Universal remote radio head
First Claim
1. A distributed base station radio system comprising:
- a first channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive first downlink digital channelized data specific to a first channel for a first radio frequency band from a first channelized radio frequency source;
wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to convert the first downlink digital channelized data into a first downlink digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum;
a first universal remote radio head communicatively coupled to the first channelized to broadband conversion unit;
wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to communicate the first downlink digital broadband signal to the first universal remote radio head;
wherein the first universal remote radio head is configured to receive the first downlink digital broadband signal;
wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to convert the first downlink digital broadband signal into first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band;
wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to transmit the first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit.
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Abstract
A distributed base station radio system includes first channelized to broadband conversion unit that receives first downlink channelized data for first radio frequency band from first channelized radio frequency source; and first universal remote radio head communicatively coupled to first channelized to broadband conversion unit. First channelized to broadband conversion unit converts first downlink channelized data into a first downlink broadband signal. First channelized to broadband conversion unit communicates the first downlink broadband signal to first universal remote radio head. First universal remote radio head receives first downlink broadband signal. First universal remote radio head frequency converts the first downlink broadband signal into first downlink radio frequency signals in first radio frequency band. First universal remote radio head is further configured to transmit first downlink radio frequency signals in first radio frequency band to first subscriber unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed base station radio system comprising:
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a first channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive first downlink digital channelized data specific to a first channel for a first radio frequency band from a first channelized radio frequency source; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to convert the first downlink digital channelized data into a first downlink digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; a first universal remote radio head communicatively coupled to the first channelized to broadband conversion unit; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to communicate the first downlink digital broadband signal to the first universal remote radio head; wherein the first universal remote radio head is configured to receive the first downlink digital broadband signal; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to convert the first downlink digital broadband signal into first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to transmit the first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A channelized to broadband conversion unit comprising:
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a first interface configured to receive first downlink digital channelized data for a radio frequency band from a channelized radio frequency source coupled to the channelized to broadband conversion unit, wherein the first downlink digital channelized data is specific to a first channel; a converter configured to convert the first downlink digital channelized data into a first downlink digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; a second interface configured to communicate the downlink digital broadband signal to a universal remote radio head; wherein the second interface is further configured to receive an uplink digital broadband signal from the universal remote radio head; wherein the converter is further configured to convert the uplink digital broadband signal from the universal remote radio head into uplink digital channelized data for the radio frequency band; and wherein the first interface is further configured to communicate uplink digital channelized data for the radio frequency band to the channelized radio frequency source coupled to the channelized to broadband conversion unit.
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20. A universal remote radio head comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a downlink digital broadband signal representing a portion of radio frequency spectrum in a radio frequency band having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent the location of each of the plurality of channels within the portion of radio frequency spectrum; a converter configured to convert the downlink digital broadband signal into downlink analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band; a radio frequency transceiver and antenna pair configured to transmit the downlink analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit; the radio frequency transceiver and antenna pair further configured to receive uplink analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band from the first subscriber unit; the converter further configured to convert the uplink analog radio frequency signals in the radio frequency band into an uplink digital broadband signal; and wherein the interface is configured to communicate the uplink digital broadband signal including digitized data for the radio frequency band to the remote channelized to broadband conversion module.
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Specification