Hybrid Base Station and RRH

A method for providing base station functionality, Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality, and both base station and RRH functionality in an apparatus, comprising:

• providing a baseband card;
• providing a radio head, the radio head coupled to the baseband card by way of a first interface, wherein the baseband card shares an enclosure with the radio head;
• and
• providing a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) port configured to couple to an external baseband unit (BBU);
• configuring the radio head to use both a first radio signal from the external BBU and a second radio signal from the baseband card, thereby providing dual base station and RRH functionality.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for providing base station functionality, Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality, and both base station and RRH functionality in an apparatus, which, when executed, cause the apparatus to perform steps comprising:

• configuring a baseband card of the apparatus;
• configuring a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) port of the apparatus to couple to a baseband unit (BBU) external from the apparatus;
• and
• configuring a radio head of the apparatus to use both a first radio signal from the BBU external from the apparatus and a second radio signal from the baseband card, thereby providing dual base station and RRH functionality,
• wherein the baseband card shares an enclosure with the radio head.