Patent ID: 7130660
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. In a cellular radio network having a plurality of base stations and a mobile switching center, a method for receiving and transmitting signals, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of radio signals on a plurality of channels using a single radio receiver at said base station, wherein each of said channels has a channel bandwidth; continuously scanning said incoming signals and saving said signals to a buffer with a first processor; reading, processing and time-multiplexing said buffered signals with a second processor, wherein the speed of said first and second processors is faster than the multiplication of the number of channels and the channel bandwidths; transmitting said time-multiplexed radio signal via a single physical link to a mobile switching center; demultiplexing said time-multiplexed radio signal into independent radio signals corresponding to said incoming signals at said mobile switching center with a third processor; processing said independent radio signals with said third processor; and routing said independent radio signals to the proper end users.