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Wireless services distribution system

  • US 6,009,096 A
  • Filed: 07/18/1996
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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