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US 9,433,034 B2Granted
Modular small cell architecture
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsWalter Mark Hendrix, Robert G. Slorach, Michael D. Fabbri
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Abstract
A wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a common module, is shaped as a sector of a cylinder and has a power supply. A sector radio module is coupled to the power supply and includes an access radio and an access antenna. The access antenna is configured to serve a sector of not more than 180°, and is also shaped as a sector of a cylinder.
Claims13
A wireless communications system, comprising:
- a common module, incorporating a power supply that converts utility power to a voltage and current suitable to power access radio operation, the common module being shaped as a sector of a cylinder and configured to be mounted exteriorily on an antenna mounting pole;
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- a sector radio module coupled to and powered by the power supply of the common module, and configured to be mounted adjacent to the common module on the pole, the sector radio module including an access radio and an access antenna, the access antenna being configured to serve a sector of not more than 180°, the sector radio module further being shaped as a sector of a cylinder;
- wherein the sector radio module further comprises a back-haul radio and a back-haul antenna;
- wherein the sector radio module further comprises a radome, and the radome includes different tuning dielectric inserts for the access antenna and the back-haul antenna to allow dielectric properties of the radome to be matched to the access antenna and the back-haul antenna.
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A wireless communications system, comprising:
- a common module, incorporating a power supply that converts utility power to a voltage and current suitable to power access radio operation, the common module being shaped as a sector of a cylinder and configured to be mounted exteriorily on an antenna mounting pole;
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- a sector radio module coupled to and powered by the power supply of the common module, and configured to be mounted adjacent to the common module on the pole, the sector radio module including an access radio and an access antenna, the access antenna being configured to serve a sector of not more than 180°, the sector radio module further being shaped as a sector of a cylinder;
- wherein the sector radio module further comprises a back-haul radio and a back-haul antenna;
- wherein the sector radio module further comprises a radome including a first dielectric insert tuned to a frequency band of the access antenna, a second dielectric insert tuned to a frequency band of a low capacity back-haul antenna, and a third dielectric insert tuned to a frequency band of a high capacity back-haul antenna.
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A wireless communications system, comprising:
- a common module, incorporating a power supply that converts utility power to a voltage and current suitable to power access radio operation, the common module being shaped as a sector of a cylinder and configured to be mounted exteriorily on an antenna mounting pole;
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- a sector radio module coupled to and powered by the power supply of the common module, and configured to be mounted adjacent to the common module on the pole, the sector radio module including an access radio and an access antenna, the access antenna being configured to serve a sector of not more than 180°, the sector radio module further being shaped as a sector of a cylinder;
- wherein the system comprises three common modules, three sector radio modules associated with a first network operator, and three sector radio modules associated with a second network operator wherein the common modules supply power to the sector radio modules of both network operators;
- wherein a back-haul for the first network operator is established via back-haul radio link and a back-haul for the second network operator is established via an optical fiber demarcation of the common modules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.