IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
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`UNITED STATES PATENT
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`NEUTRAL HOST ARCHITECTURE FOR A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM
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`INVENTORS
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`Paul Lemson, Citizen of the United States
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`Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Citizen of Canada
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`Sasa Trajkovic, Citizen of Canada
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`SPECIFICATION
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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`[001]
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`The present invention generally relates to wireless communication
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`systems employing Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). More specifically, the
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`present invention relates to a DAS which is part of a distributed wireless network
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`base station in which all radio-related functions that provide network coverage
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`and/or capacity for a given area are contained in a small single unit that can be
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`deployed in a location remote from the remaining distributed wireless network
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`base station unit or units which are not performing radio-related functions. Multi-
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`mode radios capable of operating according to GSM, HSPA, LTE, TD-SCDMA,
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`UMTS and WiMAX standards with advanced software configurability are
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`features in the deployment of more flexible and energy-efficient radio networks.
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`The present invention can also serve multiple operators and multi-frequency
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`bands per operator within a single DAS to reduce the costs associated with radio
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`network equipment and radio network deployment.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[002] Wireless and mobile network operators face the continuing challenge
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`of building networks that effectively manage high data-traffic growth rates.
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`Mobility and an increased level of multimedia content for end users requires
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`end-to-end network adaptations that support both new services and the
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`increased demand for broadband and flat-rate Internet access. In addition,
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`network operators must consider the most cost-effective evolution of the
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`networks towards 4G and other advanced network capabilities. Wireless and
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`mobile technology standards are evolving towards higher bandwidth
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`requirements for both peak rates and cell throughput growth. The latest
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`standards supporting these higher bandwidth requirements are HSPA+, WiMAX,
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`TD-SCDMA and LTE. The network upgrades required to deploy networks based
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`on these standards must deal with the limited availability of new spectrum,
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`leverage existing spectrum, and ensure operation of all desired wireless
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`technology standards. The processes of scarce resource optimization while
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`ensuring a future-proof implementation must both take place at the same time
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`during the transition phase, which usually spans many years and thus can
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`encompass numerous future developments. Distributed open base station
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`architecture concepts have evolved in parallel with the evolution of the various
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`technology standards to provide a flexible, lower-cost, and more scalable
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`modular environment for managing the radio access evolution. Such advanced
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`base station architectures can generally be appreciated from Figure 1 [PRIOR
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`ART], which shows an architecture for a prior art Distributed Wireless Network
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`Base Station. In Figure 1, 100 is a depiction of a Distributed Wireless Network
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`Base Station. The Base Transceiver Station (BTS) or Digital Access Unit (DAU)
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`101 coordinates the communication between the Remote Radio Head Units 102,
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`103 and the Base Station Controller (BSC). The BTS communicates with
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`multiple Remote Radio Heads via optical fiber. For example, the Open Base
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`Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI), the Common Public Radio Interface
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`(CPRI), and the IR Interface standards introduced publicly-defined interfaces
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`separating the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) or Digital Access Unit and the
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`remote radio head unit (RRU) parts of a base station by employing optical fiber
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`transport.
