Digital multiplex radio system

• US 5,963,873 A
• Filed: 04/21/1997
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Suzuki, Toshiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GELIN, JEAN ALLAND
• Application Number:
  US08/844,730
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 370/907, 370/535, 370/906, 370/228, 455/403, 455/422, 455/560, 455/561, 455/312, 455/63, 455/67.5, 455/130
• US Class Current: 455/560
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 2203/0026 Physical details
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 2203/0035 Radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 2203/006 Fault tolerance and recovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

There is provided a digital multiplex radio system using microwaves in an SDH communication network, in which the installation space, wiring space and wiring cost are decreased. Each of unit cases is arranged for each of a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line. The unit cases have the same configuration, and are portable and replaceable. Each of the unit cases includes a base band processing section, modulating section, transmitting section, receiving section, demodulating section, transmission switching section, and receiving end switching section. In the present invention, the functions located between the SDH Physical Interface (SPI) specified in the ITU-TG783 and the Radio Physical Interface (RPI) specified in the ITU-RF.750 are unified in the SDH communication system.

Claims

1. A digital multiplex radio system which, having a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line, transmits and receives a radio signal with a Synchronous Transfer Mode (STM) signal used as a base band signal, comprising;

a plurality of unit cases which have the same configuration, and are portable and replaceable, and one of which is provided for each of a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line;

a base band processing section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for inserting Section Over Head (SOH) bite in the STM signal or extracting SOH bite from the STM signal;

a modulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for modulating the base band signal and outputting the modulated signal;

a transmitting section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said modulating section into a radio signal and transmitting the radio signal;

a receiving section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for receiving the radio signal and converting it into a modulated signal;

a demodulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said receiving section into a baseband signal;

a transmission switching section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for sending the baseband signal on the self line to the self line and the spare line;

a receiving end section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for selecting one signal out of the base band signals sent from the self line and the spare line and sending the selected signal to the self line;

a transmission switching section output port, which is provided on a surface of each of said unit cases, for sending the baseband signal from the transmission switching section of the self unit case to the transmission switching section of the unit case on another line;

a transmission switching section input port, which is provided on a surface of each of said unit cases, for receiving the baseband signal from the transmission switching section of the unit case on another line to the transmission switching section of the self unit case;

a receiving end switching section output port, which is provided on a surface of each of said unit cases, for sending the baseband signal from the receiving end switching section of the self unit case to the receiving end switching section of the unit case on another line; and

a receiving end switching section input port, which is provided on a surface of each of said unit cases, for receiving the baseband signal from the receiving end switching section of the unit case on another line to the receiving end switching section of the self unit case.

2. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission switching section output port of the self unit case is connected to the transmission switching section input port of the adjacent unit case, and the receiving end switching section output port of said adjacent unit case is connected to the receiving end switching section input port of said self unit case.

3. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 1, wherein in each of said unit cases, said transmission switching section is connected between said base band processing section and said modulating section.

4. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 1, wherein in each of said unit cases, said receiving end switching section is connected between said demodulating section and said base band processing section.

10. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 1, wherein said radio system further comprises a second case which contains a plurality of transmitting filters and a plurality of receiving filters provided for each line and an antenna sharing device, and

said unit cases are mounted in a rack, and said second case is mounted in said rack so as to be positioned above said unit cases.

5. A digital multiplex radio system which, having a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line, transmits and receives a radio signal with a Synchronous Transfer Mode (STM) signal used as a base band signal, comprising:

a plurality of unit cases which have the same configuration, and are portable and replaceable, and one of which is provided for each of a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line;

a base band processing section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for inserting Section Over Head (SOH) bite in the STM signal or extracting SOH bite from the STM signal;

a modulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for modulating the base band signal and outputting the modulated signal;

a transmitting section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said modulating section into a radio signal and transmitting the radio signal;

a receiving section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for receiving the radio signal and converting it into a modulated signal;

a demodulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said receiving section into a baseband signal;

a transmission switching section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for sending the baseband signal on the self line to the self line and the spare line;

a receiving end section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for selecting one signal out of the base band signals sent from the self line and the spare line and sending the selected signal to the self line;

an STM signal input port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for inputting the STM signal on the self-line to the self unit case;

an STM signal output port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for outputting the STM signal on the self-line from the self unit case;

a plurality of transmission switches, each of which is connected to the STM signal input port of each of said unit cases for active line, for sending the STM signal on the self-line to the unit case on the self-line and the unit case on the spare line; and

a plurality of receiving end switches, each of which is connected to the STM signal output port of each of said unit cases for active line, for selecting one of the STM signals sent from the unit case on the self-line and the unit case on the spare line and sending the selected signal to the self-line.

7. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 5, further comprising a first case which contains a supervisory function section, circuit control section, timing clock supply section, order-wire communication function section, and Data Communication Channel (DCC) processing section as well as said transmission switches and said receiving end switches.

8. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 7, further comprising a serial/parallel converting section, which is contained in said first case, for converting each signal sent from said supervisory function section, said circuit control section, said order-wire communication function section, and said DCC processing section into a serial signal and sending the converted signal to the parts contained in each of said unit cases, and for converting a serial signal sent from the parts contained in each of said unit cases into a parallel signal and sending the converted signal to said supervisory function section, said circuit control section, said order-wire communication function section, and said DCC processing section.

9. A digital multiplex radio system according to claim 7, wherein said unit cases are mounted in a rack, and said first case is mounted in said rack so as to be positioned below said unit cases.

6. A digital multiplex radio system which, having a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line, transmits and receives a radio signal with a Synchronous Transfer Mode (STM) signal used as a base band signal, comprising:

a plurality of unit cases which have the same configuration, and are portable and replaceable, and one of which is provided for each of a plurality of active lines and at least one spare line;

a base band processing section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for inserting Section Over Head (SOH) bite in the STM signal or extracting SOH bite from the STM signal;

a modulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for modulating the base band signal and outputting the modulated signal;

a transmitting section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said modulating section into a radio signal and transmitting the radio signal;

a receiving section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for receiving the radio signal and converting it into a modulated signal;

a demodulating section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for converting the modulated signal from said receiving section into a baseband signal;

a transmission switching section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for sending the baseband signal on the self line to the self line and the spare line;

a receiving end section, which is contained in each of said unit cases, for selecting one signal out of the base band signals sent from the self line and the spare line and sending the selected signal to the self line;

a Way-Side(WS)signal input port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for inputting a WS signal on the self-line to the self unit case;

a WS signal output port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for outputting the WS signal on the self-line from the self unit case;

a User-Channel(UC)signal input port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for inputting a UC signal on the self-line to the self unit case; and

a UC signal output port, which is provided on the surface of each of said unit cases, for outputting the UC signal on the self-line from the self unit case;

transmission switches each being connected to the WS signal input port and the UC signal input port of the unit case on the corresponding active line and connected to the WS signal input port and the UC signal input port of the unit case on said at least one spare line for sending the WS signal and UC signal on the self line to the unit case on the self line and the unit case on said at least one spare line; and

receiving end switches each being connected to the WS signal output port and the UC signal output port of the unit case on the corresponding active line and connected to the WS signal output port and the UC signal output port of the unit case on said at least one spare line for selecting one signal the WS signals and UC signals each sent from the unit case on the self-line and the unit case on said at least one spare line and sending the selected signal to the self-line.