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Multi-transport mode radio communications having synchronous and asynchronous transport mode capability
Assignee: The AT&T MVPD Group LLC
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Filing: 1999-07-23
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Granted: 2004-02-24
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Expires: 2019-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A radio, and related methods of radio communication, consisting of one or more signal formatters, wherein the one or more signal formatters format signals for transmission through the radio and the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals. The radio also includes a modem coupled to the one or more signal formatters for modulating the signals, a frequency converter coupled to the modem for upconverting the signals having been modulated to a radio frequency, and a transceiver unit coupled to the frequency converter for transmitting the signals having been upconverted over a radio communications link.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Corrigan, III
- 👤 Stanley E. Kay
- 👤 Daniel R. Wending
- 👤 Mike S. Lohman
- 👤 Tariq Muhammad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L27/00; H04L27/0008; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/403; H04B1/406; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; H04B7/2643; H04B7/2656; H04L12/00; H04L12/54; H04L12/56; H04L12/5601; H04L12/64; H04L12/6418; H04L49/00; H04L49/45; H04L49/455; H04L49/90; H04L49/9084; H04L49/9089; H04L49/9094; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0478; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04J; H04J2203/00; H04J2203/0001; H04J2203/0028; H04J2203/003; H04J2203/0035; H04J2203/0089; H04L2012/5603; H04L2012/5604; H04L2012/5607; H04L2012/5609; H04L2012/5613; H04L2012/5638; H04L2012/5646; H04L2012/5652; H04L2012/5653; H04L2012/5654; H04L2012/5663; H04L2012/5665; H04L2012/5672; H04L2012/5675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A radio comprising: one or more signal formatters, wherein the one or more signal formatters format signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals, and wherein the signal formatters perform buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; a modem coupled to the one or more signal formatters for modulating the signals using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; a frequency converter coupled to the modem for upconverting the signals having been modulated to a radio frequency; and a transceiver unit coupled to the frequency converter for transmitting the signals having been upconverted over a radio communications link.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A radio comprising: one or more signal formatters, wherein the one or more signal formatters format signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals, and wherein the signal formatters perform buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; a modem coupled to the one or more signal formatters for modulating the signals using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; a frequency converter coupled to the modem for upconverting the signals having been modulated to a radio frequency; and a transceiver unit coupled to the frequency converter for transmitting the signals having been upconverted over a radio communications link.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said signals comprise synchronous signals and asynchronous signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said one or more signal formatters comprise: one or more synchronous signal formatters for formatting said synchronous signals; and one or more asynchronous signal formatters for formatting said asynchronous signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said signals comprise time division multiplexer signals and asynchronous transfer mode signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said modem comprises a multi-modulation modem, wherein the multi-modulation modem modulates said signals using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The radio of claim 5 wherein said plurality of modulation modes comprise quadrature phase shift keying, 16-quadrature amplitude modulation, and 64-quadrature amplitude modulation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said transceiver unit is an integrated transceiver and antenna.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said transceiver unit comprises: a transceiver; a switched beam antenna; and a switch coupled the transceiver and the switched beam antenna system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The radio of claim 1 further comprising: an intrafacility link that couples said frequency converter to said transceiver unit; wherein said frequency converter upconverts said signals having been modulated to an intermediate frequency; and wherein said transceiver unit upconverts intermediate frequency signals to said radio frequency, wherein said transceiver unit transmits the signals having been upconverted to said radio frequency over said radio communications link.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said radio communications link is a microwave radio communications link.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said radio communications link is a time division multiple access radio communications link.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The radio of claim 1 wherein said transceiver unit comprises a hub transceiver unit for communicating with a plurality of remote communications terminals within a point to multipoint communications system via said radio communications link.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The radio of claim 1 further comprising a multi-transport mode bus coupled in between said one or more signal formatters and said modem, wherein the multi-transport mode bus carries said signals from said one or more signal formatters to said modem.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The radio of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of interfaces coupled to said one or more signal formatters, wherein each of the plurality of interfaces couples to communications lines.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said formatting said signals for transmission through said radio comprises formatting time division multiplexed signals and asynchronous transfer mode signals for transmission through said radio.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said formatting said signals for transmission through said radio comprises formatting said time division multiplexed signals into an asynchronous transfer mode signal format.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said formatting said signals for transmission through said radio comprises formatting said signals into the same signal format for transmitting through said radio.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of radio transmission over a radio communications link comprising: formatting signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; performing buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; relaying the signals to a modem; formatting the signals for transmission over the radio communications link; modulating the signals for transmission over the radio communications link using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; converting the signals to a radio frequency of the radio communications link; and transmitting the signals over the radio communications link.