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`The RRU concept constitutes a fundamental part of an advanced
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`state-of-the-art base station architecture. RRU-based system implementation is
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`driven by the need to achieve consistent reductions in both Capital Expenses
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`(CAPEX) and Operating Expenses (OPEX), and enable a more optimized,
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`energy-efficient, and greener base deployment. An existing application employs
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`an architecture where a 2G/3G/4G base station is connected to RRUs over
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`multiple optical fibers. Either CPRI, OBSAI or IR Interfaces may be used to carry
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`RF data to the RRUs to cover a sectorized radio network coverage area
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`corresponding to a radio cell site. A typical implementation for a three-sector
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`cell employs three RRU's. The RRU incorporates a large number of digital
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`interfacing and processing functions. However, commercially available RRU's
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`are power inefficient, costly and inflexible. Their poor DC-to-RF power
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`conversion insures that they will need to have a large mechanical housing to
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`help dissipate the heat generated. The demands from wireless service providers
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`for future RRU's also includes greater flexibility in the RRU platform, which is not
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`presently available. As standards evolve, there will be a need for multi-band
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`RRUs that can accommodate two or more operators using a single wideband
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`power amplifier. Co-locating multiple operators in one DAS system would reduce
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`the infrastructure costs and centralize the Remote Monitoring Function of
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`multiple Operators on the Network. To accommodate multiple operators and
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`multiple bands per operator would require a very high optical data rate to the
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`RRUs which is not achievable with prior art designs.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[004]
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`The present invention substantially overcomes the limitations of the
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`prior art discussed above. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
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`provide a high performance, cost-effective DAS system, architecture and
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`method for an RRU-based approach which enables each of multiple operators to
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`use multi-frequency bands. The present disclosure enables a RRU to be field
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`reconfigurable, as presented in US Patent application US 61/172,642 (DW-
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`1016P), filed 4/24/2009, entitled Remotely Reconfigurable Power Amplifier
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`System and Method, US Patent application US 12/108,502 (DW-1011U), filed
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`4/23/2008, entitled Digital Hybrid Mode Power Amplifier System, US Patent
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`application SN 61/288,838 (DW-1018P), filed 12/21/2009, entitled Multi-band
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`Wideband Power Amplifier Digital Predistortion System, US Patent application
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`SN 61/288,840 (DW-1019P), filed 12/21/2009, entitled Remote Radio Head Unit
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`with Wideband Power Amplifier and Method, US Patent application SN
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`61/288,844 (DW-1020P), filed 12/21/2009, entitled Modulation Agnostic Digital
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`Hybrid Mode Power Amplifier System, and US Patent application SN
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`61/288,847 (DW-1021P), filed 12/21/2009, entitled High Efficiency Remotely
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`Reconfigurable Remote Radio Head Unit System and Method for Wireless
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`Communications, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. In addition,
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`the system and method of the present invention supports multi-modulation
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`schemes (modulation-independent ), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands, and
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`multi-channels. To achieve the above objects, the present invention maximizes
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`the data rate to the Remote Radio Head Unit in a cost effective architecture.
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`Figures 2 and 3 depict a low power RRU and high power RRU. The RRUs
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`depicted in Figures 2 and 3 can be extended to a multi-band and multi-channel
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`configuration. Multi-band implies more than two frequency bands and multi-
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`channel implies more than one output to an antenna system. Various
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`embodiments of the invention are disclosed.
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`An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a RRU Access
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`Module. The objective of the access module is to de-multiplex and multiplex high
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`speed data to achieve aggregate data rates sufficient for operation of a plurality
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`of RRU Band Modules which are geographically distributed. An alternative
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`embodiment of the present invention utilizes the physical separation of the RRU
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`Band Modules from the RRU Access Module using an optical fiber cable,
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`Ethernet cables, RF cable and any other form of connection between the
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`modules. In an alternative embodiment, a Remote Radio Unit comprised of one
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`or more RRU Band Modules may be collocated with the antenna or antennas. In
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`a further alternative embodiment, the RRU Access Module can also supply DC
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`power on the interconnection cabling. In other aspects of the invention, control
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`and measurement algorithms are implemented to permit improved network
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`deployment, network management, and optimization.
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`Applications of the present invention are suitable to be employed with
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`all wireless base-stations, remote radio heads, distributed base stations,
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`distributed antenna systems, access points, repeaters, distributed repeaters,
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`optical repeaters, digital repeaters, mobile equipment and wireless terminals,
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`portable wireless devices, and other wireless communication systems such as
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`microwave and satellite communications. The present invention is also field
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`upgradable through a link such as an Ethernet connection to a remote
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`computing center.
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`Appendix I is a glossary of terms used herein, including acronyms.
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`THE FIGURES
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`Further objects and advantages of the present invention can be more
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`fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with
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`the accompanying drawings in which:
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`Figure 1 [PRIOR ART] is a block diagram showing the basic structure
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`of a prior art Distributed Wireless Base Station system.
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`[0010] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a multi-channel High Power
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`Remote Radio Head Unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0011] Figure 3 is a block diagram multi-channel High Power Remote Radio
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`Head Unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0012] Figure 4 is a block diagram of a Remote Radio Head Unit high level
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`system of the present invention.
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`[0013] Figure 5 is a block diagram of the Remote Radio Head Unit Access
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`Module of the present invention.
