Optimization of cell tower functionality on high capacity sites
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorsAndrew M. Wurtenberger, Gauravpuri Amrutpuri Goswami, Sreekar Marupaduga
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for optimization of the functionality of a radio tower comprising multiple radios. A baseband unit receives data on an uplink data transmission from a first radio but not from a second radio present at the radio tower. The baseband unit processes the data and transmits, on a downlink data transmission, the data to the first radio and to the second radio. Both radios may have a combined quantity of radio ports whose channels are combined by way of a combiner such that the quantity of channels become equivalent to the quantity of antenna ports on the antenna at the radio tower.
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A system for optimizing functionality of a radio tower comprising multiple radios, the system comprising:
- a first radio that transmits data to and receives data from mobile devices within a coverage area of the radio tower by way of an antenna;
- a second radio that only transmits data to the mobile devices within the coverage area of the radio tower by way of the antenna;
- one or more baseband units that process data received at the first radio from the mobile devices within the coverage area of the radio tower and that transmits data to the first radio and the second radio, wherein at least one of the one or more baseband units is associated with CDMA;
- a second baseband unit corresponding to a second wireless communication technology, the second baseband unit capable of receiving data from the first radio but not from the second radio and transmitting data to both the first radio and the second radio, and the second baseband unit processing received data;
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- a combiner that combines a first quantity of channels corresponding to a first quantity of radio ports into a second quantity of channels that correspond to a second quantity of antenna ports, the radio ports being associated with the first radio and the second radio.
A system for optimizing functionality of a radio tower comprising multiple radios, the system comprising:
- a first radio of the radio tower that transmits data on a downlink and receives data on an uplink;
- a second radio of the radio tower that transmits data on the downlink but does not receive data on the uplink;
- a first baseband unit corresponding to a first wireless communication technology, the first baseband unit capable of receiving data from the first radio but not from the second radio and transmitting data to both the first radio and the second radio, and the first baseband unit processing received data;
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- a second baseband unit corresponding to a second wireless communication technology, the second baseband unit capable of receiving data from the first radio but not from the second radio and transmitting data to both the first radio and the second radio, and the second baseband unit processing received data.
One or more non-transitory computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for optimizing functionality of a radio tower comprising multiple radios, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first baseband unit associated with a first wireless communication technology, data on an uplink data transmission from a first radio but not from a second radio, the first radio and the second radio being located at the radio tower, wherein the second radio is configured to transmit a downlink data transmission and further configured not to receive data on the uplink data transmission;
- receiving, at a second baseband unit associated with a second wireless communication technology, data on the uplink data transmission from the first radio but not from the second radio and transmitting data to both the first radio and the second radio;
- processing received data at the first and second base units;
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- transmitting data on the downlink data transmission to the first radio and the second radio, wherein the first radio and the second radio have a combined quantity of radio ports whose channels are combined by way of a combiner to be equivalent to a quantity of antenna ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.