Distribution of wireless telephony and data signals in a substantially closed environment
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network;
a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data; and
at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes;
a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals, a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with wireless terminals, and a data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the host unit and to the wireless terminals.
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Abstract
A communication system is provided. The communication system includes a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network. A communication link carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data. At least one remote antenna unit is communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link. The remote antenna unit communicates the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data with wireless terminals. The at least one remote unit further communicates digitized telephony signals and wireless data signals with the host unit over the communication link.
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30 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network;
a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data; and
at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit includes;
a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with wireless terminals, a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate wireless data with wireless terminals, and a data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the host unit and to the wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A remote antenna unit for communicating with wireless data terminals and wireless telephones, the unit comprising:
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a broadband digitization circuit, that is adapted to communicate with the wireless telephones;
wherein the broadband digitization circuit includes a port that is configured to communicate with a host unit over a communication link used for both wireless data and wireless telephony signals;
a wireless data transceiver that is adapted to communicate with the wireless data terminals; and
a data formatting circuit coupled between the wireless data transceiver and the broadband digitization circuit that formats the wireless data for transmission to the wireless data terminals and for transmission to a host unit over the communication link with the wireless telephony signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transporting wireless telephony signals and wireless data in a substantially closed environment, the method comprising:
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receiving wireless telephony signals and wireless data at a common location;
formatting the wireless data for transmission;
inserting the formatted wireless data into the wireless telephony signals;
transmitting the wireless data and the wireless telephony signals over a common communication link to a host unit;
providing the wireless telephony signals to a telephony network; and
providing the wireless data to a data network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication system, comprising:
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a host unit that is adapted to communicate wireless telephony signals with a telephony network and adapted to communicate wireless data with at least one data network;
a communication link that carries both the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data;
at least one remote antenna unit, communicatively coupled to the host unit over the communication link, wherein the remote antenna unit communicates the wireless telephony signals and the wireless data with wireless terminals; and
wherein the at least one remote unit further communicates digitized telephony signals and wireless data signals with the host unit over the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A transport system for transporting signals for first and second wireless networks, the transport system comprising:
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a first interface that is adapted to communicate signals with wireless terminals from the first and second wireless networks;
a second interface that is adapted to communicate signals with the first and second wireless networks; and
a communication medium, coupled between the first and second interfaces, the communication medium adapted to transport the signals for the first and second wireless networks between the first and second interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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