公开(公告)号：US20200252996A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16782057

申请日：2020-02-04

Applicant: Parallel Wireless, Inc.

Inventor： Rajesh Kumar Mishra ,  Steven Paul Papa ,  Kaitki Agarwal ,  Randy Rutherford ,  David Johnston ,  Chris Simmonds

IPC: H04W88/08 ,  H04B10/2575 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04B7/024 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, the method for providing base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality in a base station, comprising: providing a baseband card; providing a radio head, the radio head coupled to the baseband card by way of an interface; and switching, under the control of a processor, between use of the baseband card and use of an external baseband unit for controlling the radio head, the external baseband unit used via a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) port, thereby providing dual base station and remote radio head functionality.