Patent ID: 9369995
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method operating at a Radio Unit (RU) element of an access system providing access with respect to information in Internet Protocol (IP) version 6 (IPv6) over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) format, the method comprising: receiving 6LoWPAN data (“6LO data”) packets from a router coupled to an external packet-switched network; examining a destination IP address of the 6LO data packets and determining an address of at least one radio dot (RD) element to which the 6LO data packets are to be delivered; repackaging the 6LO data packets as a control channel message in a format specified for a control channel associated with an Ethernet cable link between the RU element and the at least one RD element; transmitting the repackaged 6LO data packets to the at least one RD element via the Ethernet cable link as the control channel message; receiving cellular communications radio bits from a Digital Unit (DU) element coupled to the RU element via a communication link operable with Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) protocol, wherein the cellular communications radio bits destined for the at least one RD element are multiplexed as in-phase and quadrature (IQ) data; and transmitting the cellular communications radio bits to the at least one RD element in a downlink frequency band of a frequency band plan associated with the Ethernet cable link.