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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING QUALITY OF SERVICE AT PICOCELLS USING AGNOSTIC PLATFORM

  • US 20120058777A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2011
  • Published: 03/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remotely-configurable base station, comprising:

  • a plurality of external radio devices, each of the plurality of external radio devices configured to establish a wireless link between the base station and one or more user devices using any one of a plurality of frequencies and any one of a plurality of communication protocols;

    one or more sensors configured to capture environmental information;

    a heating/cooling system configured to maintain at least one of a temperature and humidity of the base station;

    a GPS antenna;

    a backhaul module configured to connect to a network using any one of a plurality of backhaul connections; and

    a common controller module, comprising a processor, and configured to direct data between the one or more external radio devices and the network using the backhaul module,receive the environmental information from the one or more sensors,control the heating/cooling system based on the environmental information,receive location information from the GPS antenna,send the location information to the remote network operations center,individually activate and deactivate each of the plurality of external radio devices,receive configuration information from a remote network operations center, and,based on the configuration information, individually configure each of the plurality of external radio devices to use any one of the plurality of frequencies and any one of the plurality of communication protocols.

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