Communication system using optical fibers
First Claim
1. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
- down- and up-link optical fibers;
N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1;
a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
said first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals, whereinsaid single-cell communication system not being part of a multi-cell communication system.
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Abstract
A divider/combiner unit combines RF signals, then converts the combined signal into an optical signal and sends it over an optical fiber. N radio access units each convert the optical signal received from the optical fiber into an RF signal and transmits it from an antenna, and each radio access unit converts an RF signal received by the antenna into an optical signal and sends it over an optical fiber to the divider/combiner unit. The divider/combiner unit converts the received optical signal into RF signals and outputs them. This system is operated as plurality of communication systems in common to them in correspondence to a plurality of input/output terminals of the divider/combiner unit.
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1. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; andsaid first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals, whereinsaid single-cell communication system not being part of a multi-cell communication system.
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2. A communication system using, optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; andsaid first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals,said divider/combiner units comprises;
a down-link divider for dividing an RF signal of a first down-link frequency band, provided to one input terminal of said plurality of input/output terminal, into N signals;
N down-link multiplexers each for multiplexing different one of said N signals from said down-link divider with corresponding one of RF signals provided to remaining N input terminals of said N input/output terminals, adjacent ones of said RF signals having different frequencies in a second down-link frequency band different from said first down-link frequency band;
N electro/optic converters for converting the outputs from said N down-link multiplexers into optical signals of different wavelengths; and
a down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters and providing the multiplexed output as said down-link optical signal to said downlink optical fiber; andsaid N radio access units each comprising;
a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting a down-link optical signal of one of said different wavelengths from said down-link optical signal on said down-link optical fiber;
a down-link opto/electric converter for converting said extracted optical signal into an electric RF signal;
a first down-link filter for extracting said RF signal of said first down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said extracted RF signal to said antenna means; and
a second down-link filter for extracting said RF signal of said second down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said extracted RF signal to said antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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3. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems;said divider/combiner units comprises;
a down-link divider for dividing an RF signal of a first down-link frequency band, provided to one input terminal of said plurality of input/output terminal, into N signals;
N down-link multiplexers each for multiplexing different one of said N signals from said down-link divider with corresponding one of RF signals provided to remaining N input terminals of said N input/output terminals, adjacent ones of said RF signals having different frequencies in a second down-link frequency band different from said first down-link frequency band;
N electro/optic converters for converting the outputs from said N down-link multiplexers into optical signals of different wavelengths; and
a down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters and providing the multiplexed output as said down-link optical signal to said down-link optical fiber; andsaid N radio access units each comprising;
a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting a down-link optical signal of one of said different wavelengths from said down-link optical signal on said down-link optical fiber;
a down-link opto/electric converter for converting said extracted optical signal into an electric RF signal;
a first down-link filter for extracting said RF signal of said first down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said extracted RF signal to said antenna means; and
a second down-link filter for extracting said RF signal of said second down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said extracted RF signal to said antenna means.
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7. A communication system using, optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; andsaid first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals,said N radio access unit each comprises;
a first up-link third filter for extracting an RF signal of a first up-link frequency band from a received signal of said antenna means;
a second up-link fourth filter for extracting an RF signal of a second up-link frequency band different from said first up-link frequency band from said received signal of said antenna means;
an up-link combiner for combining said RF signals from said first and second up-link filters;
an up-link electro/optic converter for converting the output from said up-link combiner into an optical signal of a different wavelength; and
an up-link optical multiplexer for providing said converted optical signal as said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber; andsaid divider/combiner unit comprises;
an up-link optical demultiplexer for demultiplexing said optical signal from said up-link optical fiber into N optical signals of different wavelengths;
N up-link opto/electric converters for converting said N optical signals of different wavelengths into electric RF signals;
N up-link dividers each for dividing one of said electric RF signals from said N up-link opto/electric converters into two RF signals; and
a second up-link combiner for combining one of said two output RF signals from each of said N up-link dividers and providing said combined RF signal to one output terminal of said plurality of input/output terminals, the other output RF signals from said N up-link dividers being provided to the remaining N output terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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8. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being, an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems;said N radio access unit each comprises;
a first up-link third filter for extracting an RF signal of a first up-link frequency band from a received signal of said antenna means;
a second up-link fourth filter for extracting an RF signal of a second up-link frequency band different from said first up-link frequency band from said received signal of said antenna means;
an up-link combiner for combining said first and second up-link RF signals from said first and second up-link filters;
an up-link electro/optic converter for converting the output from said up-link combiner into an optical signal of a different wavelength; and
an up-link optical multiplexer for providing said converted optical signal as said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber; andsaid divider/combiner unit comprises;
an up-link optical divider for dividing said optical signal from said up-link optical fiber into two optical signals;
a first up-link opto/electric converter for converting one of said two optical signals from said up-link optical divider into a first up-link electric signal;
a third up-link filter for extracting said first up-link RF signal of said first up-link frequency band from said first up-link electric signal converted by said first up-link opto/electric converter and providing said extracted first up-link RF signal to one of outputs of said input/output terminals;
an up-link optical demultiplexer for demultiplexing the other optical signal divided by said optical divider into N optical signals of different wavelengths;
N second up-link opto/electric converters for converting said N optical signals of different wavelengths into N second up-link electric RF signals; and
N fourth up-link filters for extracting N second up-link RF signals of different frequencies in said second up-link frequency band from said second up-link electric signals converted by said N second up-link opto/electric converters and providing said N extracted second up-link RF signals to the other remaining N output terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals.
