Upgradable, high data transfer speed, multichannel transmission system
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1. A transmission node having a modular structure comprising:
- a chassis including at least a front portion and a back portion, forming an enclosure;
a plurality of sectors defined within the enclosure, wherein the plurality of sectors each extend lengthwise with respect to the enclosure;
a plurality of card slots in each of the plurality of sectors, each card slot capable of hosting an RF module, wherein the plurality of card slots are arranged in rows, across the plurality of sectors, along the length of the enclosure;
at least one RF module in at least a first one of the plurality of card slots;
a switch module in at least a second one of the plurality of card slots;
PoE connectors between the switch and the plurality of card slots; and
a power source module in at least a third one of the plurality of card slots.
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Abstract
A local area network system that includes modular, multi-frequency, multi-channel, upgradable transmission nodes. The transmission nodes may include one or more independent RF modules and may be configured to include, for example, 802.11ac and may evolve to LTE and other technologies and frequency bands.
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1. A transmission node having a modular structure comprising:
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a chassis including at least a front portion and a back portion, forming an enclosure; a plurality of sectors defined within the enclosure, wherein the plurality of sectors each extend lengthwise with respect to the enclosure; a plurality of card slots in each of the plurality of sectors, each card slot capable of hosting an RF module, wherein the plurality of card slots are arranged in rows, across the plurality of sectors, along the length of the enclosure; at least one RF module in at least a first one of the plurality of card slots; a switch module in at least a second one of the plurality of card slots; PoE connectors between the switch and the plurality of card slots; and a power source module in at least a third one of the plurality of card slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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