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`[0014] Figure 6 is a Remote Radio Head Unit Band Module according to one
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`embodiment of the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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`[0015] The present invention is a novel Distributed Antenna System that
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`utilizes a high speed Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module interconnected
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`with Remote Radio Head Unit Band Module.
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`[0016] An embodiment of a Remote Radio Head Unit in accordance with the
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`invention is shown in Figure 2. Fiber 1, indicated at 200A, is a high speed fiber
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`cable that transports data between the BTS and the Remote Radio Head Unit.
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`Fiber 2, indicated at 200B, is used to daisy chain other remote radio head units
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`which are thereby interconnected to the BTS or DAU. The software-defined
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`digital platform 216 performs baseband signal processing, typically in an FPGA
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`or equivalent. Building block 203 is a Serializer/Deserializer. The deserializer
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`portion extracts the serial input bit stream from the optical fiber 201 and converts
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`it into a parallel bit stream. The serializer portion performs the inverse operation
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`for sending data from the Remote Radio Head Unit to the BTS. In an
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`embodiment, the two distinct bit streams communicate with the BTS using
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`different optical wavelengths over one fiber, although multiple fibers can be used
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`in alternative arrangements. The deframer 204 deciphers the structure of the
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`incoming bit stream and sends the deframed data to the Crest Factor Reduction
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`Algorithm 209. The Crest Factor Reduction block 209 reduces the Peak-to-
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`Average Ratio of the incoming signal so as to improve the Power amplifier DC-
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`to-RF conversion efficiency. The waveform is then presented to the Digital
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`Predistorter block 208. The digital predistorter compensates for the
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`nonlinearities of the Power Amplifier 221 in an adaptive feedback loop. Digital
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`Upconverter 210 filters and digitally translates the deframed signal to an IF
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`frequency. The Framer 204 takes the data from the two digital downconverters
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`206, 207 and packs it into a Frame for transmission to the BTS over the optical
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`fiber 201. Elements 211 and 212 are Analog to Digital converters that are used
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`to translate the two analog receive signals into digital signals. The receiver
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`comprises a diversity branch which contains a downconverter 217 and a Band
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`Pass Filter 223. The main branch has a receiver path comprised of a duplexer
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`224 and a downconverter 218.
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`[0017] The power amplifier has an output coupler for extracting a replica of
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`the output signal in the feedback path. The feedback signal is frequency-
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`translated by downconverter 219 to either an IF frequency or baseband and
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`presented to an Analog to Digital converter 213. This feedback signal is used in
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`an adaptive loop for performing Digital Predistortion to compensate for any
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`nonlinearities created by the power amplifier.
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`[0018] The Ethernet cable is used to locally communicate with the Remote
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`Radio Head Unit. Switch 226 is used to allow easy access to either the FPGA or
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`the CPU. DC power converters 228 and 229 are used to obtain the desired DC
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`voltages for the Remote Radio Head Unit. Either an external voltage can be
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`connected directly into the RRU or the DC power may be supplied through the
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`Ethernet cable.
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`[0019] Although the description of the instant embodiment is directed to an
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`application where a second optical fiber connection provides a capability for
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`daisy chaining to other Remote Radio Head Units, an alternative embodiment
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`provides multiple optical fiber connections to support a modified "hybrid star"
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`configuration for appropriate applications which dictate this particular optical
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`transport network configuration.
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`[0020] Figure 3 depicts a remote radio head unit. In at least some designs,
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`this architecture offers benefits when the RF output power is relatively low. In
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`the embodiment shown in Figure 3, digital predistrortion and crest factor
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`reduction are not employed as was the case in Figure 2. Even though this
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`topology shows a non-diversity configuration, a diversity receive branch can be
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`added along with an additional transmitter path for development of a Multiple
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`Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Remote Radio Head Unit.
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`[0021] The Remote Radio Head Unit high level system is shown in Figure 4.
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`It comprises a Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module 400 which
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`communicates directly with the BTS or DAU. The function of the Remote Radio
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`Head Unit Access Module 400 is to route the high speed data (at any desired
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`speed, e.g., such as 10 Gbps as illustrated in Fig. 4) (the "Data Speed") to the
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`multiple Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules and allows for local
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`communications with them via Ethernet. A backplane 401 is used to
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`interconnect the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module 400 with the various
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`Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules 402,403,404,405 at any speed lower
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`than the Data Speed (e.g., less than or equal to 3Gbps as illustrated in Fig. 4).
