Patent ID: 8737454
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A modular wireless communications platform comprising: a modular host unit comprising: a host serial radio frequency (SERF) communicator having a logic device programmed to convert reverse path serial digital data into reverse path host-side RF sampled data and programmed to convert forward path host-side RF sampled data into forward path serial digital data; and a host interface coupled to the host SERF communicator, the host interface including a plurality of host digital to analog radio frequency transceiver (DART) connectors, each host DART connector configured to connect with an edge connector of one of a plurality of host DART modules configured to transmit RF signals to a base station and receive RF signals from the base station, wherein the host SERF communicator is configured to send the reverse path host-side RF sampled data through at least one of the host DART connectors to at least one of the host DART modules, wherein the modular host unit is field configurable such that other host DART modules can be inserted into each host DART connector to enable operation with different frequency bands or communication technologies; and a modular remote unit in communication with the modular host unit comprising: a remote SERF communicator configured to convert the forward path serial digital data into forward path remote-side RF sampled data and configured to convert reverse path remote-side RF sampled data into the reverse path serial digital data; and a remote interface coupled to the remote SERF communicator, the remote interface including a plurality of remote DART connectors, each remote DART connector configured to connect with an edge connector of one of a plurality of remote DART modules, wherein the remote SERF communicator is configured to send the forward path remote-side RF sampled data through at least one of the remote DART connectors to at least one of the remote DART modules, wherein the modular remote unit is field configurable such that other remote DART modules can be inserted into each remote DART connector to enable operation with different frequency bands or communication technologies.