Mobile communication system
First Claim
1. An optical transmission system for connecting a mobile communication unit to a network, said optical transmission system comprising:
- a converting station operable to perform conversion between a radio frequency electrical signal and an optical signal and adapted to be connected to the network through an electrical signal transmission cable, wherein the converting station has a radio modem adapted to be connected to the network through the electrical signal transmission cable and operable to perform modulation/demodulation between a network-frequency electrical signal and a radio frequency electrical signal and a central station operable to perform conversion between the radio frequency electrical signal processed by the radio modem and an optical signal to be transmitted through an optical fiber cable;
a relay-transmitting station operable to distribute and couple optical signals the relay-transmitting station being connected to the converting station through upward and downward optical fiber cables, and the relay-transmitting station having a plurality of optical-electrical converters;
a plurality of terminal stations operable to perform radio communication with the mobile communication unit and conversion between an electrical signal and an optical signal the terminal stations being connected to the optical-electrical converters, respectively, of the relay-transmitting station through upward and downward optical fiber cables;
at least one additional radio modem, wherein the radio modem and the at least one additional radio modem are a plurality of radio modems, the plurality of radio modems each being used in accordance with a communication mode;
a distributor; and
a coupler operable to couple a plurality of radio frequency electrical signals modulated by the plurality of radio modems and output a coupled signal to the central station and the distributor, the distributor being operable to distribute a radio frequency electrical signal converted in the central station to a corresponding one of the radio modems in accordance with a communication mode.
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Abstract
An optical transmission system for mobile communication compensates for disadvantages of the star type and the multicipital type systems. In the system, a radio modem for per forming modulation/demodulation between a circuit frequency electrical signal and a radio frequency electrical signal is connected to a network through an electrical signal transmission cable, a central station for performing conversion between a radio frequency electrical signal and an optical signal is connected to a relay-transmitting station for distributing and coupling optical signals through downward and upward optical fiber cables, a plurality of terminal stations for performing radio communication with a mobile communication unit and conversion between an electrical signal and an optical signal are connected to the relay-transmitting station through downward and upward optical fiber cables, the central station is connected with the relay-transmitting station by a small number of optical fiber cables, and the relay-transmitting station is connected with a plurality of terminal stations by optical fiber cables so that the terminal stations are independent from each other.
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1. An optical transmission system for connecting a mobile communication unit to a network, said optical transmission system comprising:
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a converting station operable to perform conversion between a radio frequency electrical signal and an optical signal and adapted to be connected to the network through an electrical signal transmission cable, wherein the converting station has a radio modem adapted to be connected to the network through the electrical signal transmission cable and operable to perform modulation/demodulation between a network-frequency electrical signal and a radio frequency electrical signal and a central station operable to perform conversion between the radio frequency electrical signal processed by the radio modem and an optical signal to be transmitted through an optical fiber cable;
a relay-transmitting station operable to distribute and couple optical signals the relay-transmitting station being connected to the converting station through upward and downward optical fiber cables, and the relay-transmitting station having a plurality of optical-electrical converters;
a plurality of terminal stations operable to perform radio communication with the mobile communication unit and conversion between an electrical signal and an optical signal the terminal stations being connected to the optical-electrical converters, respectively, of the relay-transmitting station through upward and downward optical fiber cables;
at least one additional radio modem, wherein the radio modem and the at least one additional radio modem are a plurality of radio modems, the plurality of radio modems each being used in accordance with a communication mode;
a distributor; and
a coupler operable to couple a plurality of radio frequency electrical signals modulated by the plurality of radio modems and output a coupled signal to the central station and the distributor, the distributor being operable to distribute a radio frequency electrical signal converted in the central station to a corresponding one of the radio modems in accordance with a communication mode.
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Current AssigneeKokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
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Original AssigneeKokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
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InventorsImajo, Yoshihiro, Nara, Masaru
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Primary Examiner(s)Chan, Jason
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Assistant Examiner(s)Leung, Christina Y
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Application NumberUS09/570,044Time in Patent Office1,621 DaysField of Search398/115, 398/116, 398/117, 379/56.1, 379/56.2, 379/56.3US Class Current398/115CPC Class CodesH04B 10/25754 Star network topologyH04W 88/085 Access point devices with r...
