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Radio access networks

  • US 9,414,399 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2013
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication system for a site comprising:

  • remote units to exchange RF signals with mobile devices, RF signals comprising information destined for, or originating from, mobile devices; and

    a controller connected to an external network, the controller comprising a scheduler to assign airlink resources to the mobile devices, the airlink resources being for transmission or reception of at least some of the information passing between the remote units and the mobile devices;

    wherein the controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network, the intermediate network comprising a switched Ethernet network over which data corresponding to the information is passed between the controller and the remote units, the switched Ethernet network comprising switches and a network in between the switches for passage of the data; and

    wherein the controller is configured to obtain information about data capacity demands in different areas of the site, and to configure one or more communication cells in the different areas of the site based on the information about data capacity demands in order to accommodate the data capacity demands, wherein the one or more communication cells are configured by changing assignments of a number of the remote units to the one or more communication cells.

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