Public safety communications network architecture
First Claim
1. A cellular communications network architecture, comprising:
- a first base transceiver station;
wherein the first base transceiver station includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment;
a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes;
wherein the first base transceiver station is operatively coupled to the plurality of DAS nodes;
a second base transceiver station, wherein the second base transceiver station includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment;
wherein the public safety network communications equipment included in the first and second base transceiver stations provides communications over a frequency that is not available for use by commercial subscribers using the cellular communications network architecture;
wherein the first base transceiver station includes a first optical switch and wherein the second base transceiver station includes a second optical switch; and
a fiber optic communications link coupled between the first optical switch and the second optical switch, wherein the first base transceiver station is in communication with the second base transceiver station via the fiber optic communications link.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a communication between public safety officials is disclosed. In a system of the invention, a communications network architecture includes a base transceiver station hub where the base transceiver station hub includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment. The architecture also includes a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes and the base transceiver station hub is operatively coupled to the plurality of DAS nodes. In a method of the present invention, the method includes providing the public safety communication from the base transceiver station hub to one of a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes by public safety network communications equipment included in the base transceiver station hub.
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15 Claims
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1. A cellular communications network architecture, comprising:
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a first base transceiver station; wherein the first base transceiver station includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment; a plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes; wherein the first base transceiver station is operatively coupled to the plurality of DAS nodes; a second base transceiver station, wherein the second base transceiver station includes public safety network communications equipment and non-public safety network communications equipment; wherein the public safety network communications equipment included in the first and second base transceiver stations provides communications over a frequency that is not available for use by commercial subscribers using the cellular communications network architecture; wherein the first base transceiver station includes a first optical switch and wherein the second base transceiver station includes a second optical switch; and a fiber optic communications link coupled between the first optical switch and the second optical switch, wherein the first base transceiver station is in communication with the second base transceiver station via the fiber optic communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a communication between public safety officials, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first public safety communication from a first base transceiver station to one of a first plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes by public safety network communications equipment included in the first base transceiver station, wherein the first base transceiver station also includes non-public safety network communications equipment for supporting communications between subscribers to a commercial service provider network; providing a second public safety communication from a second base transceiver station to one of a second plurality of distributed antenna system (DAS) nodes by public safety network communications equipment included in the second base transceiver station, wherein the second base transceiver station also includes non-public safety network communications equipment for supporting communications between subscribers to the commercial service provider network; wherein the public safety network communications equipment included in the first and second base transceiver stations provides communications over a frequency that is not available for use by the subscribers to the commercial service provider network; wherein the first base transceiver station includes a first optical switch and wherein the second base transceiver station includes a second optical switch; and providing a communication from the first base transceiver station to the second base transceiver station via a fiber optic communications link coupled between the first optical switch and the second optical switch. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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