Alcatel Lucent

Nokia of America Corporation

Peter Laconte

John Baldwin

Michael Lemke

Kenneth Y Ho

Ken Cheung

Peter Giannoglou

Michael Kolodchak

Patrick Joseph Hoban, Iii

A single unit with a backhaul interface and radio card able to support both metro cell outdoor (MCO) and metro radio outdoor (MRO) operations. The single unit includes a switch used to switch between these operational modes. The single unit is versatile from the standpoint that MCO or MRO operations may be selected at the time of installation, and this selection may be changed at any time while operating. The single unit configuration provides a low power MRO mode requiring up to 80% less power than the MCO mode, as the switching function of the single unit can power down all unused internal components and allow radio signals received at a backhaul interface to be exchanged directly with a radio card.

Method and apparatus for a single unit small, low-power base station supporting both metro cell outdoor (MCO) and metro radio outdoor (MRO) operations

The baseband unit includes a first Radio Frequency (RF) coverage unit, a second RF coverage unit, and an interface unit. The first RF coverage unit is configured to communicate with RF devices according to a first communication protocol. The second RF coverage unit is configured to communicate with the RF devices according to a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol. Further, the interface unit is configured to selectively interface one of the first and second coverage units with the RF devices.

Baseband unit interfacing between baseband section and radio frequency section and method thereof

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Peter Laconte