio transceiver.

9. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to communicate with multiple digital to analog radio transceivers.

10. The modular remote radio head of claim 9, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to communicate with different types of digital to analog radio transceivers.

11. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, further comprising:

an optical multiplexer connected to the serial radio frequency communicator.

12. The modular remote radio head of claim 4, further comprising:

a removable baseband unit coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator.

13. A modular remote radio head for a wireless communication system comprising:

a serial radio frequency communicator having a logic device programmed to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and programmed to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data; and

an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver.

14. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to communicate with multiple digital to analog radio frequency transceivers.

15. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to communicate with multiple types of digital to analog radio frequency transceivers.

16. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to transmit and receive high speed optical transmissions at the at least one optical input/output from another serial radio frequency communicator.

17. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator is configured to transmit and receive digital radio frequency sampled data at the at least one serial radio frequency input/output from a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver.

18. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the modular remote radio head includes a digital to analog frequency communicator installed that is configured to cause the modular remote radio head to function as a range extender.

19. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the modular remote radio head includes a base band unit that is configured to cause the modular remote radio heat to function as a remote base station.

20. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator includes a plurality of input/outputs that are configured to cause the modular radio remote head to transmit and receive multiple communication technologies simultaneously.

21. The modular remote radio head of claim 13, wherein the modular remote radio head is configured to function as a range extender for a first input/output and a base station for a second input/output.

23. The modular remote radio head of claim 18, wherein the serial radio frequency communicator further comprises:

at least one RJ-45 connector.

22. A modular remote radio head for a wireless communication system comprising:

a serial radio frequency communicator comprising;

at least one optical input/output; and

at least one digital to analog radio frequency transceiver link;

an interface coupled to one of the at least one serial radio frequency input/output of the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to connect to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver.

24. A modular host transceiver comprising:

a serial radio frequency communicator configured to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and configured to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data; and

an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module.