Apparatus and method for sharing a signaling channel
    1.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for sharing a signaling channel 失效
    用于共享信令信道的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06507575B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-14

    申请号:US08920389

    申请日:1997-08-29

    IPC分类号: H04J300

    CPC分类号: H04W92/12 H04W76/20 H04W92/20

    摘要: The present invention is an apparatus and a method for sharing a communication channel among two or more base stations connected to a base station controller via a common transmission line in a channelized format. The present invention allows each of the base stations to receive data transmitted over a shared communication channel from the base station controller, to determine whether the data transmitted from the base station controller is intended for that base station, and to insert its data into the communication channel without interfering with data transmitted by other base stations over the communication channel. In one embodiment, each of the base stations is configured to bridge onto the transmission facility such that signaling messages being transmitted over a signaling channel may be received by all of the base stations. The signaling messages has associated identifiers for specifying particular base stations to which the signaling messages are intended. In another embodiment, each of the base stations can insert its signaling message into the data stream over the signaling channel without interfering with signaling messages already in the data stream.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种用于在通过信道化格式的公共传输线连接到基站控制器的两个或多个基站之间共享通信信道的装置和方法。 本发明允许每个基站从基站控制器接收通过共享通信信道发送的数据,以确定从基站控制器发送的数据是否是针对该基站的,并将其数据插入通信 信道,而不干扰其他基站通过通信信道发送的数据。 在一个实施例中,每个基站被配置为桥接到传输设施上,使得通过信令信道发送的信令消息可以被所有基站接收。 信令消息具有用于指定信令消息所针对的特定基站的相关联的标识符。 在另一个实施例中,每个基站可以通过信令信道将其信令消息插入到数据流中,而不干扰已经在数据流中的信令消息。

    Serial communications link for a base stations
    2.
    发明授权
    Serial communications link for a base stations 有权
    基站的串行通信链路

    公开(公告)号:US06930990B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-16

    申请号:US09815855

    申请日:2001-03-23

    摘要: Disclosed is an interface and method for data transmission between digital and radio frequency (RF) components of a base station. The interface and method involves transmitting transmit or receive data over a first set of time slots and transmitting various uplink or downlink low rate static/control signals over a second set of time slots. The transmit data includes in-phase transmit data bits and quadrature phase transmit bits, and the receive data includes in-phase transmit data bits and quadrature phase transmit bits received over a diversity antenna system.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于基站的数字和射频(RF)组件之间的数据传输的接口和方法。 该接口和方法涉及通过第一组时隙发送发送或接收数据,并在第二组时隙上发送各种上行链路或下行链路低速率静态/控制信号。 发送数据包括同相发送数据位和正交相位发送位,并且接收数据包括在分集天线系统上接收的同相发送数据位和正交相位发送位。

    Method and apparatus for dynamically determining an address uniquely identifying a hardware component on a common bus
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for dynamically determining an address uniquely identifying a hardware component on a common bus 失效
    用于动态地确定在公共总线上唯一地识别硬件组件的地址的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06615285B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09198098

    申请日:1998-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F1314

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0661

    摘要: A method and apparatus are disclosed for dynamically determining a bus address that uniquely identifies a hardware component on a common bus. In an illustrative cell station implementation, each cell station includes a hardware controller that communicates on a common bus with a plurality of hardware components. The address space is logically divided into two ranges, namely, a first range of addresses referred to as the common access addresses, and a second range of addresses referred to as the assigned addresses. One address is reserved for the primary node that is responsible for assigning addresses, such as the hardware controller. Thus, each hardware component communicates with the hardware controller on one of the common access addresses to request a channel, and thereafter communicates on an assigned address, once assigned by the hardware controller. Collisions between multiple hardware components on the common access channels are minimized by assigning multiple channels.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于动态地确定唯一地标识公共总线上的硬件组件的总线地址的方法和装置。 在说明性的小区站实现中,每个小区站包括在公共总线上与多个硬件组件进行通信的硬件控制器。 地址空间在逻辑上分为两个范围,即被称为公共接入地址的第一地址范围,以及被称为分配地址的第二地址范围。 一个地址为负责分配地址的主节点保留,如硬件控制器。 因此,每个硬件组件在公共访问地址之一上与硬件控制器进行通信,以请求信道,然后在由硬件控制器分配的情况下在分配的地址上进行通信。 公共访问通道上的多个硬件组件之间的冲突通过分配多个通道来最小化。

    Method and apparatus for determining an address uniquely identifying a hardware component on a common bus
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining an address uniquely identifying a hardware component on a common bus 有权
    用于确定唯一地标识公共总线上的硬件组件的地址的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06442640B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-27

    申请号:US09198289

    申请日:1998-11-23

    IPC分类号: G06F1338

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0661

    摘要: A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically determining system configuration information, including the sector, carrier frequency and bus assignment of each hardware component installed on equipment, such as a cell station. In an illustrative cell station implementation, each cell station includes a hardware controller that communicates on a common bus with a plurality of hardware components. When each cell station is powered up or reset, each hardware component reads an identification value (or a portion thereof) that has some physical significance from a backplane on which the hardware component is installed. The identification information obtained from the backplane is used to derive a bus address that uniquely identifies each hardware component on the common bus. In addition, the identification information contains information that describes the hardware component and how the component is located within the cell station. In the illustrative embodiment, the identification value identifies the carrier frequency, frame, sector number (such as &agr;, &bgr;, &ggr;), unit type and unit number associated with the hardware component. The hardware component can provide information to the hardware controller that allows the hardware controller to generate a map of the hardware components located within the cell and determine their interconnection.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于自动确定系统配置信息的方法和装置,包括安装在诸如蜂窝站的设备上的每个硬件部件的扇区,载波频率和总线分配。 在说明性的小区站实现中,每个小区站包括在公共总线上与多个硬件组件进行通信的硬件控制器。 当每个单元站被加电或复位时,每个硬件组件从其上安装硬件组件的背板读取具有一些物理意义的标识值(或其一部分)。 从背板获得的识别信息用于导出唯一地标识公共总线上的每个硬件组件的总线地址。 此外,识别信息包含描述硬件组件以及组件如何位于小区站内的信息。 在说明性实施例中,识别值识别与硬件组件相关联的载波频率,帧,扇区号(例如α,β,γ),单元类型和单元号。 硬件组件可以向硬件控制器提供信息,允许硬件控制器生成位于单元内的硬件组件的映射并确定其互连。