Wide area transport networks for mobile radio access networks and methods of use
First Claim
1. A wide area transport network, comprising a plurality of network segments that comprise at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another, each of the plurality of network segments being configured to transmit at least one of a plurality of signals communicated between at least one baseband module and at least one wireless transceiver of a mobile wireless network, the plurality of signals corresponding to a digital fronthaul data flow between the at least one baseband module and the at least one wireless transceiver, at least one segment being configured to separate the fronthaul data flow into radio signal information, control protocol information, and user data flow and to transmit the radio signal information as radio frequency carrier signals and to transmit the control protocol information and the user data flow using digital communication methods, wherein the radio signal information is transmitted across the wide area transport network in an analog format while the control protocol information and user data flow are transmitted across the wide area transport network in a digitally encoded format.
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Abstract
Wide area transport networks for mobile Radio Access Networks, and methods of use are provided herein. An exemplary wide area transport network may include a plurality of network segments that include at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another. Each of the plurality of network segments may be configured to transmit at least one of a plurality of signals communicated between a baseband module and a wireless transceiver.
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- 1. A wide area transport network, comprising a plurality of network segments that comprise at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another, each of the plurality of network segments being configured to transmit at least one of a plurality of signals communicated between at least one baseband module and at least one wireless transceiver of a mobile wireless network, the plurality of signals corresponding to a digital fronthaul data flow between the at least one baseband module and the at least one wireless transceiver, at least one segment being configured to separate the fronthaul data flow into radio signal information, control protocol information, and user data flow and to transmit the radio signal information as radio frequency carrier signals and to transmit the control protocol information and the user data flow using digital communication methods, wherein the radio signal information is transmitted across the wide area transport network in an analog format while the control protocol information and user data flow are transmitted across the wide area transport network in a digitally encoded format.
- 14. A method, comprising transmitting fronthaul data flow across a wide area transport network that communicatively couples at least one baseband module and at least one wireless endpoint within a mobile wireless network, the wide area transport network comprising a plurality of network segments that comprise at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another, the fronthaul data flow being demultiplexed, processed and remultiplexed by fronthaul modules that may be coupled communicatively with mobile wireless transceivers of the mobile wireless network, at least one segment being configured to separate the fronthaul data flow into radio signal information, control protocol information, and user data flow, the radio signal information being transmitted as radio frequency carrier signals on at least one segment of the wide area transport network, according to key performance indicators of the mobile wireless network, and the control protocol information and user data flows being transported using digital communication methods.
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