Deployable wireless infrastructures and methods of deploying wireless infrastructures
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1. A method of temporarily deploying and recovering a wireless infrastructure, comprising:
- providing a wireless infrastructure comprising head end equipment, at least one reel assembly, and at least three remote units at a deployment site in a vehicle, each remote unit including at least one antenna;
moving the remote units to respective coverage areas at the deployment site, wherein at least one of the respective coverage areas is at least 25 meters from the vehicle;
unspooling cables from the reel assembly while moving the remote units to the respective coverage areas to provide optical communications between the head end equipment in the vehicle and each of the remote units at their respective coverage areas, wherein at least one cable is extended at least 25 meters;
operating the wireless infrastructure with the head end equipment remaining in the vehicle and connected to the remote units by the cables from the reel assembly to provide wireless services to the respective coverage areas, wherein operating the wireless infrastructure comprises operating at least one of the remote units at a transmission power of at least 14 dBm; and
recovering the wireless infrastructure after operating the wireless infrastructure comprising moving the remote units back to the vehicle and retracting the cables of the reel assembly.
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Abstract
Wireless infrastructures have hardware and cable components capable of mobile, rapid deployment and recovery. The wireless infrastructures can be transported to a deployment site and remote units deployed to individual coverage areas. A communications path is established between head end equipment and the remote units to provide wireless communications to the coverage areas. When the deployment has ended, the infrastructure can be recovered and transported from the deployment site for use at another deployment.
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1. A method of temporarily deploying and recovering a wireless infrastructure, comprising:
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providing a wireless infrastructure comprising head end equipment, at least one reel assembly, and at least three remote units at a deployment site in a vehicle, each remote unit including at least one antenna; moving the remote units to respective coverage areas at the deployment site, wherein at least one of the respective coverage areas is at least 25 meters from the vehicle; unspooling cables from the reel assembly while moving the remote units to the respective coverage areas to provide optical communications between the head end equipment in the vehicle and each of the remote units at their respective coverage areas, wherein at least one cable is extended at least 25 meters; operating the wireless infrastructure with the head end equipment remaining in the vehicle and connected to the remote units by the cables from the reel assembly to provide wireless services to the respective coverage areas, wherein operating the wireless infrastructure comprises operating at least one of the remote units at a transmission power of at least 14 dBm; and recovering the wireless infrastructure after operating the wireless infrastructure comprising moving the remote units back to the vehicle and retracting the cables of the reel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of temporarily deploying and recovering a wireless infrastructure, comprising:
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providing a wireless infrastructure comprising head end equipment, at least one reel assembly, and at least three remote units at a deployment site in at least one vehicle, each remote unit including at least one antenna; moving the remote units to respective coverage areas at the deployment site, wherein at least one of the respective coverage areas is at least 25 meters from the at least one vehicle; unspooling cables from the reel assembly to provide optical communications between the head end equipment in the at least one vehicle and each of the remote units at their respective coverage areas, wherein at least one cable is extended at least 25 meters; operating the wireless infrastructure to provide wireless services to the respective coverage areas, wherein operating the wireless infrastructure comprises operating at least one of the remote units at a transmission power of at least 14 dBm; and recovering the wireless infrastructure after operating the wireless infrastructure, wherein providing the wireless infrastructure at the deployment site comprises driving the wireless infrastructure to the deployment site in the at least one vehicle; wherein recovering the wireless infrastructure comprises retracting cables on the reel assembly and removing the wireless infrastructure from the deployment site using the at least one vehicle; wherein during the operating of the wireless infrastructure, the head end equipment remains on the at least one vehicle; and wherein operating the wireless infrastructure includes providing electrical power to the at least three remote units at the reel assembly.
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17. A vehicle for temporarily deploying and recovering a wireless infrastructure, the vehicle comprising:
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head end equipment; at least one reel assembly; at least three remote units, each remote unit including at least one antenna, each remote unit configured to be removed from the vehicle and moved to respective coverage areas at a deployment site, wherein at least one of the respective coverage areas is at least 25 meters from the vehicle; at least one fiber optic cable spooled around the at least one reel assembly, the at least one fiber optic cable configured to be unspooled while moving the at least three remote units to the respective coverage areas and extended at least 25 meters from the at least one reel assembly to provide wired optical communications between the head end equipment in the vehicle and each of the at least three remote units at their respective coverage areas; and wherein the head end equipment is operable to provide wireless services to the at least three remote units at the respective coverage areas including operating at least one of the remote units at a transmission power of at least 14 dBm, while the head end equipment is on the vehicle; and wherein the at least one fiber optic cable and the at least three remote units are configured to be recovered on the vehicle after the head end equipment provides the wireless services comprising by moving the remote units back to the vehicle and retracting the cables of the reel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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