System and method for retransmission of data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving data information representing a digitized version of a radio frequency signal comprising at least one radio frequency channel to be transmitted over a wireless link; and
combining at least a portion of the data information and overhead bits generated from the data information, wherein the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits are combined according to a transport protocol for transmission of the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits over a transport communication medium;
wherein the digitized version of the radio frequency signal is generated by down converting the radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal and digitizing at least a portion of the intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal.
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Abstract
A received RF signal can include data information intended for transmission over a wireless communication link. The data information of the signal can be processed at a node to produce overhead bits supporting a serial transmission of the data information over a communication medium to another node. For example, the data information of the received signal and overhead bits can be combined or framed according to a serial transport protocol for transmission over the communication medium. This technique of mapping or framing the data information into a serial transport protocol is used to more efficiently transmit the data over the communication medium to a target receiver, where the original RF signal can be reconstructed.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data information representing a digitized version of a radio frequency signal comprising at least one radio frequency channel to be transmitted over a wireless link; and combining at least a portion of the data information and overhead bits generated from the data information, wherein the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits are combined according to a transport protocol for transmission of the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits over a transport communication medium; wherein the digitized version of the radio frequency signal is generated by down converting the radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal and digitizing at least a portion of the intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a first device to receive a signal from at least one second device, the signal comprising at least one radio frequency channel, wherein the first device generates data information representing a digitized version of at least a portion of the signal; wherein the first device generates overhead bits associated with transmission of the data information over a communication medium and combines the overhead bits with at least a portion of the data information according to a transport protocol for transmission over the communication medium to a third device; and
wherein the first device generates the data information by down converting the signal to an intermediate frequency version the signal and then digitizing at least a portion of the intermediate frequency version of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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10. The system of 9, further comprising a patch panel disposed in the first device for selecting which of multiple third devices the combined overhead bits and the at least a portion of the data information will be directed.
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12. A device comprising:
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a digitizer to generate data information representing a digitized version of at least a portion of a radio frequency signal comprising at least one radio frequency channel to be transmitted over a wireless link; and a framer to combine at least a portion of the data information and overhead bits generated from the data information; wherein the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits are combined according to a transport protocol for transmission of the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits over a transport communication medium to a second device; and wherein the digitizer comprises a down converter to down convert the radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal, wherein the digitizer digitizes at least a portion of the intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal in order to generate the data information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving data information representing a digitized version of a radio frequency signal comprising at least one radio frequency channel to be transmitted over a wireless link; and means for combining at least a portion of the data information and overhead bits generated from the data information, wherein the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits are combined according to a transport protocol for transmission of the at least a portion of the data information and the overhead bits over a transport communication medium; wherein the digitized version of the radio frequency signal is generated by down converting the radio frequency signal to an intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal and digitizing at least a portion of the intermediate frequency version of the radio frequency signal.
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