Extremely high frequency (EHF) distributed antenna systems, and related components and methods
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-010/00
H04B-010/2575
출원번호
US-0300541
(2014-06-10)
등록번호
US-9219546
(2015-12-22)
발명자
/ 주소
George, Jacob
Ng'Oma, Anthony
Ruffin, Alranzo Boh
Sauer, Michael
출원인 / 주소
Corning Optical Communications LLC
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Extremely High Frequency (EHF) distributed antenna systems and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base unit for distributing EHF modulated data signals to a RAU(s) is provided. The base unit includes a downlink data source input configured to receive downlink electric
Extremely High Frequency (EHF) distributed antenna systems and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base unit for distributing EHF modulated data signals to a RAU(s) is provided. The base unit includes a downlink data source input configured to receive downlink electrical data signal(s) from a data source. The base unit also includes an E-O converter configured to convert downlink electrical data signal(s) into downlink optical data signal(s). The base unit also includes an oscillator configured to generate an electrical carrier signal at a center frequency in the EHF band. The base unit also includes a modulator configured to combine the downlink optical data signal(s) with the electrical carrier signal to form downlink modulated optical signal(s) comprising a downlink optical data signal(s) modulated at the center frequency of the electrical carrier signal. The modulator is further configured to send the downlink modulated optical signal to the RAU(s).
대표청구항▼
1. A base unit for distributing extremely high frequency (EHF) modulated data signals to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU), comprising: a downlink data source input configured to receive a downlink electrical data signal from a data source;an electrical-to-optical (E-O) converter configured to
1. A base unit for distributing extremely high frequency (EHF) modulated data signals to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU), comprising: a downlink data source input configured to receive a downlink electrical data signal from a data source;an electrical-to-optical (E-O) converter configured to convert the downlink electrical data signal into a downlink optical data signal;an oscillator configured to generate an electrical carrier signal at a center frequency in an EHF band;a modulator configured to combine the downlink optical data signal with the electrical carrier signal to form a downlink modulated optical signal comprising the downlink optical data signal modulated at the center frequency of the electrical carrier signal, the modulator further configured to send the downlink modulated optical signal to at least one RAU; andan uplink receiver comprising at least one antenna, the uplink receiver configured to operate at a frequency substantially lower than EHF to receive uplink electromagnetic signals from at least one wireless client through the at least one antenna. 2. The base unit of claim 1, wherein the uplink receiver is further configured to receive the uplink electromagnetic signals from the at least one remote client corresponding to at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal transmitted by the at least one RAU to the at least one wireless client, the at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal based on the downlink modulated optical signal. 3. A method for distributing extremely high frequency (EHF) modulated data signals to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU), comprising: receiving a downlink electrical data signal from a downlink data source;converting the downlink electrical data signal into a downlink optical data signal;combining the downlink optical data signal with an electrical carrier signal operating in an EHF band to form a downlink modulated optical signal comprising the downlink optical data signal modulated at a center frequency of the electrical carrier signal;sending the downlink modulated optical signal from a base unit to at least one RAU; andreceiving an uplink electromagnetic signal from a wireless client at the base unit, the uplink electromagnetic signal having a frequency substantially lower than EHF. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the uplink electromagnetic signals corresponds to at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal transmitted by the at least one RAU to the wireless client, the at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal based on the downlink modulated optical signal. 5. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the data source is remote from the downlink data source input. 6. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the downlink data source input is configured to receive a high definition (HD) video signal. 7. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the electrical carrier signal operates at approximately 60 GHz. 8. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the uplink receiver operates according to a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) or BLUETOOTH defined protocol. 9. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the downlink data source input is configured to receive input from a plurality of downlink data sources. 10. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the E-O converter comprises a laser diode. 11. The base unit of claim 4, wherein the modulator comprises an intensity modulator. 12. A system for distributing extremely high frequency (EHF) modulated data signals to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU), the system comprising: a base unit comprising: a downlink data source input configured to receive a downlink electrical data signal from a data source;an electrical-to-optical (E-O) converter configured to convert the downlink electrical data signal into a downlink optical data signal;an oscillator configured to generate an electrical carrier signal at a center frequency in a EHF band; anda modulator configured to combine the downlink optical data signal with the electrical carrier signal to form a downlink modulated optical signal comprising the downlink optical data signal modulated at the center frequency of the electrical carrier signal;an uplink receiver comprising a first antenna, the uplink receiver configured to operate at a frequency substantially lower than EHF to receive uplink electromagnetic signals from at least one wireless client through the first antenna; andat least one RAU comprising a second antenna and the at least one RAU configured to receive the downlink modulated optical signal from the modulator, convert the downlink modulated optical signal to a downlink modulated electromagnetic signal, and transmit the downlink modulated electromagnetic signal to the at least one wireless client through the second antenna. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the uplink receiver is further configured to receive the uplink electromagnetic signals from the at least one wireless client corresponding to one of the at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signals transmitted to the at least one remote client through the at least one RAU, the at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal based on the downlink modulated optical signal. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising converting the downlink modulated optical signal to a downlink electromagnetic signal at the at least one RAU and sending the downlink electromagnetic signal to wireless client, wherein each of the uplink electrical RF signals corresponds to at least one downlink signal sent to the wireless client through the at least one RUA, the at least one downlink signal based on the downlink modulated optical signal. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the uplink electromagnetic signal from the wireless client comprises receiving a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) or BLUETOOTH uplink signal. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the downlink electrical data signal from the downlink data source comprises receiving a high definition (HD) video signal. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the electrical carrier signal comprises a signal at approximately 60 GHz. 18. A base unit for distributing extremely high frequency (EHF) modulated data signals to at least one remote antenna unit, comprising: a downlink digital data source input configured to receive a downlink electrical digital data signal from a data source;an electrical-to-optical (E-O) converter configured to convert the downlink electrical digital data signal into a downlink optical digital data signal, wherein the E-O converter comprises a laser diode;a local oscillator configured to generate an electrical carrier signal at a center frequency at approximately 60 GHz;a modulator configured to combine the downlink optical digital data signal with the electrical carrier signal to form a downlink modulated optical signal comprising the downlink optical digital data signal modulated at the center frequency of the electrical carrier signal, the modulator further configured to send the downlink modulated optical signal to at least one RAU; andan uplink receiver comprising at least one antenna, the uplink receiver configured to operate at a frequency substantially lower than EHF to receive uplink electromagnetic signal from at least one wireless client through the antenna. 19. The base unit of claim 18, wherein the uplink receiver is further configured to receive the uplink electromagnetic signals from the at least one remote client corresponding to at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal transmitted by the at least one RAU to the at least one wireless client, the at least one downlink modulated electromagnetic signal based on the downlink modulated optical signal. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the at least one RAU further comprises an optical to electrical (O-E) converter configured to receive the downlink modulated optical signal and convert the downlink modulated optical signal into a downlink modulated electrical signal. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein the O-E converter comprises a photodiode. 22. The system of claim 19, wherein a first antenna is remotely positioned relative to the modulator. 23. The system of claim 19 wherein the at least one RAU comprises a plurality of RAUs. 24. The system of claim 19, wherein the center frequency is approximately 60 GHz. 25. The system of claim 24, wherein a channel width associated with the downlink modulated optical signal is approximately 7 GHz. 26. The system of claim 19, further comprising an optical fiber configured to convey the downlink modulated optical signal to the at least one RAU. 27. The base unit of claim 18 wherein the uplink receiver operates at a frequency substantially lower than 60 GHz.
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