Compression of baseband signals in base transceiver systems
First Claim
1. In a base transceiver system of a wireless communication network, a method for transferring communication data for transmission to wireless subscribers, including generating signal samples of a plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels in a baseband processor for transfer to a radio frequency (RF) unit over a serial data link, the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels including at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel comprised of signal samples for a composite of signals to be transmitted to multiple wireless subscribers, each signal sample associated with one of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels, wherein each signal sample includes an in-phase (I) sample and a quadrature (Q) sample, the RF unit including a digital up converter (DUC) that upconverts a sequence of signal samples of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels to a plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels to form a single upconverted digital signal comprised of upconverted signal samples from the plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels, and a digital to analog converter (DAC) that converts the upconverted digital signal to an analog signal, wherein the RF unit is coupled to an antenna to transmit the analog signal, the analog signal representing the plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels, the method comprising:
- compressing the signal samples corresponding to each baseband antenna-carrier channel, including the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel, to form compressed samples in accordance with a compression control parameter wherein each compressed sample includes a compressed I sample and a compressed Q sample, wherein the compressed samples for the particular baseband antenna-carrier channel represent the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers;
formatting the compressed samples for transfer over the serial data link;
transferring the compressed samples over the serial data link to the RF unit;
receiving the compressed samples at the RF unit; and
decompressing the compressed samples in accordance with a decompression control parameter to form decompressed signal samples corresponding to each baseband antenna-carrier channel, wherein each decompressed sample includes a decompressed I sample and a decompressed Q sample, wherein the decompressed signal samples for the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel reconstruct the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers, and wherein the decompressed signal samples are provided to the DUC for forming the upconverted digital signal.
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Abstract
A signal compression method and apparatus for a base transceiver system (BTS) in a wireless communication network provides efficient transfer of compressed signal samples over serial data links in the system. For the uplink, an RF unit of the BTS compresses baseband signal samples resulting from analog to digital conversion of a received analog signal followed by digital downconversion. The compressed signal samples are transferred over the serial data link to the baseband processor then decompressed prior to normal signal processing. For the downlink, the baseband processor compresses baseband signal samples and transfers the compressed signal samples to the RF unit. The RF unit decompresses the compressed samples prior to digital upconversion and digital to analog conversion to form an analog signal for transmission over an antenna. Compression and decompression can be incorporated into operations of conventional base stations and distributed antenna systems, including OBSAI or CPRI compliant systems.
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37 Claims
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1. In a base transceiver system of a wireless communication network, a method for transferring communication data for transmission to wireless subscribers, including generating signal samples of a plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels in a baseband processor for transfer to a radio frequency (RF) unit over a serial data link, the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels including at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel comprised of signal samples for a composite of signals to be transmitted to multiple wireless subscribers, each signal sample associated with one of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels, wherein each signal sample includes an in-phase (I) sample and a quadrature (Q) sample, the RF unit including a digital up converter (DUC) that upconverts a sequence of signal samples of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels to a plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels to form a single upconverted digital signal comprised of upconverted signal samples from the plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels, and a digital to analog converter (DAC) that converts the upconverted digital signal to an analog signal, wherein the RF unit is coupled to an antenna to transmit the analog signal, the analog signal representing the plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels, the method comprising:
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compressing the signal samples corresponding to each baseband antenna-carrier channel, including the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel, to form compressed samples in accordance with a compression control parameter wherein each compressed sample includes a compressed I sample and a compressed Q sample, wherein the compressed samples for the particular baseband antenna-carrier channel represent the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers; formatting the compressed samples for transfer over the serial data link; transferring the compressed samples over the serial data link to the RF unit; receiving the compressed samples at the RF unit; and decompressing the compressed samples in accordance with a decompression control parameter to form decompressed signal samples corresponding to each baseband antenna-carrier channel, wherein each decompressed sample includes a decompressed I sample and a decompressed Q sample, wherein the decompressed signal samples for the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel reconstruct the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers, and wherein the decompressed signal samples are provided to the DUC for forming the upconverted digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a base transceiver system of a wireless communication network, including a radio frequency (RF) unit coupled to an antenna to transmit an analog signal and a baseband processor coupled to the RF unit by a serial data link, the baseband processor providing a plurality of signal samples for a plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels derived from communication data for transmission to wireless subscribers, each signal sample associated with one of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels, wherein each signal sample includes an in-phase (I) sample and a quadrature (Q) sample, the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels including at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel comprised of signal samples for a composite of signals to be transmitted to multiple wireless subscribers, the RF unit including a digital up converter (DUC) that upconverts the signal samples of the plurality of baseband antenna-carrier channels to a plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels to form a single upconverted digital signal and a digital to analog converter (DAC) that converts the upconverted digital signal to the analog signal, the analog signal representing the plurality of upconverted antenna-carrier channels, an apparatus for data transfer from the baseband processor to the RF unit, comprising:
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a plurality of compressors, each compressor compressing signal samples of a corresponding baseband antenna-carrier channel in accordance with a compression control parameter to form compressed samples, wherein each compressed sample includes a compressed I sample and a compressed Q sample, one of the plurality of compressors compressing signal samples of the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel, and wherein the compressed samples for the particular baseband antenna-carrier channel represent the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers; a formatter coupled to the plurality of compressors and formatting the compressed samples in accordance with a data transfer protocol; the serial data link coupled to the formatter for transferring the compressed samples to the RF unit; the RF unit coupled to the serial data link to receive the compressed samples; and a plurality of decompressors at the RF unit, each decompressor receiving the compressed samples of the corresponding baseband antenna-carrier channel and forming decompressed signal samples, wherein each decompressed signal sample includes a decompressed I sample and a decompressed Q sample, wherein the decompressed signal samples for the at least one particular baseband antenna-carrier channel reconstruct the composite of signals to be transmitted to the multiple wireless subscribers, and wherein the decompressed signal samples are provided to the DUC for forming the upconverted digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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