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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sanjay Mani, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Cutrer, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
NEXTG Networks, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
Abstract
A network includes a plurality of antennas coupled to a plurality of base stations. The network can be optical or constructed with RF microwave links. The antennas and base stations are configured to transmit and receive digital signals representing cellular signals and the digital signals are exchanged over the network. A plurality of links couple the plurality of antennas and the plurality of base stations. At least one link of the plurality of links provides multiple transmission paths between at least a portion of the base stations and at least a portion of the antennas.