Point-to-multipoint radio transmission system

• US 6,185,202 B1
• Filed: 02/11/1999
• Issued: 02/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ericsson AB (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Göckler, Heinz, Alberty, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HANH N
• Application Number:
  US09/155,391
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: H04/B.7208, 370/281, 370/295, 370/344, 370/343, 370/468, 370/341, 370/282, 375/219, 375/220, 375/222, 375/276, 375/277
• US Class Current: 370/344
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/14 WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; RLL [Radio Local Loop]

Abstract

In order to allow a flexible allocation of transmission capacities in a radio transmission system, without disrupting or interrupting existing radio connections, a control device is provided which, in the event of a change in the transmission channels, adjusts one or more of the transmission parameters in a central station and in affected subscriber stations in such a way that the bandwidth of the available radio channel is optimally utilized. For this purpose, the modems present in the central station and in the subscriber stations are equipped with two transmitted signal paths and two paths and two received signal paths, only one of received signal paths (ENC1, ENC2, IF1, IF2, MOD1, MOD2, DEM1, DEM2, DF1, DF2, DEC1, DEC2), only one of which is activated in each case for a signal transmission. The outputs of the transmitted signal paths and the inputs of the received signal paths are equipped with frequency splitters. In the event of a change in the transmission channels, the adjustment to the new transmission parameters takes place in the signal path that is not currently activated, and after acquisition of the new transmission parameters is complete, operation switches over to that signal path.

Claims

1. A point-to-multipoint radio transmission system, comprising:

a central station utilizing a first set of transmission channels and including at least one central station modem for each channel of the first set of the transmission channels;

subscriber stations utilizing a second set of transmission channels, each of the subscriber stations including at least one subscriber modem, each respective modem of the at least one station modem and of the at least one subscriber modem having two transmitting channels and two receiving channels, at least one signal being transmitted in the respective modem via only one of the transmitting or receiving channels; and

a control device adjusting at least one transmission parameter in at least one of the station and subscriber modems when a change occurs in one of the first and second sets of transmission channels, the at least one transmission parameter being adjusted to optimally utilize a bandwidth of an available radio channel, the at least one transmission parameter including at least one of a channel carrier frequency, a data rate, a modulation, a coding, a transmit level and signal quality evaluation parameters,

wherein, when the change occurs in one of the first and second sets of transmission channels, the control device adjusts further transmission parameters in a non-operating channel of the two transmitting channels or the two receiving channels, while the at least one signal is transmitted on a further channel of the two transmitting channels or the two receiving channels,

wherein, when the further transmission parameters are acquired, the control device switches to the non-operating channel, and

wherein at least one modem of the station and subscriber modems includes;

a first frequency splitter dividing an entire frequency band available for transmitting the at least one signal into at least two first subbands, wherein the at least one transmitting channel signal is selectively assigned to the at least two first subbands; and

a second frequency splitter dividing the entire frequency band available for receiving the at least one signal into at least two second subbands, wherein the at least one subband signal is selectively assigned to the two receiving channels.

2. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

an encoder and a modulator which are assigned to each of the two transmitting channels, and

an interpolation filter having an adjustable interpolation factor and preceding the modulator.

3. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes an interpolator following the first frequency splitter, the interpolator converting a complex digital output signal generated by the first frequency splitter to a real digital signal.

4. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 3, wherein the interpolator is a complex half-band filter.

5. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the second frequency splitter doubles a sampling frequency of the at least one signal.

6. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

a demodulator and a decoder assigned to each of the two receiving channels, and

a decimation filter following the demodulator, the decimation filter having an adjustable decimation factor.

7. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes a decimator preceding the second frequency splitter, the decimator converting real digital received signals into complex digital signals.

8. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 7, wherein the decimator is a complex half-band filter.

9. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the second frequency splitter reduces a sampling frequency of the at least one signal by one-half.

10. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second frequency splitters includes two bandpass filters having overlapping bandpass regions.

11. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1,

wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes an encoder, a modulator and a variable interpolation filter provided for both of the two transmitting channels, the interpolation filter having a variable interpolation factor and positioned between the encoder and the modulator, and

wherein the at least one signal is transmittable via the two transmitting channels in a time-multiplexed manner via the encoder, the modulator and the variable interpolation filter.

12. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1,

wherein at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes a demodulator, a decoder and a decimation filter for both of the two receiving channels, the decimation filter having a variable decimation factor and positioned between the demodulator and the decoder, and

wherein the at least one signal is transmittable on the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed manner via the demodulator, the decimation filter and the decoder.

13. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and the subscriber modem includes:

an encoder, a modulator and a common functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter provided for both of the two transmitting channels, the interpolation filter having a variable interpolation factor and positioned between the encoder and the modulator, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the common functional unit.

14. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

a demodulator, a decoder and a common functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter for both of the two receiving channels, the decimation filter having a variable decimation factor and positioned between the demodulator and the decoder, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the common functional unit.

15. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

an encoder, a modulator and a first functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter provided for both of the two receiving channels, the interpolation filter having a variable interpolation factor and positioned between the encoder and the modulator,

a second functional unit including a modulator and a demodulator, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the first and second functional units.

16. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

a demodulator, a decoder and a first functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter for both of the two receiving channels, the decimation filter having a variable decimation factor and positioned between the demodulator and the decoder,

a second functional unit including a modulator and a demodulator, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the first and second functional units.

17. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

an encoder, a modulator and a first functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter for both of the two receiving channels, the interpolation filter having a variable interpolation factor and positioned between the encoder and the modulator,

a second functional unit including an interpolator and a decimator, the interpolator having a fixed interpolation factor, the decimator having a fixed decimation factor, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the first and second functional units.

18. The point-to-multipoint radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one modem of the station modem and subscriber modem includes:

a demodulator, a decoder and a first functional unit including a variable decimation filter and a variable interpolation filter for both of the two receiving channels, the decimation filter having a variable decimation factor and positioned between the demodulator and the decoder,

a second functional unit including an interpolator and a decimator, the interpolator having a fixed interpolation factor, the decimator having a fixed decimation factor, and

multiplexer/demultiplexers transmitting the at least one signal via the two transmitting channels and via the two receiving channels in a time-multiplexed fashion via the first and second functional units.