Patent ID: 8989816
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A node of a radio access network, said node comprising: an access device having a transceiver suitable for exchanging upstream traffic and downstream traffic with a plurality of terminals located in a coverage area of said access device, a digital unit suitable for performing base-band processing of said upstream traffic and said downstream traffic, and a traffic link connecting said transceiver and said digital unit; and a backhauling apparatus having an outdoor unit suitable for exchanging said upstream traffic and said downstream traffic with a further node of said radio access network by means of a point-to-point microwave connection; wherein said transceiver is connected to said outdoor unit by means of a backhauling link; and wherein said digital unit is configured to exchange said upstream traffic and said downstream traffic with said outdoor unit through said traffic link, said transceiver and said backhauling link; and wherein said digital unit comprises a backhauling interface suitable for directly connecting said digital unit to said backhauling apparatus, and wherein said digital unit is configured to short-circuit said backhauling interface so that said upstream traffic is received at a component of said digital unit for processing.