Radio channel unit message and control signal processing architecture
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1. A cellular mobile telephone system, comprising:
- a signal processing module for processing speech and control signals,a radio transceiver module for transmitting and receiving radio signals,the signal processing moldule and radio transceiver module combined mechanically and electrically into a single package, and the signal processing module being electrically connected between the radio transceiver module and a mobile telephone switching office,the single package including;
first and second circuit boards for supporting the signal processing module and the radio transceiver module and being connected together,a connector block mechanically mounted on at least one of the first and second circuit boards and operative for electrically coupling the radio transceiver module and the signal processing module to a supporting frame backplane of the cellular mobile telephone system and being electrically connected to the signal processing module and the radio transceiver module and having pin receptacle connections for data and control signals of the signal processing module and coaxial connectors for rf signals of the radio transceiver module.
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Abstract
A new architecture for a cellular radio telephone system groups all of the critical cellular functions within a single circuit package in order to provide enhanced versatility to accommodate changes in requirements, including processing means and channel changes in the cellular system by changing or replacing just the particular module itself.
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1. A cellular mobile telephone system, comprising:
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a signal processing module for processing speech and control signals, a radio transceiver module for transmitting and receiving radio signals, the signal processing moldule and radio transceiver module combined mechanically and electrically into a single package, and the signal processing module being electrically connected between the radio transceiver module and a mobile telephone switching office, the single package including; first and second circuit boards for supporting the signal processing module and the radio transceiver module and being connected together, a connector block mechanically mounted on at least one of the first and second circuit boards and operative for electrically coupling the radio transceiver module and the signal processing module to a supporting frame backplane of the cellular mobile telephone system and being electrically connected to the signal processing module and the radio transceiver module and having pin receptacle connections for data and control signals of the signal processing module and coaxial connectors for rf signals of the radio transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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