Patent ID: 8929295
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio equipment which is connected, via a first link, to a first node comprising another radio equipment or a radio equipment controller, and is connected, via a second link, to a second node comprising another radio equipment or a radio equipment controller, which are different from those of the first node, the radio equipment comprising: a first frame processing unit that performs framing and deframing of a layer 1 frame flowing over the first link, and includes a first port that allows input and output of a higher layer frame; a second frame processing unit that performs framing and deframing of a layer 1 frame flowing over the second link, and includes a second port that allows input and output of a higher layer frame; and a controller that controls the radio equipment, and includes a control port that allows input and output of a higher layer frame, wherein the first frame processing unit is configured to receive the layer 1 frame including control words via the first link, generate a higher layer frame from the control words included in the layer 1 frame, and output the higher layer frame from the first port to the second port and/or the control port, the second frame processing unit is configured to receive the layer 1 frame including control words via the second link, generate a higher layer frame from the control words included in the layer 1 frame, and output the higher layer frame from the second port to the first port and/or the control port, the controller is configured to output a higher layer frame generated by the controller, from the control port to the first port and/or the second port, the first frame processing unit is provided separately from the second frame processing unit, and the first frame processing unit is capable of outputting a higher layer frame to the second frame processing unit, and the second frame processing unit is capable of outputting a higher layer frame to the first frame processing unit.