Radio heads and methods and systems for communicating data between radio heads
First Claim
1. A radio communications system comprising:
- a first radio head comprising;
at least first and second transceivers; and
a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot, wherein the first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots, wherein the first control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers and wherein the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots; and
a second radio head comprising;
at least third and fourth transceivers; and
a second control processor coupled with each of the at least third and fourth transceivers wherein the second control processor receives the second plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot from the first control processor, wherein the second control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots, and wherein the control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers, wherein the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one control timeslot.
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Abstract
Radio heads, methods and systems are provided for communicating data in a radio communications system. The data communications system includes first and second radio heads. The first radio head has at least first and second transceivers. The first radio head includes a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot. The first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers. Finally, the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots. The second radio head includes at least third and fourth transceivers. The second radio head further includes a second control processor coupled with each of the at least third and fourth transceivers wherein the second control processor receives the second plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot from the first control processor and reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots. The control processor further provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers.
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37 Claims
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1. A radio communications system comprising:
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a first radio head comprising; at least first and second transceivers; and a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot, wherein the first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots, wherein the first control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers and wherein the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots; and a second radio head comprising; at least third and fourth transceivers; and a second control processor coupled with each of the at least third and fourth transceivers wherein the second control processor receives the second plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot from the first control processor, wherein the second control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots, and wherein the control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers, wherein the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one control timeslot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radio communications system comprising:
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a first radio head comprising; at least first and second transceivers; and a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot, wherein the first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots, wherein the first control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers and wherein the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots; and a second radio head comprising; at least third and fourth transceivers; and a second control processor coupled with each of the at least third and fourth transceivers wherein the second control processor receives the second plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot from the first control processor, wherein the second control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of time slots, and wherein the control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers, wherein the first control processor extracts information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and wherein the second control processor extracts information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of time slots and wherein the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one control timeslot, and wherein the information in the same at least one control timeslot changes from the first radio head to the second radio head due to the extraction of existing information from the at same least one control timeslot and the placement of new information in the same at least one control timeslot.
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12. A radio communications system comprising:
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a first radio head comprising; at least first and second transceivers; and a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot, wherein the first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots, wherein the first control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of time slots to each of the first and second transceivers and wherein the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots; a second radio head comprising; at least third and fourth transceivers; and a second control processor coupled with each of the at least third and fourth transceivers wherein the second control processor receives the second plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot from the first control processor, wherein the second control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots, and wherein the control processor provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers; and an error correction interface between the first radio head and the second radio head. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A radio communications system, comprising:
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a mobile switching center; a control cabinet that communicates with the mobile switching center over a carrier bus according to a carrier protocol; a first radio head that communicates with the control cabinet, the first radio head comprising; a first control signal processor that processes a first plurality of timeslots including at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a first plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the first control signal processor, the first plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots; and a second radio head that communicates with first radio head, the second radio head comprising; a second control signal processor that processes a second plurality of timeslots having at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a second plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the second control signal processor, the second plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots, wherein the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one dedicated control timeslot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A radio communications system, comprising:
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a mobile switching center; a control cabinet that communicates with the mobile switching center over a carrier bus according to a carrier protocol; a first radio head that communicates with the control cabinet, the first radio head comprising; a first control signal processor that processes a first plurality of timeslots including at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a first plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the first control signal processor, the first plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots; and a second radio head that communicates with first radio head, the second radio head comprising; a second control signal processor that processes a second plurality of timeslots having at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a second plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the second control signal processor, the second plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots, wherein the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one control timeslot, and wherein the information in the same at least one control timeslot changes from the first radio head to the second radio head due to the extraction of existing information from the at same least one control timeslot of information and the placement of new information in the same at least one control timeslot of information.
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24. A radio communications system, comprising:
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a mobile switching center; a control cabinet that communicates with the mobile switching center over a carrier bus according to a carrier protocol; a first radio head that communicates with the control cabinet, the first radio head comprising; a first control signal processor that processes a first plurality of timeslots including at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a first plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the first control signal processor, the first plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots; and a second radio head that communicates with first radio head, the second radio head comprising; a second control signal processor that processes a second plurality of timeslots having at least one dedicated control timeslot; and a second plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the second control signal processor, the second plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from the at least one dedicated control timeslot of the second plurality of time slots; and an error correction interface between the first radio head and the second radio head. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A radio head, comprising:
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a control signal processor that processes a plurality of timeslots including at least one dedicated control timeslot of control information; a plurality of transceivers electrically coupled to the control signal processor, the plurality of transceivers each receiving control information from a shared at least one dedicated control timeslot; and an error correction interface that processes the control information from the EMRP bus before the plurality of timeslots is communicated to the control signal processor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for communicating data in a radio communications system including a first radio head and a second radio head, the first radio head having first and second transceivers and a first control processor coupled to the first and second transceivers and the second radio head having third and fourth transceivers and a second control processor coupled to the third and fourth transceivers, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot of control information at the first control processor; providing the at least one control timeslot of control information of the first plurality of control timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers; generating a second plurality of timeslots at the first control processor; receiving the second plurality of timeslots from the first control processor at the second control processor including at least one control time slot of control information; and providing the at least one control timeslot of control information of the second plurality of control timeslots to each of the third and fourth transceivers, wherein the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and the at least one control timeslot of the second plurality of timeslots are the same at least one control timeslot and wherein the same at least one control timeslot is a bus. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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