Wireless services distribution system
First Claim
1. In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:
- a sector processor for receiving RF signals from at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of a service area served by the base station and recovering user protocol data units from the RF signals, said RF signals carrying subscriber data in a format exclusive of ATM cells;
a sector multiplexer, connected to said sector processor for combining sectorized signals in the form of user protocol data units into a stream of user protocol data units;
an ATM adaptation processor, coupled to said sector processor, for converting the user protocol data units into an ATM cell payload;
a generator circuit, coupled to said ATM adaptation processor, for generating an ATM cell header and combining the ATM cell header with the ATM cell payload to form an ATM cell;
an ATM multiplexer, coupled to said generator circuit, for multiplexing the ATM cell with other ATM cells to form an ATM cell stream; and
a network interface, coupled to said ATM multiplexer, for transmitting the ATM cell stream to the network.
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Abstract
A wireless base station having sectorized distribution and omni-distribution of services is combined with ATM processing. Both narrowband and broadband services can be provided to fixed and mobile wireless subscribers by a flexible intelligent ATM base station. Two way integrated voice, wireless data, wireless multimedia, and compressed video services to a wireless subscriber using different narrowband and wideband common air interfaces. Uplink service includes narrowband signaling and bearer information signaling. A wireless base station can transmit a variety of omnidirectional services to all subscribers within a service area and can transmit certain services to a sector of the service area, that is to particular subscribers.
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17 Claims
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1. In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:
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a sector processor for receiving RF signals from at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of a service area served by the base station and recovering user protocol data units from the RF signals, said RF signals carrying subscriber data in a format exclusive of ATM cells; a sector multiplexer, connected to said sector processor for combining sectorized signals in the form of user protocol data units into a stream of user protocol data units; an ATM adaptation processor, coupled to said sector processor, for converting the user protocol data units into an ATM cell payload; a generator circuit, coupled to said ATM adaptation processor, for generating an ATM cell header and combining the ATM cell header with the ATM cell payload to form an ATM cell; an ATM multiplexer, coupled to said generator circuit, for multiplexing the ATM cell with other ATM cells to form an ATM cell stream; and a network interface, coupled to said ATM multiplexer, for transmitting the ATM cell stream to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:
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an ATM demultiplexer for demultiplexing ATM cell streams received from the network into a plurality of ATM cells; an extractor circuit, coupled to said ATM demultiplexer, for extracting cell headers from ATM cells leaving ATM cell payloads; an ATM adaptation processor, coupled to said extractor circuit, for converting the ATM cell payloads into user protocol data units; and a transmission processor, coupled to said ATM adaptation processor, for transmitting user protocol data units as first RF signals to at least one subscriber, said transmission processor including, a broadcast processor for transmitting user protocol data units as first RF signals to all subscribers within a service area of the base station; and a sector processor for transmitting user protocol data units as first RF signals to at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of the service area of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a multi-service distribution system using ATM format signaling including a plurality of subscribers and an ATM network, a base station comprising:
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a sector processor for receiving RF signals from at least one subscriber in a predefined sector of a service area served by the base station and recovering user protocol data units from the RF signals; a sector multiplexer, connected to said sector processor for combining sectorized signals in the form of user protocol data units into a stream of user protocol data units; an ATM adaptation processor, coupled to said sector multiplexer, for converting the user protocol data units into an ATM cell payload; a generator circuit, coupled to said ATM adaptation processor, for generating an ATM cell header and combining the ATM cell header with the ATM cell payload to form an ATM cell; an ATM multiplexer, coupled to said generator circuit, for multiplexing the ATM cell with other ATM cells to form an ATM cell stream; and a network interface, coupled to said ATM multiplexer, for transmitting the ATM cell stream to the network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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