KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM

摘要

A communications system has a base centre with radio transceivers 15 for providing a number of radio frequency (RF) communications links and a plurality of fixed radio ports 1 through which RF signals can be transmitted and received over the air. A fibre optic network (2, 4) interconnects the RF transceivers 15 and the fixed radio ports 1, and carrys the RF signals by means of optical signals. There are plurality of radio/optical interfaces by which RF signals can be modulated onto and demodulated from one or more optical signals, between the RF transceivers and the fibre optic network, and between the fibre optic network and the fixed radio ports. A matrix switch 13 selectively interconnects the transceivers and the radio ports through the fibre optic network.