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`The output ports of the Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules are combined
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`and sent to an antenna for transmission. An alternative embodiment is described
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`as follows. Although the description of instant embodiment is directed to
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`applications for up to four Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules, an
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`alternative embodiment involves feeding a much larger quantity of Remote
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`Radio Head Unit Band Modules with signals of various bandwidths at various
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`frequency bands covering multiple octaves of frequency range, to support a wide
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`range of applications including location-based services, mobile internet, public
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`safety communications, private enterprise telecommunications and broadband,
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`and other wireless applications. The system can in theory support an infinite
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`quantity of RRUs. Also, the Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules may be set
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`up remotely to have RF power values selected based on the specific desired
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`applications as well as location-specific radio signal propagation factors. A
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`further alternative embodiment leverages the flexibility of the architecture shown
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`in Figure 4 to provide a capability known as Flexible Simulcast. With Flexible
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`Simulcast, the amount of radio resources (such as RF carriers, CDMA codes or
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`TDMA time slots) assigned to a particular RRU or group of RRUs by each RRU
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`Access Module can be set via software control to meet desired capacity and
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`throughput objectives or wireless subscriber needs.
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`[0022] The detailed topology of the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module
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`is shown in Figure 5. It comprises a Small form Factor Pluggable optic
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`transceiver (SFP) 500 which operates on two distinct wavelengths, one for
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`communicating from the BTS to the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module
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`and the other for communicating in the opposite direction. The SFP contains a
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`Laser Diode for converting the electronic signal to a digital optical signal and an
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`Optical detector for converting the digital optical signal into an electronic signal.
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`A multiplexer/demultiplexer 501 converts the high speed data to multiple lower
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`speed data paths for delivery to a FPGA 502. The multiplexer/demultiplexer 501
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`performs the opposite function when data is being sent back to the BTS or DAU.
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`The framer/deframer 503 routes the data to the appropriate Remote Radio Head
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`Unit Band Modules. An additional multiplexer/demultiplexer 506 allows for
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`further expansion of lower speed Remote Radio Head Units. The number of
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`Remote Radio Head units is only limited by the capability of the FPGA. Local
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`communication with the Remote Radio Head Unit's Access Module's FPGA or
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`the individual Remote Radio Head Unit Band Modules is via an Ethernet
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`connection 508. Although the description of this embodiment is mainly directed
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`to an application where a BTS and/or DAU (or multiple BTS and/or multiple
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`DAU) feeds the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module, an alternative
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`embodiment is described as follows. The alternative embodiment is one where
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`may be generated by an RF-to-Digital interface which receives RF signals by
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`means of one or more antennas directed to one or more base stations located at
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`some distance from the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module. A further
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`alternative embodiment is one where the signals fed to the Remote Radio Head
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`Unit Access Module may be generated in a combination of ways; some may be
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`generated by an RF-to-Digital interface and some may be generated by a BTS
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`and/or DAU. Some neutral host applications gain an advantage with regard to
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`cost-effectiveness from employing this further alternative embodiment. Although
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`the optical signals fed to the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module described
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`in the preferred and alternative embodiments are digital; the optical signals are
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`not limited to digital, and can be analog or a combination of analog and digital. A
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`further alternative embodiment employs transport on one or multiple optical
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`wavelengths fed to the Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module.
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`[0023] The Remote Radio Head Unit Band Module is shown in Figure 6. It
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`comprises a Software Defined Digital (SDD) section 610 and an RF section 622.
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`An alternative embodiment employs a Remote Antenna Unit comprising a
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`broadband antenna with RRU Band Module Combiner and multiple plug-in
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`module slots, into which multiple RRU Band Modules intended for operation in
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`different frequency bands are inserted. To provide an overall compact unit with
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`low visual impact, this embodiment employs RRU Band Modules which each
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`have a physically small form factor. One example of a suitably small form factor
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`for the RRU Band Module is the PCMCIA module format. A further alternative
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`embodiment employs RRU Band Modules where each has an integral antenna,
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`and the embodiment does not require a common antenna shared by multiple
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`RRU Band Modules.
