MULTIPROTOCOL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE SERVICE PROVIDER-MULTIPLE AIR INTERFACE CO-LOCATED BASE STATIONS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a hub unit configured to receive wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise base stations from more than one wireless service provider;
a plurality of radio access nodes, each of the plurality of radio access nodes located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit;
wherein the hub unit is configured to digitize each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data indicative of that analog downlink radio frequency signal;
wherein the hub unit comprises a reconfigurable interconnect to selectively provide, to each of the plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals;
where each of the plurality of radio access nodes is configured to reconstruct, from the downlink digital data provided to that radio access node, an analog radio frequency version of each of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiate each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node.
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Abstract
A hub unit is configured to receive wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations from more than one wireless service provider. The hub unit is configured to digitize each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data. The hub unit comprises a reconfigurable interconnect to selectively provide, to each of the plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals. Each of the plurality of radio access nodes is configured to reconstruct, from the downlink digital data provided to that radio access node, an analog radio frequency version of each of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiate each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node.
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65 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a hub unit configured to receive wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise base stations from more than one wireless service provider; a plurality of radio access nodes, each of the plurality of radio access nodes located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit; wherein the hub unit is configured to digitize each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data indicative of that analog downlink radio frequency signal; wherein the hub unit comprises a reconfigurable interconnect to selectively provide, to each of the plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals; where each of the plurality of radio access nodes is configured to reconstruct, from the downlink digital data provided to that radio access node, an analog radio frequency version of each of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiate each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hub unit comprising:
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a base station interface configured to receive wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise base stations from more than one wireless service provider, wherein the base station interface is configured to digitize each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data indicative of that analog downlink radio frequency signal; a reconfigurable interconnect to selectively provide, to each of a plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals for use by that radio access node in reconstructing analog radio frequency versions of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiating each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node; wherein each of the plurality of radio access nodes is located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a hub unit, wireless analog downlink radio frequency signals from a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise base stations from more than one wireless service provider; digitizing each analog downlink radio frequency signal in order to generate respective downlink digital data indicative of that analog downlink radio frequency signal; selectively providing, to each of a plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, the downlink digital data associated with a respective two or more of the analog downlink radio frequency signals; and for each of the plurality of radio access nodes, reconstructing, from the downlink digital data provided to that radio access node, an analog radio frequency version of each of the associated two or more analog downlink radio frequency signals and radiating each reconstructed analog radio frequency version in a respective coverage area associated with that radio access node; wherein each of the plurality of radio access nodes is located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A system comprising:
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a hub unit configured to interface with a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises base stations from more than one wireless service provider; a plurality of radio access nodes, each of the plurality of radio access nodes located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit; wherein each radio access node is configured to digitize wireless analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for at least two of the plurality of base stations in order to generate uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals and provide the uplink digital data to the hub unit using a shared transport medium; wherein the hub unit comprises a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, each of which is associated with one of the plurality of base stations; wherein the reconfigurable interconnect is configured to selectively provide, to each of the digital-to-analog converters, the uplink digital data provided to the hub unit that is indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for the base station associated with that digital-to-analog converter; and wherein, for each of the base stations, the hub unit is configured to; reconstruct, using the digital-to-analog converter associated with that base station, an analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station using the uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station; and provide the reconstructed analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A hub unit comprising:
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a base station interface configured to interface with a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises base stations from more than one wireless service provider; a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, each of which is associated with one of the plurality of base stations; a plurality of radio access node interfaces to communicatively couple the hub unit to a plurality of radio access nodes using a shared transport medium, wherein each of the plurality of radio access nodes is located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit; wherein each radio access node is configured to digitize wireless analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for at least two of the plurality of base stations in order to generate uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals and provide the uplink digital data to the hub unit using the shared transport medium; wherein the reconfigurable interconnect is configured to selectively provide, to each of the digital-to-analog converters, the uplink digital data provided to the hub unit that is indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for the base station associated with that digital-to-analog converter; and wherein, for each of the base stations, the hub unit is configured to; reconstruct, using the digital-to-analog converter associated with that base station, an analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station using the uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station; and provide the reconstructed analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method comprising:
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at each of a plurality of radio access nodes, digitizing wireless analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for at least two of a plurality of base stations in order to generate uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals and providing the uplink digital data to a hub unit using a shared transport medium; wherein the hub unit comprises a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, each of which is associated with one of the plurality of base stations; at the hub unit, selectively providing, to each of the digital-to-analog converters, the uplink digital data provided to the hub unit that is indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for the base station associated with that digital-to-analog converter; and wherein, for each of the base stations, at the hub unit; reconstructing, using the digital-to-analog converter associated with that base station, an analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station using the uplink digital data indicative of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station; and providing the reconstructed analog radio frequency version of the analog uplink radio frequency signals destined for that base station; wherein the plurality of base stations comprise base stations from more than one wireless service provider; wherein each of the plurality of radio access nodes is located at a respective location that is remote from the hub unit. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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