HYBRID BAND INTELLIGENT BACKHAUL RADIO
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A hybrid band intelligent backhaul radio (HB-IBR) is disclosed that is a combination of two radios operating in different bands. Embodiments include a dual radio configuration wherein a first radio operates in a non-line of sight (NLOS) radio link configuration and a second ancillary radio operates in a near line of sight or line of sight configuration (n)LOS. For example, the HB-IBR may have an Intelligent Backhaul Radio (IBR) operating in the non-line of sight mode of operation within the 5.8 GHz unlicensed band, and have an ancillary radio link operating in the FCC part 101 E band of operation at 60 GHz. A common medium access control (MAC) block may be utilized between the dual radios.
-
Citations
48 Claims
-
1-20. -20. (canceled)
-
21. An intelligent backhaul radio comprising:
-
a first transmitter, wherein the first transmitter is configured to operate on a first frequency channel utilizing first radio parameters as a first communications link; a first receiver, wherein the first receiver is configured to operate on a second frequency channel utilizing second radio parameters as a second communications link; and a controller in communication with the first transmitter and the first receiver, the controller to control functions associated with the first and second radio parameters and the first and second communication links, wherein one or more performance metrics of the first communications link are enhanced utilizing said second communications link; wherein said first transmitter comprises one or more fixed directional antennas for transmission, and further comprises; one or more modulator cores, wherein each modulator core modulates a respective transmit data interface stream to produce one or more transmit symbol streams; a plurality of transmit RF chains to convert from a plurality of transmit chain input signals to a plurality of respective transmit RF signals; and wherein said first receiver comprises an adaptive antenna array for reception and further comprises; one or more demodulator cores, wherein each demodulator core demodulates one or more receive symbol streams to produce a respective receive data interface stream, a plurality of receive radio frequency (RF) chains to convert from a plurality of receive RF signals to a plurality of respective receive chain output signals; and a frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer coupled to the one or more demodulator cores and to the plurality of receive RF chains, the frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer to produce the one or more receive symbol streams provided to the one or more demodulator cores from the plurality of receive chain output signals; wherein said adaptive antenna array comprises; a plurality of directive gain antenna elements; and a plurality of RF connections to couple at least certain of the plurality of directive gain antenna elements to the plurality of receive RF chains. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
-
-
35. A system comprising:
-
a first intelligent backhaul radio comprising; a first transmitter, wherein the first transmitter is configured to operate on a first frequency channel utilizing first radio parameters as a first communications link; a first receiver, wherein the first receiver is configured to operate on a second frequency channel utilizing second radio parameters as a second communications link; and a first controller in communication with the first transmitter and the first receiver, the first controller to control functions associated with the first and second radio parameters and the first and second communication links, wherein one or more performance metrics of the first communications link are enhanced utilizing said second communications link; and wherein said first transmitter comprises one or more first fixed directional antennas for transmission, and further comprises; one or more first modulator cores, wherein each first modulator core modulates a respective first transmit data interface stream to produce one or more first transmit symbol streams; a plurality of first transmit radio frequency (RF) chains to convert from a plurality of first transmit chain input signals to a plurality of respective first transmit RF signals; and wherein said first receiver comprises a first adaptive antenna array for reception and further comprises; one or more first demodulator cores, wherein each first demodulator core demodulates one or more second receive symbol streams to produce a respective second receive data interface stream, a plurality of first receive radio frequency (RF) chains to convert from a plurality of second receive RF signals to a plurality of respective second receive chain output signals; a first frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer coupled to the one or more first demodulator cores and to the plurality of first receive RF chains, the first frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer to produce the one or more second receive symbol streams provided to the one or more first demodulator cores from the plurality of second receive chain output signals; wherein said first adaptive antenna array comprises; a plurality of first directive gain antenna elements; a plurality of first RF connections to couple at least certain of the plurality of first directive gain antenna elements to the plurality of first receive RF chains, and a second intelligent backhaul radio comprising; a second transmitter, wherein the second transmitter is configured to operate on the second frequency channel utilizing third radio parameters as the second communications link; a second receiver, wherein the second receiver is configured to operate on the first frequency channel utilizing fourth radio parameters as the first communications link; and a second controller in communication with the second transmitter and the second receiver, the second controller to control functions associated with the third and fourth radio parameters and the first and second communication links, wherein one or more performance metrics of the second communications link are enhanced utilizing said first communications link; wherein said second transmitter comprises one or more second fixed directional antennas for transmission, and further comprises; one or more second modulator cores, wherein each second modulator core modulates a respective second transmit data interface stream to produce one or more second transmit symbol streams; a plurality of second transmit RF chains to convert from a plurality of second transmit chain input signals to a plurality of respective second transmit RF signals; and wherein said second receiver comprises a second adaptive antenna array for reception and further comprises; one or more second demodulator cores, wherein each second demodulator core demodulates one or more first receive symbol streams to produce a respective first receive data interface stream, a plurality of second receive radio frequency (RF) chains to convert from a plurality of first receive RF signals to a plurality of respective first receive chain output signals; a second frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer coupled to the one or more second demodulator cores and to the plurality of second receive RF chains, the second frequency selective receive path channel multiplexer to produce the one or more first receive symbol streams provided to the one or more second demodulator cores from the plurality of first receive chain output signals; wherein said second adaptive antenna array comprises; a plurality of second directive gain antenna elements; and a plurality of second RF connections to couple at least certain of the plurality of second directive gain antenna elements to the plurality of second receive RF chains. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
-
Specification