Patent ID: 6681123
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A base station for a cellular network, the base station being connectable via radio path to mobile stations within the area of a cell formed by the base station and via a transmission network to the means controlling the base station, the base station including:an internal bus system comprising several buses; a group of board units, each board unit having a connector for connecting the board unit to the internal bus system, the group forming at least a physical interface for the transmission network, a radio interface for the mobile stations and at least one service interface for external devices; wherein the board units are connected to each other by means of the internal bus system; and the base station is provided with internal cross-connection for switching traffic at least between the at least one service interface for external devices and the transmission network, wherein the cross-connection is implemented as a cross-connection bus among the parallel buses of the internal bus system of the base station and as cross-connection functions in the board units.