WO2009005681A2 - Method of translating cellular carriers - Google Patents
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- WO2009005681A2 WO2009005681A2 PCT/US2008/007942 US2008007942W WO2009005681A2 WO 2009005681 A2 WO2009005681 A2 WO 2009005681A2 US 2008007942 W US2008007942 W US 2008007942W WO 2009005681 A2 WO2009005681 A2 WO 2009005681A2
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
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- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/69—Spread spectrum techniques
- H04B1/707—Spread spectrum techniques using direct sequence modulation
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- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
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- H03D2200/005—Analog to digital conversion
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
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- a certain amount of spectrum is available to the system.
- the amount or bandwidth of the spectrum may differ depending on the standard governing the wireless network system, government regulations, etc.
- the position of the allocated bandwidth in the spectrum may differ depending on the standard governing the wireless network system, government regulations, etc.
- the number of carriers supported by the allocated bandwidth may depend on the amount of allocated bandwidth, the position of the bandwidth within the spectrum, standards, etc.
- one 5 MHz CDMA system includes three (3) carriers, each occupying a respective 1.25 MHz of the 5 MHz bandwidth.
- a radio frequency signal for a carrier frequency band with a 1.25 MHz bandwidth may hold up to 64 channels (voice or data).
- MHz CDMA systems may have different carrier frequency band allocations, and/or may have differently positioned 5 MHz bandwidths.
- Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method of translating cellular carriers.
- a method of translating cellular carriers includes converting a plurality of carrier signals in a wide band signal into at least one individual digital carrier signal, each of the at least one individual carrier signal at a respective frequency in the wide band signal, and translating the at least one individual digital carrier signal to a different frequency.
- Figure 1 illustrates a before and after translation of carriers in a wide band occupying a 10-MHz total band according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a base station adapted to be used in an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 3 illustrates a flow chart of a method of translating carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 4 is a block diagram of a base station adapted to be used in another example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 5 illustrates a flow chart of another method of translating carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 6 is a block diagram of a base station adapted to be used in yet another example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 7 illustrates a flow chart of yet another method of translating carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 8 is a block diagram of a base station adapted to be used in still another example embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 9 illustrates carriers before and after translation according to another example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 10 is a block diagram of a base station adapted to be used in still an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 11 illustrates carriers before and after translation according to an example embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 12 illustrates a flow chart of methods of translating carriers illustrated in FIGS. 8-11 according to example embodiments of the present invention.
- CDMA code division multiple access
- FIG. 1 shows a 10 MHz frequency band having four (4) carriers prior to frequency translation and after frequency translation. Each of the carriers occupies a 1.25 MHz bandwidth.
- the carriers may be for a CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, or tones in WiMax system.
- the embodiments will be described with respect to operation at a base station, but one skilled in the art will appreciate that the method embodiments are not limited in implementation to base stations.
- the entire bandwidth, including the four (4) carriers, may be converted into digital signals by an analog to digital converter (ADC) 10 included in a receiver of the base station.
- ADC analog to digital converter
- the receiver may be a wideband radio receiver.
- the figures show four (4) analog carriers, it is well known to a person of ordinary skill that the carriers may be a single digital wideband signal. If the carriers are a single digital wideband signal, step 100 is skipped.
- the digital carriers are further processed by a digital filter 20.
- a digital representation of the 10 MHz bandwidth is transformed into four (4) digital representations (signals) of the four separate 1.25 MHz carriers.
- step 300 the digital signals are then sent to a translation engine 30, for example, a frequency translator.
- the translation engine translates one or more of the four (4) digital signals to new frequencies.
- the frequency in which a particular carrier resides at an input of the receiver may be translated to a new frequency by the translation engine 30.
- the translation of the digital signals is accomplished in the digital domain.
- the translated digital signals are sent to a digital to analog converter (DAC) 40 to be converted into analog signals.
- the analog signals may be sent to a radio frequency (RF) processor 50 to be further filtered and amplified, and then the analog baseband signals are transmitted to an endpoint 60 in step 500.