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of radio transmission over a radio communications link comprising: formatting signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; performing buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; relaying the signals to a modem; formatting the signals for transmission over the radio communications link; modulating the signals for transmission over the radio communications link using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; converting the signals to a radio frequency of the radio communications link; and transmitting the signals over the radio communications link.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said formatting comprises formatting said signals for transmission on a multi-transport mode bus, wherein said signals comprises said plurality of transport mode signals.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 19 further comprising multiplexing said signals onto the multi-transport mode bus.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 20 wherein said formatting said signals for transmission over said radio communications link comprises: mapping said signals from a bus frame format of said multi-transport mode bus to a corresponding air interface frame format.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said modulating comprises said modulating said signals using quadrature phase shift keying, 16-quadrature amplitude modulation, and 64-quadrature amplitude modulation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said formatting said signals for transmission through said radio comprises formatting synchronous signals and asynchronous signals for transmission through said radio.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
124 words
A radio for transmitting signals over a radio communications link comprising: means for formatting signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals, and wherein the means for formatting signals perform buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; means for relaying the signals to a modem; means for formatting the signals for transmission over the radio communications link; means for modulating the signals for transmission over the radio communications link using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; means for converting the signals to a radio frequency of the radio communications link; and means for transmitting the signals over the radio communications link.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
124 words
A radio for transmitting signals over a radio communications link comprising: means for formatting signals for transmission through the radio, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals, and wherein the means for formatting signals perform buffering techniques and address filtering techniques to format and map TDM and ATM traffic to a multi-transport mode format; means for relaying the signals to a modem; means for formatting the signals for transmission over the radio communications link; means for modulating the signals for transmission over the radio communications link using a plurality of modulation modes on a burst-by-burst basis; means for converting the signals to a radio frequency of the radio communications link; and means for transmitting the signals over the radio communications link.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
The radio of claim 24 wherein said means for formatting said signals for transmission through said radio comprises means for formatting synchronous signals and asynchronous signals for transmission through said radio.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The radio of claim 24 wherein said means for relaying comprises a multi-transport mode bus.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of radio reception from a radio communications link comprising: receiving signals from the radio communications link, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; converting the signals to a digital baseband; demodulating the signals; mapping the signals to a multi-transport mode bus frame format; transporting the signals via the multi-transport mode bus to an interface module; and routing respective ones of the signals to respective communications lines.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of radio reception from a radio communications link comprising: receiving signals from the radio communications link, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; converting the signals to a digital baseband; demodulating the signals; mapping the signals to a multi-transport mode bus frame format; transporting the signals via the multi-transport mode bus to an interface module; and routing respective ones of the signals to respective communications lines.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said receiving comprises said receiving said signals, wherein said signals have been modulated using a plurality of modulations.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 28 wherein said demodulating comprises said demodulating said signals using a multi-modulation modem capable of demodulating said signals having been modulated using said plurality of modulations.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said receiving comprises said receiving synchronous signals and asynchronous signals from said radio communications link.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 30 wherein said receiving comprises said receiving said synchronous signals and said asynchronous signals, wherein said synchronous signals comprise time division multiplexed signals, wherein said asynchronous signals comprise asynchronous transfer mode signals.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said routing comprise: routing respective ones of said synchronous signals using a time plan to said respective communications lines; and routing respective ones of said asynchronous signals using header information of said asynchronous signals to said respective communications lines.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
81 words
A radio for receiving signals from a radio communications link comprising: means for receiving the signals from the radio communications link, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; means for converting the signals to a digital baseband; means for demodulating the signals; and means for mapping the signals to a multi-transport mode bus frame format; means for transporting the signals via the multi-transport mode bus; and means for routing respective ones of the signals to respective communications lines.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
81 words
A radio for receiving signals from a radio communications link comprising: means for receiving the signals from the radio communications link, wherein the signals comprise a plurality of transport mode signals; means for converting the signals to a digital baseband; means for demodulating the signals; and means for mapping the signals to a multi-transport mode bus frame format; means for transporting the signals via the multi-transport mode bus; and means for routing respective ones of the signals to respective communications lines.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
24 words
The radio of claim 32 wherein said means for receiving comprises means for receiving synchronous signals and asynchronous signals from said radio communications link.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
50 words
The radio of claim 34 wherein said means for routing comprises: means for routing respective ones of said synchronous signals using a time plan to said respective communications lines; and means for routing respective ones said asynchronous signals using header information of said asynchronous signals to said respective communications lines.
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