Office dela Propriété Canadian CA 2508460 © 2013/09/24 Intellectuele intelectual Property du Canada Office cnen 2 508 460 Un organisme An agency of BREVET CANADIEN (12) dtindustre Canada Industy Canada % CANADIAN PATENT «at (G5) Date de depot PCTIPCT Fling Date: 2003/10/14 (Gi) Clint Ant. HOAW 92/12(2009.01) (67) Date publication PCT/PCT Publication Date: 2004/06/24 | (72) Inventeurs/Inventors: STRATFORD, SCOTT B., US; (45) Date de déiivrance/issue Date: 2013/09/24 TElkial onion prams (5) Entrée phase nationale/National Entry: 2005/06/02 UYEHARA, LANCE K., US; (68) N° demande PCT/PCT Application No.: US 2003032781] YOUNG, ROBIN Y. K., US (@7)N° publication PCT/PCT Publication No.: 2004/054200 | (72) Propriétaire/Owner: (30) PrioriteyPriority: 2002/12/06 (US10/313,900) Cee sea (74) Agent: BERESKIN & PARR LLPIS.EN.CRLSRL. (64) Titre : SYSTEME ET METHODE DE DISTRIBUTION DE SIGNAUX DE COMMUNICATION DANS DES GRANDS RESEAUX DE TELECOMMUNICATION SANS FIL. (64 Tile: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNALS OVER METROPOLITAN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS Wideband RF Signal 400 Carrier Signal 410 i Digitized Digitized Digitized Digitized } |Carrier Signal Carrier Signal |Carrier Signal | Carrier Signal 440 440 440 440 Wideband RF Signal (67) Abrégé/Abstract ‘A method for transporting wireless communication signals between a base station hotel and remote cell sites with separately digitized RF cartier signals is provided. Separately digitzed carriers are transmitted over a digital network between the hotel and the pic -cIeo 191 CanadaCA 2508460 © 2013/09/24 cnen 2 508 460 aC (67) Abrégé(suitey/Abstract(continued): remote sites, remaining in digital. format untl reaching terminal antenna units. At the antenna units, downlink digital signals are converted to analog RF signals and transmitted, while uplink analog signais are received and converted to digital signals. A corresponding system comprising a base station hotel, atleast one remote site, and a digital data network connecting the hotel to the remote site is provided. The hotel includes a plurality of base stations and a digtal hub for interfacing the hotel to the network. ‘The remote site includes a set of antenna units connected via @ locel data link to a network access node for interfacing to the network,cA 02508460 2005-06-02 Replacement Sheet.of Abstract POTUS © 3/327 an ABSTRACT [telus MAY 12 2004 A method for transporting wireless communication signals between a base station hotel and remote cell sites with separately digitized RF carrier signals is provided. Separately digitized carriers are transmitted over a digital network between the hotel and the remote sites, remaining in digital format until reaching terminal antenna units. At the antenna units, downlink digital signals are converted to analog RF signals and transmitted, while uplink analog signals are received and converted to digital signals. A corresponding system comprising a base station hotel, at least one remote site, and a digital data network connecting the hotel to the remote site is provided. The hotel includes a plurality of base stations and a digital hub for interfacing the hotel to the network. The remote site includes a set of antenna units connected via a local data link to a network access node for interfacing to the network. LGc-132/PCT Page 37 of 37