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Method and apparatus for multiplexing in a wireless communication infrastructure

  • US 6,826,163 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2001
  • Issued: 11/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network, comprising:

  • a plurality of antennas optically coupled over the network to a plurality of base transceiver stations, the base transceiver stations configured to provide cellular transmission;

    a plurality of links that couple the plurality of antennas and the plurality of base transceiver stations, at least one multiple transmission path link of the plurality of links providing multiple transmission paths between at least a portion of the base transceiver stations with at least a portion of the antennas, at least a portion of the plurality of links providing optical multiplexing of multiple operators;

    at least one optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) coupled to the at least one multiple transmission path link, the OADM capable of selecting at least one wavelength transmitted on the at least one multiple transmission link, while passing other wavelengths; and

    wherein one of the transmission paths between one of the base transceiver stations and one of the antennas passes through the OADM prior to reaching the one of the antennas.

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