High Capacity Wireless Communications Systems and Methods

Abstract

Systems and methods for efficiently transmitting information over a wireless network segment are provided herein. An exemplary method may include separating, via a transmitter, digital fronthaul data into general information and radio signal information, transmitting the general information over the wireless network segment from the transmitter to a receiver on a first communications channel, and transmitting the radio signal information over the wireless network segment from the transmitter to the receiver on a second communications channel.

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         24 . A network device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
 separate digital fronthaul data into general information and radio signal information; 
 transmit the general information over a wireless network segment on a first communications channel; and 
 transmit the radio signal information over the wireless network segment on a second communications channel. 
   
     
     
         25 . The network device according to  claim 24  wherein the radio signal information is a representation of a signal in analog format and the general information is in a digital format. 
     
     
         26 . The network device according to  claim 25  wherein the general information is transmitted over a wireless segment in a digital format. 
     
     
         27 . The network device according to  claim 25 , wherein the network device comprises a demultiplexer that demultiplexes radio signal information into carrier images. 
     
     
         28 . The network device according to  claim 27 , wherein the radio signal information is transmitted in an analog format. 
     
     
         29 . The network device according to  claim 27 , wherein the general information is processed before being transmitted in digital format. 
     
     
         30 . The network device according to  claim 26 , wherein the radio signal information is processed before being transmitted in an analog format. 
     
     
         31 . The network device according to  claim 28  wherein processing comprises adapting the radio carriers according to the Radio Access Technology. 
     
     
         32 . The network device according to  claim 24 , wherein the network device comprises either a baseband unit (BBU) communicatively or a radio frequency unit (RFU). 
     
     
         33 . The network device according to  claim 24 , wherein the processor further executes the instructions to:
 receive the general information over a wireless network segment on a third communications channel;   receive the radio signal information over the wireless network segment on a fourth communications channel; and   recombine the general information and the radio signal information into the digital fronthaul data.   
     
     
         34 . The network device according to  claim 33 , wherein the radio signal information is received as carrier images, the network device further comprising a multiplexer that multiplexes carrier images into the radio signal information. 
     
     
         35 . A network device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
 separate digital fronthaul data into general information and radio signal information; 
 transmit the general information over a wireless network segment on a first communications channel; 
 transmit the radio signal information over the wireless network segment on a second communications channel; 
   receive separated general information from a second network device;   receive separated radio signal information from the second network device; and   recombine the separated general information and the separated radio signal information into the digital fronthaul data.   
     
     
         36 . A system, comprising:
 a first network device, comprising:
 a processor; and 
 a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
 separate digital fronthaul data into general information and radio signal information; 
 transmit the general information over a wireless network segment on a first communications channel; 
 transmit the radio signal information over the wireless network segment on a second communications channel; 
 
   a second network device, comprising:
 a processor; and 
 a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
 receive separated general information from the first network device; 
 receive separated radio signal information from the first network device; and 
 recombine the separated general information and the separated radio signal information into the digital fronthaul data. 
 
   
     
     
         37 . The system according to  claim 36 , wherein the first network device comprises a demultiplexer that demultiplexes radio signal information into carrier images. 
     
     
         38 . The system according to  claim 36 , wherein the radio signal information is received as carrier images, the second network device further comprising a multiplexer that multiplexes carrier images into the radio signal information. 
     
     
         39 . A network device, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory for storing executable instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:   receive general information over a wireless network segment on a first communications channel;   receive radio signal information over the wireless network segment on a second communications channel, the general information and radio signal information having been separated from a digital fronthaul data; and   recombine the general information and the radio signal information to recreate the digital fronthaul data.   
     
     
         40 . The network device according to  claim 39 , wherein the radio signal information is received as carrier images, the network device further comprising a multiplexer that multiplexes carrier images into the radio signal information.