System and Method for Communicating Wireless Data Utilizing a Passive Optical Network
First Claim
1. A system for providing wireless communications utilizing a passive optical network, comprising:
- a passive optical network (PON) comprising;
an optical line terminal (OLT) communicatively coupled to a base station of a wireless communication network and a remote node, the OLT configured to receive downstream packets from the base station destined for a mobile station, and the OLT configured to transmit the downstream packets to the remote node as one or more optical signals;
the remote node communicatively coupled to the OLT and a plurality of optical network terminals (ONTs), the remote node configured to receive the downstream packets from the OLT and transmit a copy of the downstream packets to each of the plurality of ONTs;
a first ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a first wireless transceiver, the first ONT configured to receive the downstream packets from the remote node and transmit the downstream packets to the first wireless transceiver; and
a second ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a second wireless transceiver, the second ONT configured to receive the downstream packets from the remote node and transmit the downstream packets to the second wireless transceiver;
the first wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the first ONT, the first wireless transceiver configured to receive the downstream packets from the first ONT and transmit a first wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a first cell; and
the second wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the second ONT, the second wireless transceiver configured to receive the downstream packets from the second ONT and transmit a second wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a second cell.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for providing wireless communications utilizing a passive optical network (PON) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a PON, downstream packets from a base station destined for a mobile station, and transmitting the downstream packets to wireless transceivers associated with PON. The method also includes receiving, at the first wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a first optical network terminal (ONT), the downstream packets from the first ONT and transmitting a first wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a first cell. The method also includes receiving, at a second wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a second ONT, the downstream packets from the second ONT and transmitting a second wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a second cell.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for providing wireless communications utilizing a passive optical network, comprising:
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a passive optical network (PON) comprising; an optical line terminal (OLT) communicatively coupled to a base station of a wireless communication network and a remote node, the OLT configured to receive downstream packets from the base station destined for a mobile station, and the OLT configured to transmit the downstream packets to the remote node as one or more optical signals; the remote node communicatively coupled to the OLT and a plurality of optical network terminals (ONTs), the remote node configured to receive the downstream packets from the OLT and transmit a copy of the downstream packets to each of the plurality of ONTs; a first ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a first wireless transceiver, the first ONT configured to receive the downstream packets from the remote node and transmit the downstream packets to the first wireless transceiver; and a second ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a second wireless transceiver, the second ONT configured to receive the downstream packets from the remote node and transmit the downstream packets to the second wireless transceiver; the first wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the first ONT, the first wireless transceiver configured to receive the downstream packets from the first ONT and transmit a first wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a first cell; and the second wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the second ONT, the second wireless transceiver configured to receive the downstream packets from the second ONT and transmit a second wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a second cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing wireless communications utilizing a passive optical network, comprising:
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receiving, at an optical line terminal (OLT) communicatively coupled to a base station of a wireless communication network and a remote node, downstream packets from the base station destined for a mobile station, and transmitting the downstream packets to the remote node as one or more optical signals, the OLT associated with a passive optical network (PON); receiving, at the remote node communicatively coupled to the OLT and a plurality of optical network terminals (ONTs), the downstream packets from the OLT and transmitting a copy of the downstream packets to each of the plurality of ONTs; receiving, at a first ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a first wireless transceiver, the downstream packets from the remote node and transmitting the downstream packets to the first wireless transceiver; receiving, at a second ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and a second wireless transceiver, the downstream packets from the remote node and transmitting the downstream packets to the second wireless transceiver; receiving, at the first wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the first ONT, the downstream packets from the first ONT and transmitting a first wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a first cell; and receiving, at the second wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to the second ONT, the downstream packets from the second ONT and transmitting a second wireless signal comprising the downstream packets to a second cell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing wireless communications utilizing a passive optical network, comprising:
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receiving, at a first wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a first optical network terminal (ONT), the upstream packets from a mobile station and transmitting the upstream packets to the first ONT, the first wireless transceiver providing wireless service to a first cell; receiving, at a second wireless transceiver communicatively coupled to a second ONT, the upstream packets from the mobile station and transmitting the upstream packets to the second ONT, the second wireless transceiver providing wireless service to a second cell; receiving, at the first ONT communicatively coupled to a remote node and the first wireless transceiver, the upstream packets from the first wireless transceiver and transmitting the upstream packets to the remote node; receiving, at the second ONT communicatively coupled to the remote node and the second wireless transceiver, the upstream packets from the second wireless transceiver and transmitting the upstream packets to the remote node; receiving, at the remote node communicatively coupled to the OLT and a plurality of ONTs, the upstream packets from the first ONT and the second ONT and transmitting the upstream packets to each of the plurality of ONTs; and receiving, at an optical line terminal (OLT) communicatively coupled to a base station of a wireless communication network and the remote node, upstream packets from the remote node, and transmitting the upstream packets to the base station of the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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