METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA

• US 20160309338A1
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Mo, WANG, Jueping, ZHANG, Si, WANG, Wei, WANG, Yong
• Granted Patent: US 9,924,374 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting data. The apparatus for transmitting data includes a high frequency radio unit HFRU that is in a communication connection with a site, and a shift frequency radio unit SFRU that is in a communication connection with the HFRU and with a user equipment, where the HFRU includes a high frequency radio unit—indoor device unit HFRU-IDU and a high frequency radio unit—outdoor device unit HFRU-ODU that connects to the HFRU-IDU, and the SFRU includes a high frequency band transceiver and a wireless cellular band transceiver. By converting to-be-transmitted data into intermediate frequency signals for transmission, the method and apparatus for transmitting data according to the embodiments of the present invention can remarkably reduce a data transmission bandwidth, thereby saving bandwidth resources, reducing a data transmission cost, and reducing a device deployment cost.

Claims

1. An apparatus for transmitting data, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a high frequency radio unit (HFRU) that is in a communication connection with a site; and

a shift frequency radio unit (SFRU) that is in a communication connection with the HFRU and with a user equipment, wherein;

the HFRU comprises a high frequency radio unit—

indoor device unit (HFRU-IDU) and a high frequency radio unit—

outdoor device unit (HFRU-ODU) that connects to the HFRU-IDU, and the SFRU comprises a high frequency band transceiver and a wireless cellular band transceiver;

the HFRU-IDU is configured to convert data sent by the site into a downstream intermediate frequency analog signal and send the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal to the HFRU-ODU;

the HFRU-ODU is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal sent by the HFRU-IDU into a downstream high frequency signal and send the downstream high frequency signal to the SFRU by using an air interface;

the high frequency band transceiver is configured to convert the downstream high frequency signal sent by the HFRU-ODU into a downstream intermediate frequency signal and send the downstream intermediate frequency signal to the wireless cellular band transceiver; and

the wireless cellular band transceiver is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency signal sent by the high frequency band transceiver into a downstream wireless cellular signal and send the downstream wireless cellular signal to the user equipment.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the high frequency band transceiver is further configured to convert an upstream wireless cellular signal sent by the user equipment into an upstream intermediate frequency signal and send the upstream intermediate frequency signal to the high frequency band transceiver;

the high frequency band transceiver is further configured to convert the upstream intermediate frequency signal sent by the wireless cellular band transceiver into an upstream high frequency signal and send the upstream high frequency signal to the HFRU-ODU;

the HFRU-ODU is further configured to convert the upstream high frequency signal sent by the high frequency band transceiver into an upstream intermediate frequency analog signal and send the upstream intermediate frequency analog signal to the HFRU-IDU; and

the HFRU-IDU is further configured to convert the upstream intermediate frequency analog signal sent by the HFRU-ODU into an upstream intermediate frequency digital signal and send the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal to the site.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the HFRU-IDU comprises a common public radio interface (CPRI) deframing/framing module and a first digital/analog converter, the CPRI deframing/framing module is configured to acquire a downstream intermediate frequency digital signal from CPRI protocol data sent by the site, the first digital/analog converter is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency digital signal into a downstream intermediate frequency analog signal;

