Remote radio heads having wireless jumper connections and related equipment, systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of operating a cellular radio that is remote from an associated baseband unit, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first power supply signal from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable;
wirelessly transmitting a second power supply signal from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio;
transmitting data from the associated baseband unit to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable;
wirelessly transmitting the data from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio; and
transmitting the data through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio.
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Abstract
Methods of operating a cellular radio are provided in which a first power supply signal is transmitted from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable. A second power supply signal is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio. Data is transmitted from a baseband unit that is associated with the cellular radio to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable. This data is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio. The data is then transmitted through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating a cellular radio that is remote from an associated baseband unit, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first power supply signal from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable; wirelessly transmitting a second power supply signal from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio; transmitting data from the associated baseband unit to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable; wirelessly transmitting the data from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio; and transmitting the data through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A trunk cable assembly for a cellular base station, comprising:
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a conductive power cable; a wireless power unit coupled to the conductive power cable; a fiber optic data cable; an optical-to-electrical converter that is positioned to receive an optical signal output from the fiber optic data cable; and a wireless transceiver that is coupled to an output of the optical-to-electrical converter, wherein the wireless power unit, the optical-to-electrical converter and the wireless transceiver are all within a first cable termination that receives a first end of the conductive power cable and a first end of the fiber optic data cable, wherein a common jacket encloses the conductive power cable and the fiber optic data cable to provide a hybrid fiber optic-power trunk cable, and wherein the first cable termination is a permanently sealed cable termination, and wherein the first cable termination includes a buck converter that is configured to reduce an average voltage of a power supply signal carried by the conductive power cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A trunk cable assembly for a cellular base station, comprising:
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a conductive power cable; a wireless power unit coupled to the conductive power cable; a fiber optic data cable; an optical-to-electrical converter that is positioned to receive an optical signal output from the fiber optic data cable; and a wireless transceiver that is coupled to an output of the optical-to-electrical converter, wherein the wireless power unit, the optical-to-electrical converter and the wireless transceiver are all within a first cable termination that receives a first end of the conductive power cable and a first end of the fiber optic data cable, and wherein the first cable termination includes a flexible extension, and wherein the wireless power unit is within the flexible extension.
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