US 2015/0087226 A1 · Microwave Backhaul System Supporting Multiple Installation Configurations

Abstract

A monolithic integrated circuit for use in a microwave backhaul system may comprise a plurality of microwave transceivers and outdoor-unit to indoor-unit (ODU/IDU) interface circuitry. The monolithic integrated circuit may be configurable into an all-outdoor configuration in which the ODU/IDU interface circuitry is disabled. The monolithic integrated circuit may be configurable into a split-indoor-and-outdoor configuration in which the ODU/IDU interface circuitry is enabled to communicate signals between an outdoor unit of the microwave backhaul system and an indoor unit of the microwave backhaul system. While the monolithic integrated circuit is configured in the split-indoor-and-outdoor configuration, the ODU/IDU interface circuitry may be configurable to operate in at least a non-stacking mode and a stacking mode.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a monolithic integrated circuit for use in a microwave backhaul system, wherein:
said monolithic integrated circuit comprises a plurality of microwave transceivers, and outdoor-unit to indoor-unit (ODU/IDU) interface circuitry;
said monolithic integrated circuit is configurable into an all-outdoor configuration in which said ODU/IDU interface circuitry is disabled;
and
said monolithic integrated circuit is configurable into a split-indoor-and-outdoor configuration in which said ODU/IDU interface circuitry is enabled to communicate signals between an outdoor unit of said microwave backhaul system and an indoor unit of said microwave backhaul system.

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A method comprising:

performing in a monolithic integrated circuit for use in a microwave backhaul system:
powering down ODU/IDU interface circuitry of said monolithic integrated circuit in response to determining that said microwave backhaul system is an all-outdoor system;
and
configuring said ODU/IDU interface circuitry to communicate signals between an outdoor unit of said microwave backhaul system and an indoor unit of said microwave backhaul system in response to determining that said microwave backhaul system is a split-indoor-and-outdoor system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/492,143Filed 22 Sep 2014

Priority

23 Sep 2013

Published

26 Mar 2015

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

H04B 1/745
For increasing reliability, e.g. using redundant or spare channels or apparatus: using by-passing or self-healing methods
H04B 1/0067
Adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges: with one or more circuit blocks…
H04B 1/40
Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of…: circuits
H04H 60/19
Arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services: on transmission of information

Microwave Backhaul System Supporting Multiple Installation Configurations

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Microwave Backhaul System Supporting Multiple Installation Configurations

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Abstract

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