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10. A communication system using, optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; andsaid first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals,said divider/combiner unit receives a radio RF signal of a first down-link frequency band at one of input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals and N radio RF signals of a second down-link frequency band different from said first down-link frequency band at the other N input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals;
said divider/combiner unit comprises;
N down-link electro/optic converters for converting said N radio RF signals of said second down-link frequency band into optical signals of different wavelengths;
a down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters; and
an external optical modulator for externally modulating the multiplexed optical signal from said down-link optical multiplexer by said radio RF signal of said first down-link frequency band and providing the modulated output as said down-link optical signal to said down-link optical fiber; andsaid N radio access units each comprise;
a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting a down-link optical signal of a different wavelength from said down-link optical fiber;
a down-link opto/electric converter for converting said down-link optical signal, extracted by said down-link optical demultiplexer, into an electric RF signal;
a first down-link filter for extracting a first down-link RF signal of said first down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said first down-link extracted RF signal to said antenna means; and
a second down-link filter for extracting a second down-link RF signal of said second down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said second down-link RF signal to said antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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11. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems;said divider/combiner unit receives a radio RF signal of a first down-link frequency band at one of input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals and N radio RF signals of a second down-link frequency band different from said first down-link frequency band at the other N input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals;
said divider/combiner unit comprises;
N down-link electro/optic converters for converting said N radio RF signals of said second down-link frequency band into optical signals of different wavelengths;
a down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters; and
an external optical modulator for externally modulating the multiplexed optical signal from said down-link optical multiplexer by said radio RF signal of said first down-link frequency band and providing the modulated output as said down-link optical signal to said down-link optical fiber; andsaid N radio access units each comprise;
a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting a down-link optical signal of a different wavelength from said down-link optical fiber;
a down-link opto/electric converter for converting said down-link optical signal, extracted by said down-link optical demultiplexer, into an electric RF signal;
a first down-link filter for extracting a first down-link RF signal of said first down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said first down-link extracted RF signal to said antenna means; and
a second down-link filter for extracting a second down-link RF signal of said second down-link frequency band from said electric RF signal and providing said second down-link RF signal to said antenna means.
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14. A communication system using, optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems; andsaid first and second communication systems which are;
a single-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as a single cell corresponding to one of said plurality of input/output terminals; and
a multi-cell communication system for causing said N radio access units to function as N multiple cells corresponding to the remaining N of said plurality of input/output terminals,said N radio access unit each comprises;
a first up-link filter for extracting a first up-link RF signal of a first up-link frequency band from a received signal of said antenna means;
a second up-link filter for extracting a second up-link RF signal of a second up-link frequency band different from said first up-link frequency band from said received signal of said antenna means;
an up-link combiner for combining said first and second up-link RF signals from said first and second up-link filters;
an up-link electro/optic converter for converting the output from said up-link combiner into an optical signal of a different wavelength; and
an up-link optical multiplexer for providing said converted optical signal as said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber; andsaid divider/combiner unit comprises;
an up-link optical divider for dividing said optical signal from said up-link optical fiber into two optical signals;
a first up-link opto/electric converter for converting one of said two optical signals from said up-link optical divider into a first up-link electric signal;
a third up-link filter for extracting said first up-link RF signal of said first up-link frequency band from said first up-link electric signal converted by said first up-link opto/electric converter and providing said extracted first up-link RF signal to one of outputs of said input/output terminals;
an up-link optical demultiplexer for demultiplexing the other optical signal divided by said optical divider into N optical signals of different wavelengths;
N second up-link opto/electric converters for converting said N optical signals of different wavelengths into N second up-link electric RF signals; and
N fourth up-link filters for extracting N second up-link RF signals of different frequencies in said second up-link frequency band from said second up-link electric signals converted by said N second up-link opto/electric converters and providing said N extracted second up-link RF signals to the other remaining N output terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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15. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal corresponding said first and second communication systems;said N radio access unit each comprises;
a first up-link filter for extracting a first up-link RF signal of a first up-link frequency band from a received signal of said antenna means;
a second up-link filter for extracting a second up-link RF signal of a second up-link frequency band different from said first up-link frequency band from said received signal of said antenna means;
an up-link combiner for combining said first and second up-link RF signals from said first and second up-link filters;
an up-link electro/optic converter for converting the output from said up-link combiner into an optical signal of a different wavelength; and
an up-link optical multiplexer for providing said converted optical signal as said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber; andsaid divider/combiner unit comprises;
an up-link optical divider for dividing said optical signal from said up-link optical fiber into two optical signals;
a first up-link opto/electric converter for converting one of said two optical signals from said up-link optical divider into a first up-link electric signal;
a third up-link filter for extracting said first up-link RF signal of said first up-link frequency band from said first up-link electric signal converted by said first up-link opto/electric converter and providing said extracted first up-link RF signal to one of outputs of said input/output terminals;
an up-link optical demultiplexer for demultiplexer the other optical signal divided b said optical divider into N optical signals of different wavelengths;
N second up-link opto/electric converters for converting said N optical signals of different wavelengths into N second up-link electric RF signals; and
N fourth up-link filters for extracting N second up-link RF signals of different frequencies in said second up-link frequency band from said second up-link electric signals converted by said N second up-link opto/electric converters and providing said N extracted second up-link RF signals to the other remaining N output terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals.
