# US 2019/0317815 A1 · Communication apparatus and base station > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0317815 A1 - Document ID: US20190317815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/472,251 - Filed: 2017-12-21 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-21 - Assignees: Zte Corporation - Applicants: Zte Corporation - Inventors: Wei ZHANG; Fan WANG; Minchao LIANG; Jinqing YU; He ZHANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190317815A1 ## CPC - G06F 9/5011: {the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals} - H04L 25/02: Details {; arrangements for supplying electrical power along data transmission lines (systems for transmitting signals via power distribution lines H04B3/54)} - G06F 1/10: Distribution of clock signals {, e.g. skew} - H04B 1/0003: {Software-defined radio [SDR] systems, i.e. systems wherein components typically implemented in hardware, e.g. filters or modulators/demodulators, are implented using software, e.g. by involving an AD or DA conversion stage such that at least part of the signal processing is performed in the digital domain (digital baseband systems H04L25/00; digital modulation/demodulation H04L27/00; CDMA H04B1/707; TDMA H04B7/2643; image transmission H04N5/00)} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 28/02: Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control - H04W 28/16: Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W 52/02: Power saving arrangements - H04W 56/00: Synchronisation arrangements - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Provided is a communication apparatus and a base station. The apparatus includes a clock management resource pool and a power management resource pool, and further includes at least one of: a baseband resource pool, a general-purpose computing resource pool, or a network exchange processing resource pool. The baseband resource pool includes at least one baseband processing unit, the general-purpose computing resource pool includes at least one computing unit, the clock management resource pool includes at least one clock management unit, the network exchange processing resource pool includes at least one network exchange processing unit, and the power management resource pool includes at least one power management unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication apparatus, comprising a clock management resource pool and a power management resource pool, and further comprising at least one of: a baseband resource pool, a general-purpose computing resource pool, or a network exchange processing resource pool, wherein the baseband resource pool is configured to implement baseband processing; the general-purpose computing resource pool is configured to perform data computation; the network exchange processing resource pool is configured to implement data interaction; the clock management resource pool is configured to provide a clock signal for each resource pool; the power management resource pool is configured to provide a power for the each resource pool; the baseband resource pool comprises at least one baseband processing unit, the general-purpose computing resource pool comprises at least one computing unit, the clock management resource pool comprises at least one clock management unit, the network exchange processing resource pool comprises at least one network exchange processing unit, and the power management resource pool comprises at least one power management unit; and any two resource pools are connected to each other through a backplane, wherein the baseband resource pool, the general-purpose computing resource pool and the network exchange processing resource pool have a same backplane interface, are connected to the backplane through the same backplane interface, and each have a respective high-speed interface via which data exchange with an external device is performed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein in condition that a number of clock management units in the clock management resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the clock management units in the clock management resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of power management units in the power management resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the power management units in the power management resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool are connected to each other; and in condition that a number of network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool are connected to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the clock management units in the clock management resource pool, each of the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool, each of the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool, and each of the network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool have the same backplane interface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein in condition that the apparatus comprises the network exchange processing resource pools, the clock management units in the clock management resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, the power management units in the power management resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, and the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the high-speed interface is a common public radio interface (CPRI) or an Ethernet interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a number of power management units in the power management resource pool is determined by a total power supply demand of the apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a number of baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool is determined by an amount of data to be processed by the baseband resource pool and a total bandwidth demand of the baseband resource pool. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a number of computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool is determined by an amount of data to be processed by the general-purpose computing resource pool and a total bandwidth demand of the general-purpose computing resource pool. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a number of network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool is determined by data interactive traffic between the baseband resource pool and the general-purpose computing resource pool, and a total bandwidth demand of the network exchange processing resource pool. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the baseband processing unit is provided with at least one optical module; and the baseband resource pool is connected to the external device through the at least one optical module of the baseband processing unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a combination deployment mode of units in the apparatus is predetermined based on an actual application demand. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a parameter of a frame in which at least one resource pool is placed is determined based on a size of space occupied by the each resource pool. ### Claim 13 A base station, comprising a communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a clock management resource pool and a power management resource pool, and further comprises at least one of: a baseband resource pool, a general-purpose computing resource pool, or a network exchange processing resource pool, wherein the baseband resource pool is configured to implement baseband processing; the general-purpose computing resource pool is configured to perform data computation; the network exchange processing resource pool is configured to implement data interaction; the clock management resource pool is configured to provide a clock signal for each resource pool; the power management resource pool is configured to provide a power for the each resource pool; the baseband resource pool comprises at least one baseband processing unit, the general-purpose computing resource pool comprises at least one computing unit, the clock management resource pool comprises at least one clock management unit, the network exchange processing resource pool comprises at least one network exchange processing unit, and the power management resource pool comprises at least one power management unit; and any two resource pools are connected to each other through a backplane, wherein the baseband resource pool, the general-purpose computing resource pool and the network exchange processing resource pool have a same backplane interface, are connected to the backplane through the same backplane interface, and each have a respective high-speed interface via which data exchange with an external device is performed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein in condition that a number of clock management units in the clock management resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the clock management units in the clock management resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of power management units in the power management resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the power management units in the power management resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool are connected to each other; in condition that a number of computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool are connected to each other; and in condition that a number of network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool is greater than or equal to 2, the network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool are connected to each other. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The base station of claim 14, wherein each of the clock management units in the clock management resource pool, each of the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool, each of the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool, and each of the network exchange processing units in the network exchange processing resource pool have the same backplane interface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The base station of claim 14, wherein in condition that the communication apparatus comprises the network exchange processing resource pools, the clock management units in the clock management resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, the power management units in the power management resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, the baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units, and the computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool are connected to each other through the network exchange processing units. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the high-speed interface is a common public radio interface (CPRI) or an Ethernet interface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein a number of power management units in the power management resource pool is determined by a total power supply demand of the communication apparatus. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein a number of baseband processing units in the baseband resource pool is determined by an amount of data to be processed by the baseband resource pool and a total bandwidth demand of the baseband resource pool. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein a number of computing units in the general-purpose computing resource pool is determined by an amount of data to be processed by the general-purpose computing resource pool and a total bandwidth demand of the general-purpose computing resource pool.