Radio port in a wireless personal communication system
First Claim
1. A radio port for receiving and transmitting digital information using a TDM/TDMA protocol in a wireless personal communications system, said radio port comprising:
- a plurality of antennas;
an RF receive section including a diversity selection unit receiving an input signal from each of the antennas;
an RF transmit section for generating an output signal to be transmitted over at least one of the antennas;
a databus interconnecting said RF receive section and said RF transmit section; and
a call switching device, connected to the RF receive and transmit sections, said switching device communicating information between a first subscriber unit and a second subscriber unit, said first and second subscriber units in communication with the radio port wherein the first and second subscriber units communicate directly via the radio port and independently of any other switching device.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a radio port in a wireless personal communications system. The radio port includes a first channel in communication with a first subscriber unit, a second channel in communication with a second subscriber unit, and a switching device connecting the first channel to the second channel so that the first subscriber unit may communicate directly with the second subscriber unit. In another preferred embodiment, the radio port includes a plurality of antennas, an RF receive section, an RF transmit section, an analog port adapted for connection to an analog telephone line, a digital dataport for receiving and transmitting digital signals, and a databus interconnecting the RF receive section, RF transmit section, analog port, and digital dataport. The RF receive section includes a diversity selection unit receiving an input signal from each of the antennas. The RF transmit section generates an output signal to be transmitted over at least one of the antennas.
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18 Claims
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1. A radio port for receiving and transmitting digital information using a TDM/TDMA protocol in a wireless personal communications system, said radio port comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; an RF receive section including a diversity selection unit receiving an input signal from each of the antennas; an RF transmit section for generating an output signal to be transmitted over at least one of the antennas; a databus interconnecting said RF receive section and said RF transmit section; and a call switching device, connected to the RF receive and transmit sections, said switching device communicating information between a first subscriber unit and a second subscriber unit, said first and second subscriber units in communication with the radio port wherein the first and second subscriber units communicate directly via the radio port and independently of any other switching device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A radio port in a wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; an RF receive section for receiving digital information in time division multiple access (TDMA) format, the RF receive section including a diversity selection unit receiving an input signal from each of the antennas; an RF transmit section for generating a time division multiplexed (TDM) output signal to be transmitted over at least one of the antennas; an analog port adapted for connection to an analog telephone line; and a databus interconnecting said RF receive section, said RF transmit section, and said analog port. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17)
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13. A radio port for receiving and transmitting digital information using a TDM/TDMA protocol in a personal access communications system (PACS) comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; an RF receive section including a diversity selection unit receiving an input signal from each of the antennas; an RF transmit section for generating an output signal to be transmitted over at least one of the antennas; a databus interconnecting said RF receive section and said RF transmit section; said radio port in communication with at least one subscriber unit; and said radio port connected to at least one radio port controller by cable television wire, wherein said radio port controller is at the headend of a CATV communication link. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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18. A method of communicating information in a wireless personal communications system comprising the steps of:
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communicating information from a first subscriber unit to a radio port over a TDM/TDMA air interface, the radio port having a memory buffer and a time slot interchange unit; receiving the information at the radio port and shifting said information into the memory buffer with the time slot interchange unit in the radio port for temporary storage; shifting the information from the memory buffer with the time slot interchange unit; and transmitting the information from the radio port to a second subscriber unit over the TDM/TDMA air interface, whereby the first and second subscriber units communicate directly through the radio port.
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