System and method for integrating a fiber optic fixed access network and a fiber optic radio access network

A system for integrating a fiber optic fixed access network and a fiber optic radio access network, comprising:

• at least one radio unit for transmitting and receiving communications with at least one mobile unit;
• a first multiplexer for transmitting and receiving the communications with the at least one radio unit and fixed access communications with at least one fixed access subscriber,
• wherein the first multiplexer is connected to each of the at least one radio unit and to each of the at least one fixed access subscriber using fiber optic connections,
• wherein each of the at least one radio unit transmits and receives the communications with the first multiplexer using a wavelength that is the same for each of the at least one radio unit, and
• wherein the first multiplexer converts the communications with each of the at least one radio unit into wavelengths that are different for each of the least one radio unit and different from that used to transmit and receive the fixed access communications with the at least one fixed access subscriber;
• and
• a second multiplexer, wherein the communications and the fixed access communications are transmitted and received together between the first multiplexer and the second multiplexer through the fiber optic fixed access network using the different wavelengths.

A method for integrating a fiber optic fixed access network and a fiber optic radio access network, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting and receiving communications between at least one radio unit and a first multiplexer via fiber optic connections,
• wherein the first multiplexer also transmits and receives fixed access communications with at least one fixed access subscriber, and
• wherein the communications transmitted and received with each of the at least one radio unit are transmitted and received with the first multiplexer using a wavelength that is different for each of the at least one radio unit and different from that used to transmit and receive the fixed access communications with the at least one fixed access subscriber;
• and
• transmitting and receiving together the communications and fixed access communications between the first multiplexer and a second multiplexer through the fiber optic fixed access network using the different wavelengths.

A method for integrating a fiber optic fixed access network and a fiber optic radio access network, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting and receiving communications between at least one radio unit and a first multiplexer via fiber optic connections,
• wherein the first multiplexer also transmits and receives fixed access communications with at least one fixed access subscriber, and
• wherein the communications transmitted and received with each of the at least one radio unit are transmitted and received with the first multiplexer using a wavelength that is the same for each of the at least one radio unit;
• converting, in the first multiplexer, the communications with each of the at least one radio unit into wavelengths that are different for each of the least one radio unit and different from that used to transmit and receive the fixed access communications with the at least one fixed access subscriber;
• and
• transmitting and receiving together the communications and fixed access communications between the first multiplexer and a second multiplexer through the fiber optic fixed access network using the different wavelengths.