Metropolitan wide area network
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1. A wide area communication network comprising:
- at least two hub sites, said hub sites being interconnected by a communication backbone, each said hub site providing coverage in at least one sector;
at least two remote sites corresponding to each of said sectors; and
a point-to-multi point broadband wireless system, said at least two remote sites being coupled to a corresponding hub site through said point-to-multi point broadband wireless system, wherein said point-to-multi point broadband wireless system at each said hub site comprises;
a first radio unit operating on a first selectable frequency and providing coverage in a first sector;
a second radio unit operating on a second selectable frequency and providing coverage in a second sector, said second sector being substantially adjacent to said first sector; and
means for frequency selecting said first selectable frequency and said second selectable frequency from a plurality of available frequencies such that said first and second selectable frequencies are substantially separated thereby minimizing co-channel interference.
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Abstract
A wide area communication network includes at least two hub sites which are interconnected by a communication backbone Each hub site provides wireless coverage in at least one sector. At least two remote sites reside in each sectors and are coupled to a corresponding hub site via a point to multi point broadband wireless system. The network preferably includes at least one service node which is accessible to the remote sites via the hub sites and backbone.
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1. A wide area communication network comprising:
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at least two hub sites, said hub sites being interconnected by a communication backbone, each said hub site providing coverage in at least one sector;
at least two remote sites corresponding to each of said sectors; and
a point-to-multi point broadband wireless system, said at least two remote sites being coupled to a corresponding hub site through said point-to-multi point broadband wireless system, wherein said point-to-multi point broadband wireless system at each said hub site comprises;
a first radio unit operating on a first selectable frequency and providing coverage in a first sector;
a second radio unit operating on a second selectable frequency and providing coverage in a second sector, said second sector being substantially adjacent to said first sector; and
means for frequency selecting said first selectable frequency and said second selectable frequency from a plurality of available frequencies such that said first and second selectable frequencies are substantially separated thereby minimizing co-channel interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 30, 31)
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17. A broadband local metropolitan area telecommunication network providing fixed broadband wireless local access comprising:
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a plurality of subscribers, said subscribers including a subscriber radio unit, said subscriber radio unit operating on a frequency corresponding to a cell sector in which said subscriber resides, at least one of said subscribers having a plurality of associated customer premise equipment and including means for performing statistical multiplexing among said customer premise equipment and said radio unit;
a plurality of hub sites, said hub sites being interconnected by a Sonet based backbone;
said hub sites including a plurality of hub site radio units, said hub site radio units operating on a selectable frequency with at least one radio unit corresponding to a cell sector, said plurality of hub sites including means for dynamically allocating communication bandwidth among a plurality of subscribers within each said corresponding cell sector;
a plurality of value added service nodes, said service nodes being coupled to said backbone, said subscribers accessing said value added service nodes through said hub sites and said backbone; and
a central operations node, said central operations node being connected to each of said hub sites by a control network and providing remote control of said hub sites and remote control of said subscriber access to said service nodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32)
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