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`In summary, the Neutral Host Distributed Antenna System (NHDAS)
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`of the present invention enables the use of remote radio heads for multi-operator
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`multi-band configurations , which subsequently saves hardware resources and
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`reduces costs. The NHDAS system is also reconfigurable and remotely field-
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`programmable since the algorithms can be adjusted like software in the digital
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`processor at any time.
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`[0025] Moreover, the NHDAS system is flexible with regard to being able to
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`support various modulation schemes such as QPSK, QAM, OFDM, etc. in
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`CDMA, TD-SCDMA, GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000, LTE and wireless LAN
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`systems. This means that the NHDAS system is capable of supporting multi-
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`[0026] Although the present invention has been described with reference to
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`the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited
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`to the details described thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have
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`been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of
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`ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are
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`intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the
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`appended claims.
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`ABSTRACT
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`A remote radio head unit (RRU) system for achieving high data rate
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`communications in a Distributed Antenna System is disclosed. The Distributed
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`5 Antenna System is configured as a Neutral Host enabling multiple operators to exist
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`on one DAS system. The present disclosure enables a remote radio head unit to be
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`field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation-
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`independent), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands and multi-channels. As a result,
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`the remote radio head system is particularly suitable for wireless transmission
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`systems, such as base-stations, repeaters, and indoor signal coverage systems.
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`APPENDIX I
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`Glossary of Terms
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`Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio
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`Adjacent Channel Power Ratio
`ACPR
`Analog to Digital Converter
`ADC
`Analog Quadrature Demodulator
`AQDM
`Analog Quadrature Modulator
`AQM
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`Analog Quadrature Demodulator Corrector
`Analog Quadrature Modulator Corrector
`AQMC
`Bandpass Filter
`BPF
`CDMACode Division Multiple Access
`CFR
`Crest Factor Reduction
`15 DAC
`Digital to Analog Converter
`DET
`Detector
`DHMPA
`Digital Hybrid Mode Power Amplifier
`DDC
`Digital Down Converter
`DNC
`Down Converter
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`Doherty Power Amplifier
`DQDM
`Digital Quadrature Demodulator
`DQM
`Digital Quadrature Modulator
`DSP
`Digital Signal Processing
`Digital Up Converter
`DUG
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`Envelope Elimination and Restoration
`EF
`Envelope Following
`ET
`Envelope Tracking
`EVM
`Error Vector Magnitude
`FFLPA
`Feedforward Linear Power Amplifier
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`Finite Impulse Response
`FPGA
`Field-Programmable Gate Array
`Global System for Mobile communications
`GSM
`In-phase / Quadrature
`I-Q
`IF
`Intermediate Frequency
`Linear Amplification using Nonlinear Components
`LING
`Local Oscillator
`LO
`LPF
`Low Pass Filter
`MCPA
`Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier
`MDS
`Multi-Directional Search
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`Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
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`Power Amplifier
`PA
`Peak-to-Average Power Ratio
`PAPR
`Digital Baseband Predistortion
`PD
`PLL
`Phase Locked Loop
`Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
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`Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
`QPSK
`RF
`Radio Frequency
`RRH
`Remote Radio Head
`Remote Radio Head Unit
`RRU
`Surface Acoustic Wave Filter
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`Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
`UMTS
`Up Converter
`UPC
`WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
`WLAN
`Wireless Local Area Network
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`Figure 1: PRIOR ART
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`Distributed Wireless Network Base Station
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`Base Station
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`Base Transceiver
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`Remote Radio Head 1
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`Fiber 1 eN
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`FPGA 203
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`Framer!
