Phalanx radio system architecture for high capacity wireless communication
First Claim
1. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:
- a plurality of small radio unit modules integrated into a single module in a first physical location; and
a single central module (CM) configured to connect to the small radio unit modules over a transport layer (TL),wherein each small radio unit module comprise a small radio unit module radio frequency (RF) element and an antenna,wherein the CM comprises a digital signal processor (DSP), an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a plurality of digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, and a plurality of CM RF elements,wherein each of the plurality of small radio unit modules is uniquely associated with a CM RF element, and a D/A converter thereby forming a radio unit (RU) that is configured to operate independently of other RUs, andwherein the first physical location of the plurality of small radio unit modules is different from a physical location of the CM.
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Abstract
System and apparatus embodiments are provided for high capacity wireless communication. In an embodiment, a system for high capacity wireless communication includes a plurality of small radio unit modules (SRUMs) and a single central module (CM) configured to connect to the SRUMS over a high speed transport layer (TL), wherein the SRUMs each comprise a SRUM radio frequency (RF) element and an antenna, wherein the CM comprises a digital signal processor (DSP), an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a plurality of digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, and a plurality of CM RF elements, wherein each of the plurality of SRUMs is uniquely associated with a CM RF element, and a D/A converter thereby forming a radio unit (RU) that is configured to operate independently of other RUs.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for wireless communication, the system comprising:
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a plurality of small radio unit modules integrated into a single module in a first physical location; and a single central module (CM) configured to connect to the small radio unit modules over a transport layer (TL), wherein each small radio unit module comprise a small radio unit module radio frequency (RF) element and an antenna, wherein the CM comprises a digital signal processor (DSP), an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a plurality of digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, and a plurality of CM RF elements, wherein each of the plurality of small radio unit modules is uniquely associated with a CM RF element, and a D/A converter thereby forming a radio unit (RU) that is configured to operate independently of other RUs, and wherein the first physical location of the plurality of small radio unit modules is different from a physical location of the CM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network component configured for wireless communications, comprising:
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a central module (CM) configured to connect to a link to a backhaul network and comprising a digital signal processor (DSP), a plurality of an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, a plurality of digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, and a plurality of CM RF elements; and a plurality of small radio unit modules small radio unit modules integrated into a single physical location, wherein each small radio unit module comprises a small radio unit module radio frequency (RF) element and an antenna, wherein each of the s is configured to connect to the CM over a transport layer (TL), wherein each of the plurality of small radio unit modules is uniquely associated with a CM RF element, and a D/A converter thereby forming a radio unit (RU) that is configured to operate independently of other RUs, and wherein the single physical location of the plurality of small radio unit modules is different from a physical location of the CM. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A transmission point (TP) for wireless communication, comprising:
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a plurality of radio units (RUs), each RU comprises a power less than 10 watts, wherein each RU comprises a plurality of radio components, wherein some of the components are located in a central module (CM) and some of the radio components are located in a small radio units module, wherein a plurality of small radio unit modules are integrated into a single physical location, wherein some of the radio components located in the CM are shared by multiple RUs, wherein the radio components in the small radio unit module are configured to connect to the radio components in the CM over a transport layer (TL), and wherein the single physical location of the plurality of small radio unit modules is different from a physical location of the CM. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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