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Method and apparatus for converting optical signals to radio channels

US7356019B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2004
Grant dateApr 8, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/18
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a conversion of a pulse modulated signal to a radio frequency signal enabling use of applications and protocols designed for wireless optical links on radio frequency channels. The method comprises receiving the pulse modulated input signal, decoding the received pulse modulated input signal into a decoded data bit-stream, encoding the decoded data bit-stream into a recoded data bit-stream, under use of the recoded data bit-stream modulating a radio frequency signal, and transmitting the modulated radio frequency signal. In the receiver path a received radio frequency signal is converted to a pulse modulated output signal by the steps of demodulating the received radio frequency signal into a demodulated data bit-stream, decoding the demodulated data bit-stream into a received data bit-stream, encoding the received data bit-stream into a pulse modulated output signal, and forwarding the pulse modulated output signal.

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