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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2014
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Francesco Testa, Pisa, IT;
Giulio Bottari, Pisa, IT;
Fabio Cavaliere, Pisa, IT;
Paola Iovanna, Pisa, IT;
Jacob Ă–sterling, Stockholm, SE;
Marzio Puleri, Pisa, IT;
Roberto Sabella, Pisa, IT;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A transport network () is configured to connect a plurality of remote radio units () with a plurality of digital units () in a radio access network. The transport network comprises an electronic cross-connect () common to the plurality of remote radio units and digital units, and a control unit () configured to control the electronic cross-connect. The transport network further comprises an optical link () between the electronic cross-connect and remote radio units. The electronic cross-connect is a multi-layer switch. The electronic cross-connect is configured to switch data flows between one or more of said plurality of digital units () and one or more of said plurality of remote radio units ().