SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED BANDWIDTH EFFICIENCY WITHIN MICROWAVE BACKHAUL OF A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams;
signal processing circuitry for imparting a different orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of input streams, combining at least a portion of the plurality of input data streams having the different angular momentum onto a single RF frequency; and
a transmitter for transmitting the single RF frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over a radio frequency channel.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system includes a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams. Signal processing circuitry transmits and receives the plurality of input data streams on at least one frequency. Each of the plurality of input data streams on the at least one frequency have a different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
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a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams; signal processing circuitry for imparting a different orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of input streams, combining at least a portion of the plurality of input data streams having the different angular momentum onto a single RF frequency; and a transmitter for transmitting the single RF frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over a radio frequency channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communications system for transmitting information over a wireless backhaul of a telecommunications system, comprising:
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first transceiver circuitry for transmitting at least one frequency over an RF communications link, wherein the first transceiver circuitry transmits a plurality of data streams on the at least one frequency, each of the plurality of data streams transmitted with a unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith; and second transceiver circuitry for receiving the at least one frequency over the RF communications link of the wireless backhaul, wherein the second transceiver circuitry extracts from the at least one frequency the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications link for carrying information between a transmission point and a receiving point of a wireless communications system, comprising:
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at least one frequency interconnecting the transmission point and the receiving point on an RF communications link; a plurality of data streams combined together onto the at least one frequency; and wherein each of the plurality of data streams on the at least one frequency have a unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data streams; imparting a unique orbital angular momentum to at least a first portion of the plurality of data streams; combining at least a second portion of the first portion of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto onto at least one frequency of an RF communications link; and transmitting the at least one frequency including the at least the second portion of the first portion of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto over the RF communications link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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