- RF radio frequency
- a digital processing may be performed on the translated carriers to create a wideband signal (width may be equal to the width at the input, e.g., 10 MHz). The wideband signal may then be sent to the DAC 40.
- frequency flexibility will allow smooth transition between communication frequencies, and handle the ever increasing usage and capacity requirements that may result from increased usage.
- a signal radio output from a base station with multiple carriers may be used to drive outputs at multiple locations with fewer carriers.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 Another method of translating cellular carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. A detailed description of similar steps with respect to the example embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 may be omitted for the sake of brevity.
- each of the digital signals may be packetized by a packetizer 25 in known manners to create, for example, four (4) data packet streams.
- the digital packet streams are sent to the translation engine 30 for translation to new frequencies.
- the digital packet stream may be sent through, for example, an Ethernet network.
- the translated digital packet streams are further sent to the DAC 40 to be converted into analog signals in steps 400.
- the analog signals may be sent to a radio frequency (RF) processor 50 to be further filtered and amplified, and then the analog signals are transmitted to an end point in step 500.
- RF radio frequency
- carriers are converted by the ADC 10 and the converted digital signals are filtered by the digital filter 20 in steps 100 and 200, respectively.
- Each of the digital signals may be packetized by the packetizer 25 and each of the packets may be further concatenated by a concatenation unit 27 into a single concatenated digital packet stream in step 260.
- the concatenation unit 27 may be implemented by hardware or software.
- step 300 the concatenated digital packet stream is sent to the translation engine 30 to be translated into a new frequency.
- the newly converted concatenated digital packet stream is sent to the DAC 40 to be converted into an analog signal in step 400.
- the analog signals may be sent to a radio frequency (RF) processor 50 to be further filtered and amplified, and then the concatenated analog signal is transmitted to an end point 60 in step 500.
- RF radio frequency
- Figures 8, 9 and 12 illustrate another method of translating cellular carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 8, 9 and 12, carriers are converted by the
- ADC 10 and the converted digital signals are filtered by the digital filter 20 in steps 100 and 200, respectively.
- Each of the digital signals may be packetized by the packetized 25 in step 250.
- each digital packet stream (or, alternatively, each packet or group of packets) may be sent to separate and distinct emitter locations in step 270.
- a single wideband signal with one or several carriers may be fed to multiple locations, but with the same or fewer number of carriers in each single wideband signal than was received at the input of the receiver.
- a single wideband signal with one carrier may be sent to location A; another single wideband signal with two carriers may be sent to location B; and yet another single wideband signal with one carrier may be sent location C.
- the digital packet(s) may be translated into a new frequency by, for example, a respective translation engine 30 in step 300.
- the newly converted digital packet(s) is sent to a respective DAC 40 to be converted into an analog signal(s).
- the analog signal(s) is processed by a respective RF processor 50, and transmitted to an end point 60 in steps 400 and 500, respectively.
- Figures 10, 11 and 12 illustrate another method of translating cellular carriers according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
- each of the digital signals may be packetized by the packetizer 25 in step 250.
- each of the digital packet streams (or, alternatively, each packet or group of packets) may be transported to separate and distinct emitter locations. As illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, a single wideband signal with only one carrier may be fed to one of the multiple emitter locations.
- a translation engine 30 translates each of the digital packets into a new frequency.
- each translation engine 30A-30D at the separate and distinct emitter locations translates each of the packet signals into the same frequency. Therefore, each of the packet signals is transmitted at the same frequency in step 500.
- This example embodiment may be applied to situations where access to only a single carrier's bandwidth is available, but the advantage of the cost effective use of multi-carrier radio technology is desired.
- Example embodiments of the present invention provide frequency flexibility.
- the frequency flexibility will allow smooth transition to government allocation of communication frequencies, and to handle the ever increasing usage and the capacity requirements that result from increased usage.
- the provision of this frequency flexibility may be accomplished in the digital domain by software.
- a signal radio output from a base station with multiple carriers may be used to drive multiple output remote radio heads with fewer carriers.
- Example embodiments of the present invention will also allow wireless service providers the ability to position their carriers to better manage interference and optimally handle cellular traffic.
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