Modular wireless communications platform

摘要

A modular wireless communications platform is provided. The modular wireless communications platform has a modular host unit and a modular remote unit in communication with the modular host unit. The modular host unit and remote unit include a serial radio frequency communicator configured to convert serial digital data into RF sampled data and configured to convert RF sampled data into serial digital data. The modular host unit and remote unit also include an interface coupled to the serial radio frequency communicator and configured to allow transfer of the RF sampled data from the serial radio frequency communicator to a digital to analog radio frequency transceiver module.

主权项

1. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
a host unit that includes:
a first interface configured to communicate RF signals with an Internet Protocol (IP) gateway as IP data;a second interface configured to communicate protocol data comprising open base station architecture (OBSAI) protocol data or common public radio interface (CPRI) protocol data;a baseband processor configured to place the IP data onto a channel, the baseband processor configured to convert between IP data and baseband, digital data;an RF module coupled to a base station and configured to convert between RF signals configured for communication over an antenna and RF sampled data;a serializer/deserializer, coupled to the baseband processor, the second interface, and the RF module, the serializer/deserializer configured to convert between the baseband, digital data and a first serial data stream, wherein the serializer/deserializer of the host unit is further configured to convert between the RF sampled data and a second serial data stream, wherein the serializer/deserializer is further configured to convert between the protocol data and a third serial data stream; a remote unit, coupled to the host unit over the communication medium, the remote unit including:
a serializer/deserializer, coupled to the communication medium, the serializer/deserializer configured to convert between the first serial data stream and RF sampled data, wherein the serializer/deserializer is further configured to convert between the second serial data stream and RF sampled data, wherein the serializer/deserializer is further configured to convert between the third serial data stream and RF sampled data;an RF module, coupled to the serializer/deserializer, the RF module configured to convert between the RF sampled data and an RF signal; andan antenna coupled to the RF module.