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17. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link-RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers;
respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems, and converts said up-link RF optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems;said first communication system which;
is a system on which a single-cell formed by said N radio access units operates K-fold in correspondence to K of said input/output terminals; andsaid second communication system which;
is a system on which multiple cells formed by said N radio access units operate L-fold in correspondence to the remaining L sets of input/output terminals, each of said L sets being composed of N input/output terminals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A communication system of using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units, each of which has antenna means, connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1; a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link RF optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems;said first and second communication systems which;
are a pair of K communication systems that are implemented by causing a single cell, formed by said N radio access units, to operate K-fold, where K is an integer equal to or greater than 2;said divider/combiner unit comprises; K down-link dividers each for dividing one of K down-link RF signals of frequency bands FA-1, . . . , FA-K, provided to K input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals, into N down-link RF signals; N down-link multiplexers each for multiplexing said K down-link RF signals from said K down-link dividers; N down-link electro/optic converters for converting the outputs from said N down-link multiplexers into optical signals of different wavelengths λ
1, . . . , λ
N, respectively; anda down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters and providing the multiplexed optical signal as a down-link optical signal to said down-link optical fiber; and wherein, letting i=1, . . . ,N, an i-th one of said N radio access units comprises; a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting the down-link optical signal of the wavelength λ
i from said down-link optical signal on said down-link optical fiber;a down-link opto/electric converter for converting said down-link optical signal extracted by said down-link optical demultiplexer into an electric signal; and a down-link demultiplexer for extracting said K down-link RF signals of said frequency bands FA-1. . . , FAK from said electric signals extracted by said down-link opto/electric converter and providing said K down-link RF signals to said antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A communication system using optical fibers, said communication system comprising:
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down- and up-link optical fibers; N radio access units each of which has antenna means connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, converts a down-link optical signal received from said down-link optical fiber to a down-link RF signal and sends said down-link RF signal by said antenna means, and converts an up-link RF signal received by said antenna means to an up-link optical signal and sends said up-link optical signal to said up-link optical fiber, said N being an integer equal to or greater than 1, a divider/combiner unit which;
has a plurality of input/output terminals;
connected to first and second communication systems corresponding to said plurality of input/output terminals, together with said down- and up-link optical fibers and said N radio access units connected to said down- and up-link optical fibers, respectively;
converts a down-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminals into an optical signal and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems; and
converts said up-link RF optical signal, sent over said up-link optical fiber from said radio access units corresponding to said first and second communication systems, into an up-link RF signal, and providing an up-link RF signal input to each of said input/output terminal into an optical signal, and sends the converted optical signal as said down-link optical signal via said down-link optical fiber to those of said radio access units corresponding said first and second communication systems;said first and second communication systems which;
are a pair of L communication systems that are implemented by causing a single cell, formed by said N radio access units, to operate L-fold, where L is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and down-link RF signals of frequency bands FB-1, . . . , FB-L are provided to L sets of N input terminals of said plurality of input/output terminals; andwherein, letting i=1, . . . , N, said divider/combiner unit comprises; N down-link multiplexers, an i-th one of which combines said down-link RF signals from i-th input terminals of said L sets of input terminals; N down-link electro/optic converters for converting the outputs from said N down-link multiplexers into optical signals of different wavelengths λ
1, . . . , λ
N; anda down-link optical multiplexer for multiplexing said optical signals from said N down-link electro/optic converters and providing the multiplexed output as a down-link optical signal to said down-link optical fiber; and an i-th one of said N radio access units comprises; a down-link optical demultiplexer for extracting the optical signal of the wavelength k;
from said down-link optical signal on said down-link optical fiber;an opto/electric converter for converting said down-link optical signal from said down-link optical demultiplexer into an electric signal; and a down-link demultiplexer for extracting said down-link RF signals of said frequency bands FB-1, . . . , FB-L from said electric signal converted by said down-link opto/electric converter and providing said extracted down-link RF signals to said antenna means. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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