Scalable telecommunications system
First Claim
1. A node unit for a scalable telecommunications system, the node unit comprising:
- a plurality of universal digital radio frequency (RF) transceivers, wherein each of the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers is configured to communicatively couple the node unit to a respective external equipment;
one or more universal digital transport interfaces, wherein each of the one or more universal digital transport interfaces is configured to communicatively couple the node unit to a respective transport link;
a universal backplane communicatively coupled to the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers and to the one or more universal digital transport interfaces; and
a system controller;
wherein the node unit is configured to have inserted therein a respective power amplifier and duplexer for each universal digital RF transceiver;
wherein the node unit is configured to communicatively couple an input of each power amplifier to an output of the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers;
wherein the node unit is configured to communicatively couple each universal digital RF transceiver to the respective external equipment via the respective duplexer;
wherein at least one of the universal digital RF transceivers, the universal digital transport interfaces, the universal backplane, and the respective power amplifier and duplexer comprises a respective module identification (ID); and
wherein the system controller is configured to read the respective module ID and to configure the operation of at least one of the universal digital RF transceivers, the universal digital transport interfaces, and the universal backplane based on the respective module ID.
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Abstract
One aspect is directed to a node unit for a scalable telecommunications system. The node unit is configured to have inserted therein a respective power amplifier module and duplexing module for each of a plurality universal digital RF transceiver modules. The node unit is configured to communicatively couple an input of each power amplifier module to an output of the respective universal digital RF transceiver module. The node unit is configured to communicatively couple each universal digital RF transceiver module to respective external equipment via a duplexing module. At least one module comprises a module identifier. The system controller is configured to read the at least one module identifier and to configure the operation of at least one of universal digital RF transceiver modules, universal digital transport interface modules, and universal backplane module based on the at least one module identifier.
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15 Claims
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1. A node unit for a scalable telecommunications system, the node unit comprising:
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a plurality of universal digital radio frequency (RF) transceivers, wherein each of the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers is configured to communicatively couple the node unit to a respective external equipment; one or more universal digital transport interfaces, wherein each of the one or more universal digital transport interfaces is configured to communicatively couple the node unit to a respective transport link; a universal backplane communicatively coupled to the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers and to the one or more universal digital transport interfaces; and a system controller; wherein the node unit is configured to have inserted therein a respective power amplifier and duplexer for each universal digital RF transceiver; wherein the node unit is configured to communicatively couple an input of each power amplifier to an output of the plurality of universal digital RF transceivers; wherein the node unit is configured to communicatively couple each universal digital RF transceiver to the respective external equipment via the respective duplexer; wherein at least one of the universal digital RF transceivers, the universal digital transport interfaces, the universal backplane, and the respective power amplifier and duplexer comprises a respective module identification (ID); and wherein the system controller is configured to read the respective module ID and to configure the operation of at least one of the universal digital RF transceivers, the universal digital transport interfaces, and the universal backplane based on the respective module ID. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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