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`SFP2
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`SerDes
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`Fiber 2 1
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`200B
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`DDC1
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`DDC2
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`DPD
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`CFR
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`DUC1
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`Ethernet
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`Ethernet
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`CPU
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`DNC
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`DNC
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`DNC
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`Feedback
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`ADC
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`ADC
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`ADC
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`UPC
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`220
`
`221
`
`215
`Software Defined
`Digital Platform
`216
`
`V Rx DIV ANT
`
`223
`
`V
`Tax ANT
`
`222
`
`224
`
`Band Specific 225
`RF Processing
`
`-48 VDC, a
`
`100-250 VAC
`
`DC-DC -48 to 27 VDC
`or
`AC-DC 220VAC to 27 VDC
`228
`
`DC DC
`+27 to +5 VDC
`
`229
`
`+27 VDC
`
`+5 VDC
`
`RRU
`wl Diversity UL
`
`Figure 2. Remote Radio Head Unit
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`

`

`TxIRx ANT
`V
`
`317
`
`313
`
`DNC
`
`314
`
`UPC
`
`315
`
`316
`
`318
`Band Specific RF Processing
`
`RRU
`
`300
`
`Flber 1 0')
`
`301
`
`SFP1
`
`302
`
`303
`
`FPGA
`
`305
`
`SerDes
`
`DDC
`
`308
`
`ADC
`
`304
`
`Framer)
`Deframer
`
`Fiber 2 ('
`
`
`
`SFP2 4—) SerDes
`
`307
`
`Ethernet
`
`CAT-516
`
`3t0
`
`GigE
`Switch
`
`306
`
`DUC
`
`V
`
`CPU
`
`309
`
`DAC
`
`11 Software
`Defined Digital
`Platform
`312
`
`-48 VDC, or
`
`100-250 VAC
`
`DC-DC -48 to +27 VDC
`or
`PoE+
`
`319
`
`+27 VDC
`
`DC-DC
`+27 to +5 VDC
`
`*
`
`+8 VDC
`
`320
`
`Figure 3. Remote Radio Head Unit
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`

`

`RRU
`
`401
`
`sll
`1 —
`El
`
`DC1
`
`312
`1 —
`E2
`4
`DC2
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`E
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`DC3 .
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`S14
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`E4
`DC,4
`----+
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`RF
`Band 1
`
`402
`
`41—
`
`403
`
`RF Tx/Rx
`Band 2
`
`44 -
`
`RF
`Band 3
`
`404
`41—
`
`05
`
`RF Tx/Rx
`Band 4
`
`RRU BAND MODULE
`#1
`
`RRU BAND MODULE
`#2
`
`RRU BAND MODULE
`#3
`
`RRU BAND MODULE
`#4
`
`s
`
`400
`
`Fiber
`10 Gbps
`
`0,
`
`RRU
`ACCESS
`MODULE
`
`Serial Ire
`< 3 GbPs
`sli
`
`512
`
`SI3
`
`SI4
`
`SI5
`1
`i
`.
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`Ethernet
`100Mbps
`El
`t —"---- .
`E2
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`+
`
`+
`
`E3
`
`E4
`
`E5
`
`s
`
`DC
`
`Figure 4. Remote Radio Head Unit High Level System
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`

`

`RRU Access Module
`
`501
`
`TP1 „
`
`500
`
`SFP
`
`Fiber
`10 Gbps
`
`F PGA
`
`502
`
`4
`4
`4
`4
`
`Framer)
`Deframer
`503
`
`<3 Gbps
`
`-
`
`-
`
`-
`
`-
`
`1-4 :
`
`LVDS
`
`
`
`PHY - GbDs<2.4
`TxIRx
`
`504
`
`506
`
`508
`
`507
`
`uBlaze
`
`—+
`
`Ethernet
`
`-48 VDC --
`
`PHY *4
`
`Ethernet
`Switch
`
`509
`
`DC•DC
`
`A
`
`—• +5.4 VDC
`
`•--0, +28 VDC
`
`sit
`
`S12
`
`S13
`
`S14
`
`S15
`
`El
`E2
`E3
`E4
`
`E5
`
`Figure 5. Remote Radio Head Unit Access Module
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`

`

`RRU Band Module
`
`600
`
`FPGA
`
`601
`
`DDC
`
`606
`ADC
`
`611
`
`612
`
`613
`
`614
`
`615
`
`Sll
`
`602
`
`SerDes
`
`Framer/
`Deframer
`
`03
`
`607
`
`616
`
`UPC
`
`617
`
`618
`
`19
`
`621
`
`TxIRx
`
`604
`
`DUC 4—
`
`ADC
`
`605
`
`uBlaze
`
`A
`
`PHY
`
`608
`
`El
`
`VDC
`
`609
`
`DC-DC
`
`SDD
`Section
`610
`
`620
`
`RF Section
`
`622
`
`Figure 6. Remote Radio Head Unit Band Module
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