System for a base station for providing voice, data, and multimedia services in a wireless local loop system

An integrated base station architecture for wireless transmission of data, voice, video and/or multimedia information comprising:

• one or more first buses having a plurality of telecommunication channels;
• one or more second buses having a plurality of telecommunication channels, the number of channels in the second bus being less than the number of channels in the first bus;
• one or more switches capable of mapping traffic from the first bus to the second bus;
• one or more modems for modulating traffic on the second bus for wireless transmission to a subscriber and for demodulating a wireless transmission from a subscriber onto the second bus;
• the second bus providing a continuous connection between the switches and the modems, the second bus including at least one control channel through which the modems are controlled.

A base station for transmission of data, voice, video and/or multimedia information comprising:

• a plurality of shelves including
• a first bus having a plurality of telecommunication channels;
• a second bus having a plurality of telecommunication channels, the number of channels in the second bus being less than the number of channels in the first bus;
• a front end having one or more switches capable of mapping traffic from the first bus to the second bus;
• a back end for sending traffic received on the second bus from the front end to a subscriber and for receiving a transmission form a subscriber and sending traffic to the front end on the second bus, the back end including a modem controlled by the front end over a channel on the second bus;
• a back plane for connecting shelf-to-shelf interconnection and for routing of the buses;
• and
• an antenna.

A method for sending data, voice, video and/or multimedia information to a subscriber from a base station comprising:

• receiving telecommunication network traffic over a network interface bus;
• multiplexing the traffic on the network interface bus onto a wideband bus;
• concentrating the traffic on the wideband bus onto a subscriber bus;
• sending the traffic on the subscriber bus over a communication link to a remote end;
• receiving the traffic on the subscriber bus over a communication link to a remote end;
• and
• modulating traffic on the second bus for wireless transmission to a subscriber;
• controlling a modem in the remote end from a front end over the subscriber bus.

A method for sending data, voice, video and/or multimedia information to a subscriber from a base station comprising:

• receiving telecommunication network traffic over a network interface bus;
• multiplexing the traffic on the network interface bus onto a wideband bus;
• concentrating the traffic on the wideband bus onto a subscriber bus;
• sending the traffic on the subscriber bus over a communication link to a remote end;
• receiving the traffic on the subscriber bus over a communication link to a remote end;
• and
• sending traffic on the second bus to a subscriber over a wired network;
• controlling a modem in the remote end from a front end over the subscriber bus.