Backhaul link for distributed antenna system
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions; and
a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, to facilitate execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;
facilitating receipt of a first guided electromagnetic surface wave via a first coupler coupled to a transmission medium, wherein the first guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by a surface of the transmission medium;
converting the first guided electromagnetic surface wave to an electronic signal;
converting the electronic signal to a second guided electromagnetic surface wave; and
facilitating transmission of the second guided electromagnetic surface wave via a second coupler coupled to the transmission medium, wherein the second guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by the surface of the transmission medium.
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Abstract
A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions; and
a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, to facilitate execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;
facilitating receipt of a first guided electromagnetic surface wave via a first coupler coupled to a transmission medium, wherein the first guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by a surface of the transmission medium;
converting the first guided electromagnetic surface wave to an electronic signal;
converting the electronic signal to a second guided electromagnetic surface wave; and
facilitating transmission of the second guided electromagnetic surface wave via a second coupler coupled to the transmission medium, wherein the second guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by the surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a memory to store instructions; and
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12. A method, comprising:
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facilitating, by a waveguide system, receipt of a first guided electromagnetic surface wave via a first coupler coupled to a transmission medium, wherein the first guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by a surface of the transmission medium; converting, by the waveguide system, the first guided electromagnetic surface wave to an electronic signal; converting, by the waveguide system, the electronic signal to a second guided electromagnetic surface wave; and facilitating, by the waveguide system, transmission of the second guided electromagnetic surface wave via a second coupler coupled to the transmission medium, wherein the second guided electromagnetic surface wave is guided by the surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving, via a first coupler coupled to a first transmission medium, a first electromagnetic surface wave guided by a first surface of the first transmission medium; converting the first electromagnetic surface wave to an electronic signal; converting the electronic signal to a second electromagnetic surface wave; and transmitting, via a second coupler coupled to a second transmission medium, the second electromagnetic surface wave that propagates along a second surface of the second transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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