Patent ID: 7046652
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An enterprise code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless communication system, comprising: a local area network (LAN); a plurality of scalable wireless base stations coupled to the LAN, the wireless base stations coupled to communicate with wireless devices coupled within the enterprise wireless communication system via an internet protocol; a public switched data network (PSDN) gateway directly coupled to the LAN to communicate with the wireless devices through at least one of the wireless base stations, the PSDN gateway comprising a T1 trunk interface for communication with a PSDN; a public switched telephone network (PSTN) gateway directly coupled to the LAN to communicate with the wireless devices through at least one of the wireless base stations, the PSTN gateway comprising a T1 trunk interface for communication with a PSTN; a public land mobile network (PLMN) gateway directly coupled to the LAN to communicate with the wireless devices through at least one of the wireless base stations, the PLMN gateway comprising a T1 trunk interface for communication with a PLMN; wherein the scalable wireless base stations each includes stackable base modules each operable to support communication with mobile terminals in a respective sectorized coverage area; wherein the stackable base modules each further includes a plurality of channel elements coupled to enable the base stations to handle digital communication signals to and from mobile terminals remotely coupled to the base stations; wherein the stackable base modules each further includes an Ethernet interface card coupled to enable the stackable base modules to handle internet protocol communication signals; wherein the base stations further include a plurality of combiners coupled to interconnect the plurality of stackable base modules to handle communication requests from remote mobile terminals to the system; and wherein the base stations further include a plurality of splitters coupled to interconnect the plurality of stackable base modules to handle communications requests from the base stations to remote mobile terminals coupled to the system.