System and method for increased bandwidth efficiency within microwave backhaul of a telecommunication system
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1. An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams;
signal processing circuitry for processing each of the received plurality of input data streams to apply a different orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of input data streams, combining at least two of the plurality of input data streams each having the different angular momentum applied thereto onto a single RF frequency;
a transmitter for transmitting the single RF frequency having the at least two input data streams, each with the different orbital angular momentums applied thereto over a radio frequency channel on the single RF frequency;
a receiver for receiving the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the radio frequency channel;
signal separator circuitry for separating each of the plurality of input data streams having the different orbital angular momentum from the received single RF frequency; and
second signal processing circuitry for removing the different orbital angular momentum from each of the plurality of input data streams.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system includes a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams. Signal processing circuitry transmits and receives the plurality of input data streams on at least one frequency. Each of the plurality of input data streams on the at least one frequency have a different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto.
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1. An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams; signal processing circuitry for processing each of the received plurality of input data streams to apply a different orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of input data streams, combining at least two of the plurality of input data streams each having the different angular momentum applied thereto onto a single RF frequency; a transmitter for transmitting the single RF frequency having the at least two input data streams, each with the different orbital angular momentums applied thereto over a radio frequency channel on the single RF frequency; a receiver for receiving the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the radio frequency channel; signal separator circuitry for separating each of the plurality of input data streams having the different orbital angular momentum from the received single RF frequency; and second signal processing circuitry for removing the different orbital angular momentum from each of the plurality of input data streams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless communications system for transmitting information over a wireless backhaul of a telecommunications system, comprising:
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first transceiver circuitry for transmitting an RF frequency over an RF communications link, wherein the first transceiver circuitry transmits a plurality of data streams on the RF frequency, each of the plurality of data streams on the RF frequency transmitted with a unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto, wherein the first transceiver circuitry further comprises; first signal processing circuitry for generating the unique orbital angular momentum associated with each of the plurality of data streams; a signal combiner for combining each of the plurality of data streams having the different orbital angular momentum onto the at least one frequency; and a transmitter for transmitting the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the RF communications link; second transceiver circuitry for receiving the RF frequency over the RF communications link of the wireless backhaul, wherein the second transceiver circuitry extracts from the RF frequency each of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communications system for transmitting information between a transmission point and a receiving point of a wireless communications system, comprising:
first transceiver circuitry for transmitting over an RF communications link and second transceiver circuitry for receiving over the RF communications link, wherein the RF communications link comprises; an RF frequency interconnecting the transmission point and the receiving point on an RF communications link; a plurality of data streams combined together onto the RF frequency; and wherein each of the plurality of data streams on the RF frequency are applied to the RF frequency with a unique orbital angular momentum to enable multiple data streams to be transmitted on the RF frequency. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data streams; applying a unique orbital angular momentum to at least two of the plurality of data streams; combining the at least two of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto onto a single RF frequency of an RF communications link; transmitting the single RF frequency including the at least two of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto over the RF communications link; receiving the single RF frequency including the at least two of the plurality of data streams having a unique orbital angular momentum over the RF communications link; separating each of the at least two of the plurality of input data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum from the received single RF frequency; and removing the unique orbital angular momentum from each of the at least two of the plurality of input data streams. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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