Dynamic wireless backhaul
First Claim
1. A method of communicating data comprising:
- from a plurality of backhaul sites that are each configured to wirelessly communicate with a particular access point, dynamically selecting at least a first backhaul site;
dynamically configuring at least one transmission parameter used to communicate a first backhaul data stream between the access point and the first backhaul site, wherein the at least one transmission parameter is selected from a group consisting of a transmit power, a data encoding scheme, a modulation scheme, and a transmission protocol;
dynamically selecting at least a second backhaul site;
deriving the first backhaul data stream from a source data stream;
deriving at least a second backhaul data stream from the source data stream;
wirelessly communicating the first backhaul data stream between the access point and the first backhaul site;
wirelessly communicating the second backhaul data stream between the access point and the second backhaul site; and
combining the first backhaul data stream with the second backhaul data stream.
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Abstract
A communication system and a method of communicating data. A first backhaul site can be dynamically selected from a plurality of backhaul sites that are each configured to wirelessly communicate with an access point. A controller can dynamically configure a transmission parameter used to communicate a first backhaul data stream between the access point and the first backhaul site. The first backhaul data stream can be derived from a source data stream and can be wirelessly communicated between the access point and the first backhaul site. A second backhaul site also can be selected. A second backhaul data stream also can be derived from the source data stream and wirelessly communicated between the access point and the second backhaul site. The first and second backhaul data streams can be combined.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of communicating data comprising:
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from a plurality of backhaul sites that are each configured to wirelessly communicate with a particular access point, dynamically selecting at least a first backhaul site; dynamically configuring at least one transmission parameter used to communicate a first backhaul data stream between the access point and the first backhaul site, wherein the at least one transmission parameter is selected from a group consisting of a transmit power, a data encoding scheme, a modulation scheme, and a transmission protocol; dynamically selecting at least a second backhaul site; deriving the first backhaul data stream from a source data stream; deriving at least a second backhaul data stream from the source data stream; wirelessly communicating the first backhaul data stream between the access point and the first backhaul site; wirelessly communicating the second backhaul data stream between the access point and the second backhaul site; and combining the first backhaul data stream with the second backhaul data stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication system comprising:
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an access point; a first backhaul site configured to wirelessly communicate with the access point; a controller that dynamically configures at least one transmission characteristic of a backhaul data stream communicated between the access point and the first backhaul site, wherein the transmission characteristic is selected from a group consisting of a transmit power, a data encoding scheme, a modulation scheme, and a transmission protocol; at least a second backhaul site configured to wirelessly communicate with the access point; and a combination/distribution site communicatively linked to the first and second backhaul sites, the combination/distribution site combining a first backhaul data stream with a second backhaul data stream. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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