Patent ID: 8422884

Claim:
A system for telecommunications, comprising: a base band unit; a backhaul network, the backhaul network coupled to the base band unit; a shared network, the shared network coupled to the backhaul network; a cascaded chain of remote radio heads, comprising: a first remote radio head coupled to a first set of one or more antennas; a second remote radio head coupled to a second set of one or more antennas, the second remote radio head coupled to the first remote radio head through the shared network; and, wherein the cascaded chain of remote radio heads is coupled to the shared network; an optical node coupled to the cascaded chain of remote radio heads; and wherein: the second remote radio head is configured to receive signals from the second set of antennas and communicate the signals to the first remote radio head; the first remote radio head is configured to receive signals from the first set of antennas, receive signals from the second remote radio head, and transmit the signals to the base band unit; the base band unit, the first remote radio head, and the second remote radio head communicate through a digital radio interface; and, the optical node is configured to communicate signals between the backhaul network and one or more data subscribers accessing the shared network.