System and method for radios using common equipment packaging
AssigneeHarris Stratex Networks, Inc.
InventorsFathy Milad Yowakim, Costel Nicolae, Kenneth Clayton
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Abstract
A wireless communication system operating in a predetermined frequency range comprising a plurality of radios each having an enclosure configured to accept a common equipment assembly comprising a transmitter module, a receiver module, a synthesizer module, and an interface/radio processing control (“IF/RPC”) module. The IF/RPC module has connectors for operably connecting the transmitter, receiver, and synthesizer modules thereto where at least one of the modules is mechanically attached to a mounting plate. The size and shape of each of the modules and the size and shape of the mounting plate are each substantially independent of the frequency band of operation.
Claims21
A wireless communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of radios each having a radio equipment assembly and a radio equipment assembly enclosure configured with dimensions to accept the radio equipment assembly, the radio equipment assembly having opposed sides and a plurality of modules to facilitate communication with the radio equipment assembly of one of the remaining radios of the plurality of radios employing an operating frequency band, with the dimensions of the radio equipment assembly enclosure and a size and a shape of each of the plurality of modules being independent of the operating frequency band, with an aperture being disposed within the radio equipment assembly to facilitate wireless communication between the opposed sides,
- wherein the plurality of modules includes a transmitter, a receiver, a synthesizer module and an interface/radio processing control (“IF/RPC”) module disposed between the synthesizer module and both the transmitter and the receiver.
A wireless communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of radios each configured to communicate at an operating frequency band and including a housing, a radio equipment assembly, disposed within the housing and having a transmitter and a receiver, a synthesizer module, and an interface/radio processing control (“IF/RPC”) module, said IF/RPC module having opposed sides with an aperture extending between the opposed sides, the IF/RPC module placing the synthesizer module in signal communication with both the transmitter and receiver, with the transmitter and receiver being disposed on one of the opposed sides and the synthesizer module being mounted to the remaining opposed sides, the radio equipment assembly having dimensions and the transmitter, the receiver, the synthesizer module and IF/RPC module each having a size and a shape, the dimensions, the size and the shape being substantially independent of the operating frequency band,
- wherein the IF/RPC module is disposed between the synthesizer module and both the transmitter and the receiver.
A wireless communication system operating at a predetermined frequency, the system comprising:
- a radio equipment assembly including a transmitter, a receiver, an interface/radio processing control (“IF/RPC”) module and a synthesizer module, the IF/RPC module placing the synthesizer in signal communication with both the transmitter and the receiver and having opposed sides with an aperture extending between the opposed sides, with the synthesizer module being mounted to one of the opposed sides and the transmitter and the receiver being mounted to the other side of the opposed sides, the synthesizer having a throughway in superimposition with the aperture;
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- a diplexer coupled to receive signals from both the transmitter and the receiver and direct the signals referred to as directed signals into the throughway to propagate through the aperture,
- wherein the IF/RPC module is disposed between the synthesizer module and both the transmitter and the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.