Patent ID: 6021158
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A two-way communications system, comprising:circuitry at a centrally located point for providing communications signals in the form of digital data from other communications systems or networks to a preselected multiplicity of subscriber locations.a node connected to said circuitry for two way wireless point-to-multipoint communications links,a wireless network unit for receiving said multipoint communications and providing preselected portions of said communications to respective end users using one or more single-pair or two-pair copper wire transmission links,said node for two way wireless point-to-multipoint communications links comprising two-way microwave or millimeter wave wireless circuitry,a plurality of nodes for two way wireless point-to-multipoint communications links which are distributed in a manner to provide information from said centrally located point to a multiplicity of local areas distributed around and adjacent said centrally located point,a receiver located at each of said local areas,circuitry for converting received microwave signals to data signals which can be transmitted over copper pair wires from one of said local areas to one or more subscribers served by said local area and; and circuitry for converting data signals received from the end subscribers via copper pair wires into microwave signals for transmission to said centrally located point,a node containing circuitry for converting received microwave signals into suitable data signals for serving subscribers via copper pair wires, and circuitry for converting data signals from copper pair wires into microwave signals for wireless transmission, andfor selecting between a set of subscriber available bandwidths, and circuitry for controlling bandwidth allocation.