Patent ID: 8682338
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H03F,H04B,H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for routing and switching RF signals comprising: providing one or more remote radio units, each remote radio unit configured to transmit one or more downlink RF signals and to receive one or more uplink RF signals; providing at least one digital access unit configured to communicate with the one or more remote radio units; translating the uplink and downlink signals between RF and base band as appropriate; packetizing the uplink and downlink base band signals, wherein the packetized signals correspond to a plurality of carriers; configuring each remote radio unit to receive or transmit a respective subset of the plurality of carriers, each respective subset of the plurality of carriers including a number of carriers; reconfiguring each remote radio unit by: routing and switching the packetized signals among the one or more remote radio units via the at least one digital access unit according to a result of the reconfiguring.