the first digital/analog converter is further configured to convert the upstream intermediate frequency analog signal sent by the HFRU-ODU into the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal, and the CPRI deframing/framing module is further configured to convert the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal into a CPRI data frame.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the HFRU-IDU further comprises a data rate conversion module, and the data rate conversion module is configured to match a data rate of the downstream intermediate frequency digital signal or the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal processed by the CPRI deframing/framing module with a data rate of the downstream intermediate frequency digital signal or the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal processed by the first digital/analog converter.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the HFRU-ODU comprises a first frequency mixer and a first power amplifier, the first frequency mixer is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal into the downstream high frequency signal and convert the upstream high frequency signal into the upstream intermediate frequency analog signal, and the first power amplifier is configured to amplify the downstream high frequency signal output by the first frequency mixer so as to send the downstream high frequency signal to the SFRU.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the high frequency band transceiver comprises a second frequency mixer and a second power amplifier, the second frequency mixer is configured to convert the downstream high frequency signal into the downstream intermediate frequency signal and convert the upstream intermediate frequency signal into the upstream high frequency signal, and the second power amplifier is configured to amplify the upstream high frequency signal output by the second frequency mixer so as to send the upstream high frequency signal to the HFRU-ODU.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless cellular band transceiver comprises a third frequency mixer and a third power amplifier, the third frequency mixer is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency signal into the downstream wireless cellular signal and convert the upstream wireless cellular signal sent by the user equipment into the upstream intermediate frequency signal, and the third power amplifier is configured to amplify the downstream wireless cellular signal output by the third frequency mixer so as to send the downstream wireless cellular signal to the user equipment.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the high frequency band transceiver further comprises a second digital/analog converter and an SFRU configuration module, the second digital/analog converter is configured to perform mutual conversions between an intermediate frequency analog signal and an intermediate frequency digital signal, the SFRU configuration module is configured to control the SFRU according to the configuration management information sent by the HFRU, and the SFRU configuration module is further configured to send status information about the SFRU to the HFRU.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the wireless cellular band transceiver further comprises a third digital/analog converter, the third digital/analog converter is configured to convert the downstream intermediate frequency digital signal sent by the high frequency band transceiver into the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal, so that the third frequency mixer converts a downstream intermediate frequency analog signal generated by the third digital/analog converter into the downstream wireless cellular signal, and the third digital/analog converter is further configured to convert an upstream intermediate frequency analog signal generated by the third frequency mixer into an upstream intermediate frequency digital signal, so that the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal generated by the third digital/analog converter is sent to the high frequency band transceiver.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the HFRU further comprises a first compensation module, and the high frequency band transceiver further comprises a second compensation module, the first compensation module is configured to add downstream phase noise compensation information about an emission local oscillator of the HFRU to a signal that is sent to the SFRU, and the second compensation module is configured to acquire the downstream phase noise compensation information from a signal sent by the HFRU-ODU, so as to perform compensation correction on the signal sent by the HFRU-ODU; and

the second compensation module is further configured to add upstream phase noise compensation information about an emission local oscillator of the SFRU to a signal that is sent to the HFRU-ODU, and the first compensation module is further configured to acquire the upstream phase noise compensation information from a signal sent by the high frequency band transceiver, to perform compensation correction on the signal sent by the high frequency band transceiver.

11. A method for transmitting data, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a high frequency radio unit (HFRU), data sent by a site;

converting, by the HFRU, the data sent by the site into a downstream intermediate frequency analog signal, and converting the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal into a downstream high frequency signal;

sending, by the HFRU, the downstream high frequency signal to a shift frequency radio unit (SFRU) by using an air interface;

converting, by the SFRU, the downstream high frequency signal into a downstream intermediate frequency signal, and converting the downstream intermediate frequency signal into a downstream wireless cellular signal; and

sending, by the SFRU, the downstream wireless cellular signal to a user equipment.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the converting, by the HFRU, the data sent by the site into a downstream intermediate frequency analog signal comprises:

acquiring, by the HFRU, a downstream intermediate frequency digital signal from common public radio interface (CPRI) protocol data sent by the site, and converting the downstream intermediate frequency digital signal into the downstream intermediate frequency analog signal.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the HFRU, downstream phase noise compensation information about an emission local oscillator of the HFRU;

sending, by the HFRU, the downstream phase noise compensation information to the SFRU; and

performing, by the SFRU according to the downstream phase noise compensation information, compensation correction for the downstream high frequency signal sent by the HFRU.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the HFRU, configuration management information about the SFRU to the SFRU; and

controlling, by the SFRU, the SFRU according to the configuration management information.

15. A method for transmitting data, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by a shift frequency radio unit (SFRU), an upstream wireless cellular signal sent by a user equipment;

converting, by the SFRU, the upstream wireless cellular signal into an upstream intermediate frequency signal, and converting the upstream intermediate frequency signal into an upstream high frequency signal;

sending, by the SFRU, the upstream high frequency signal to a high frequency radio unit (HFRU) by using an air interface;

converting, by the HFRU, the upstream high frequency signal sent by the SFRU into an upstream intermediate frequency analog signal, and converting the upstream intermediate frequency analog signal into an upstream intermediate frequency digital signal; and

sending, by the HFRU, the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal to a site.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the sending, by the HFRU, the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal to a site comprises:

converting, by the HFRU, the upstream intermediate frequency digital signal into a common public radio interface (CPRI) data frame, and sending the CPRI data frame to the site.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the SFRU, upstream phase noise compensation information about an emission local oscillator of the SFRU;

sending, by the SFRU, the upstream phase noise compensation information to the HFRU; and

performing, by the HFRU according to the upstream phase noise compensation information, compensation correction for the upstream high frequency signal sent by the SFRU.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the SFRU, status information about the SFRU; and

sending, by the SFRU, the status information to the HFRU.