Fibre-radio communication network and apparatus and fibre-radio communication method
First Claim
1. A fibre-radio communication network, comprising:
- a base station; and
at least one wireless access node which is coupled to the base station by one or more fibre optic cables;
wherein the base station comprises;
a switch module arranged to switch Ethernet signals on a local area network; and
a media converter rack module comprising a plurality of media converter units each being arranged to convert between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal for the switch; and
wherein the wireless access node comprises;
a media converter module which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal; and
a wireless access point module comprising a local modem which converts between the Ethernet signal received over the fibre optic cables and a wireless transmission in a 60 GHz range for wireless communication with a client terminal in the vicinity of the wireless access node,and wherein the wireless access node comprises a housing which contains the media converter module and the wireless access point module together as a single unit,and wherein the housing comprises a transmissive window for transmission of the wireless transmissions in the 60 GHz range,and wherein the wireless access point module is arranged in the housing to align with the transmissive window while being separated from the transmissive window by a gap.
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Abstract
A fiber-radio communication network includes a base station (300) and wireless access nodes (100) coupled by fiber optic cables (125). The base station (300) includes a switch module (320) arranged to switch Ethernet signals on a local area network, and a media converter rack module (310) comprising media converter units MC1-MC6 arranged to convert between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fiber optic cables (125) and an Ethernet digital signal for the switch. The wireless access node (100) comprises a media converter module (120) which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fiber optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal; and a wireless access point module (110) comprising a local modem which converts between the Ethernet digital signal received over the fiber optic cables and a wireless transmission in a 60 GHz range for wireless communication with a client terminal (400) in the vicinity of the wireless access node (100).
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14 Claims
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1. A fibre-radio communication network, comprising:
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a base station; and at least one wireless access node which is coupled to the base station by one or more fibre optic cables; wherein the base station comprises; a switch module arranged to switch Ethernet signals on a local area network; and a media converter rack module comprising a plurality of media converter units each being arranged to convert between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal for the switch; and wherein the wireless access node comprises; a media converter module which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal; and a wireless access point module comprising a local modem which converts between the Ethernet signal received over the fibre optic cables and a wireless transmission in a 60 GHz range for wireless communication with a client terminal in the vicinity of the wireless access node, and wherein the wireless access node comprises a housing which contains the media converter module and the wireless access point module together as a single unit, and wherein the housing comprises a transmissive window for transmission of the wireless transmissions in the 60 GHz range, and wherein the wireless access point module is arranged in the housing to align with the transmissive window while being separated from the transmissive window by a gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A fibre-radio communication apparatus configured as a wireless access node for one or more client terminals, the apparatus comprising:
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a media converter module coupled in use to one or more fibre optic cables which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal; and a wireless access point module comprising a local modem which converts between the Ethernet signal received over the fibre optic cables and a wireless transmission in a 60 GHz range for wireless communication with the one or more client terminals in the vicinity of the apparatus, wherein the wireless access node comprises a housing which contains the media converter module and the wireless access point module together as a single unit, and wherein the housing comprises a transmissive window for transmission of the wireless transmissions in the 60 GHz range, and wherein the wireless access point module is arranged in the housing to align with the transmissive window while being separated from the transmissive window by a gap. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A fibre-radio network communication method, comprising:
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installing a base station and at least one wireless access node which is coupled to the base station by one or more fibre optic cables; wherein the base station comprises; a switch module arranged to switch Ethernet signals on a local area network; and a media converter rack module comprising a plurality of media converter units each being arranged to convert between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal for the switch; and wherein the wireless access node comprises; a media converter module which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and an Ethernet digital signal; and a wireless access point module comprising a local modem which converts between the Ethernet digital signal received over the fibre optic cables and a wireless transmission in a 60 GHz range for wireless communication with a client terminal in the vicinity of the wireless access node, and wherein the wireless access node comprises a housing which contains the media converter module and the wireless access point module together as a single unit, and wherein the housing comprises a transmissive window for transmission of the wireless transmissions in the 60 GHz range, and wherein the wireless access point module is arranged in the housing to align with the transmissive window while being separated from the transmissive window by a gap, and further comprising; providing the plurality of wireless access nodes for wireless communication in a 60 GHz range with the one or more client terminals in use during a construction phase of a dense modular environment; and during a commissioned phase of the dense modular environment, providing the plurality of wireless access nodes each in a separable compartment of the dense modular environment for wireless communication in a 60 GHz range with one or more client terminals in that compartment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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