Distribution of wireless telephony and data signals in a substantially closed environment
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network;
a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data; and
at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes;
a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals,a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with wireless terminals, anda data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the host unit and to the wireless terminals.
14 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A communication system is provided. The communication system includes a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network. A communication link carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data. At least one remote antenna unit is communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link. The remote antenna unit communicates the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data with wireless terminals. The at least one remote unit further communicates digitized telephony signals and wireless data signals with the host unit over the communication link.
201 Citations
32 Claims
-
1. A communication system, comprising:
-
a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network; a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data; and at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes; a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals, a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with wireless terminals, and a data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the host unit and to the wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A remote antenna unit for communicating with wireless data terminals and wireless telephones, the unit comprising:
-
a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate with the wireless telephones; wherein the broadband digitization circuit includes a port that is configured to communicate with a host unit over a communication link used for both wireless data and wireless telephony signals; a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate with the wireless data terminals; and a data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the wireless data terminals and for transmission to a host unit over the communication link with the wireless telephony signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method for transporting wireless telephony signals and wireless data in a substantially closed environment, the method comprising:
-
receiving wireless telephony signals and wireless data at a common location; formatting the wireless data for transmission; inserting the formatted wireless data into the wireless telephony signals; transmitting the wireless data and the wireless telephony signals over a common communication link to a host unit; providing the wireless telephony signals to a telephony network; and providing the wireless data to a data network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A communication system, comprising:
a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network; a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data; at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit communicates the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data with wireless terminals; wherein the at least one remote antenna unit includes an RF to digital converter that digitizes the RF spectrum used for the wireless telephony signals; wherein the at least one remote antenna unit further communicates the digitized RF spectrum used for the wireless telephony signals and wireless data signals with the host unit over the communication link, and wherein the at least one remote antenna unit includes a multiplexer that inserts wireless data into data words with the digitized RF spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
-
23. A transport system for transporting signals for first and second wireless networks, the transport system comprising:
-
a first interface that is adapted to communicate signals with wireless terminals from the first and second wireless networks, wherein the first interface further combines signals from the first and second wireless networks into selected bit locations of shared data words; a second interface that is adapted to communicate signals with the first and second wireless networks; and a communication medium, coupled between the first and second interfaces, the communication medium adapted to transport the data words for the first and second wireless networks between the first and second interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A system for transporting wireless telephony signals for a first wireless network and wireless data for a second wireless network, the system comprising:
-
a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network; a communication link that transports both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data in common N-bit words with X bits for wireless telephony signals and up to N–
X bits for wireless data; andat least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes; a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals using a first wireless air interface, a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with other wireless terminals using a second wireless air interface, a data formatting circuit coupled to the wireless data transceiver that formats the wireless data for transmission onto the host unit and to the wireless terminals; a multiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit, that inserts the formatted wireless data into the common N-bit words for transport to the host unit; and a demultiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit, that removes the wireless data from common N-bit words for transmission by the wireless data transceiver.
-
-
29. A remote antenna unit for a system for transporting wireless telephony signals from a first wireless network and wireless data for a second wireless network, the remote antenna unit comprising:
-
a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals using a first wireless air interface, a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with other wireless terminals using a second wireless air interface, a data formatting circuit coupled to the wireless data transceiver that formats the wireless data for transmission to a host unit and to the wireless terminals; a multiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit, that inserts the formatted wireless data into the common N-bit words for transport to the host unit; and a demultiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit, that removes the wireless data from common N-bit words for transmission by the wireless data transceiver.
-
-
30. A system for transporting wireless telephony signals and wireless data in a substantially closed environment, the system comprising:
-
means for receiving wireless telephony signals over a first wireless air interface; means for receiving wireless data over a second wireless air interface at a common location with the means for receiving the wireless telephony signals; means, coupled to the means for receiving wireless data, for formatting the wireless data for transport; means, coupled to the means for formatting, for inserting the formatted wireless data into the wireless telephony signals; means, coupled to the means for inserting, for transporting the wireless data and the wireless telephony signals over a common communication link to a host unit; means, coupled to the means for transporting, for providing the wireless telephony signals to a telephony network; and means, coupled to the means for transporting, for providing the wireless data to a data network.
-
-
31. A method for transporting wireless telephony signals and wireless data in a substantially closed environment, the method comprising:
-
receiving wireless telephony signals over a first air interface; receiving wireless data over a second, different air interface at a common location; formatting the wireless data for transport; inserting the formatted wireless data into N-bit words used for transporting the wireless telephony signals; transporting the N-bit words over a communication link to a host unit; providing the wireless telephony signals to a telephony network; and providing the wireless data to a data network.
-
-
32. A system for transporting wireless signals for a first wireless network and wireless signals for a second wireless network, the system comprising:
-
a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless signals with a first network and adapted to communicate wireless signals with a second network; a communication link that transports both the wireless signals for the first wireless network and the wireless signals for the second wireless network in common N-bit words with X bits for the wireless signals for the first wireless network and up to N–
X bits for wireless signals for the second wireless network; andat least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes; a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless signals with wireless terminals using a first wireless air interface, a wireless transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless signals with other wireless terminals using a second wireless air interface, a data formatting circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver that formats the wireless signals for transmission to the host unit and to the other wireless terminals; a multiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit that inserts the formatted wireless signals into the common N-bit words for transport to the host unit; and a demultiplexer, coupled between the data formatting circuit and the broadband digitization circuit, that removes the wireless signals from common N-bit words for transmission by the wireless transceiver.
-
Specification