A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A CELLULAR BASE STATION AND A CELL EXTENDER

摘要

A communication system for communicating a cellular signal composed of separate sector signals between a base station and a cell extender, includes a transmitter which combines the separate sector signals onto different frequency bands on a common RF carrier prior to transmitting the sector signals to the receiving end. Preferably and optionally, the system includes a receiver which performs the opposite function of splitting a received RF signal carrying the separate sector signals, and recovering the sector signals. The transmitter includes a translator unit for translating each of the sector signals to a distinct frequency band, and a modulator unit for modulating the distinct frequency bands onto a transmit common carrier for communicating as a single RF signal. Modulation onto the RF carrier is performed in a manner that retains the separate sector signals within the single RF signal. The receiver includes a splitter, for splitting an RF carrier modulated with a plurality of sector signals at distinct frequency bands, and a restorer unit for restoring a separate sector signal from each of the split RF signals.