Distributed microcellular communications system
First Claim
1. A distributed microcellular communications system divided into a plurality of contiguous cells and for communicating with a plurality of mobile stations comprising:
- a remote site station including;
a remote radio transceiver configured to communicate information signals with said mobile stations over an assigned set of communications channels within a first subcell within one of said cells;
(b) a converter configured to convert information signals received by said remote radio transceiver into reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels;
(c) a remote link transceiver configured to transmit said reverse link information signals and to receive forward link information signals; and
(d) a channelizer configured to select a set of said reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels; and
(e) wherein said remote link transceiver is configured to transmit said set of reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels; and
a central base station having a central link transceiver and configured to receive said reverse link information signals from said remote site station and to transmit said forward link information signals to said remote site station.
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Abstract
A distributed microcellular communication system comprised of a plurality of subcells arranged within one or more conventional cells. The distributed microcellular communications system includes one or more remote site stations, each of which transmits and receives information signals over an assigned set of communications channels within an associated subcell. Each remote site station includes a wideband RF receiver network within which information signals received from mobile units are converted into reverse link digital information signals. Also disposed within each remote site station is a remote communications link transceiver for transmitting the reverse link digital information signals over a communications link to the central base station, as well as for receiving forward link digital information signals from the central base station. The central base station includes a central communications link transceiver for receiving the reverse link digital information signals delivered over the communications link, as well as for transmitting the forward link digital information signals. The central base station is disposed to process the call information inherent within the forward and reverse link digital information signals in the manner required by standard cellular protocols. In an alternate implementation the remote site station further includes a channelizer for selecting a set of the reverse link digital information signals corresponding to the assigned set of communications channels, and may also include a bank of demodulator for demodulating the set of reverse link digital information signals.
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1. A distributed microcellular communications system divided into a plurality of contiguous cells and for communicating with a plurality of mobile stations comprising:
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a remote site station including; a remote radio transceiver configured to communicate information signals with said mobile stations over an assigned set of communications channels within a first subcell within one of said cells; (b) a converter configured to convert information signals received by said remote radio transceiver into reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels; (c) a remote link transceiver configured to transmit said reverse link information signals and to receive forward link information signals; and (d) a channelizer configured to select a set of said reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels; and (e) wherein said remote link transceiver is configured to transmit said set of reverse link information signals corresponding to said assigned set of communications channels; and a central base station having a central link transceiver and configured to receive said reverse link information signals from said remote site station and to transmit said forward link information signals to said remote site station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a cellular system including at least a first cell having a cell-site, a distributed microcellular communications system comprising:
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a remote site station including; (a) a wideband receiver for receiving reverse link information signals from users within a first subcell of said first cell, and for converting frequency of said reverse link information signals into a frequency-shifted reverse link spectrum so as to produce frequency-shifted reverse link information signals, (b) an analog to digital converter for converting said frequency-shifted reverse link information signals into a plurality of reverse link digital information signals; (c) a channelizer for selecting ones of said reverse link digital information signals corresponding to channel frequencies assigned to said remote site station, and (d) a remote communications link transmitter for transmitting said reverse link digital information signals; and a central base station, located at said cell-site, having a central communications link receiver for receiving said reverse link digital information signals. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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