A new microcell architecture using digital optical transport

Author

Wala, Philip M.

Author_Institution

Waseca Technology, Inc., MN, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-20 May 1993

Firstpage

585

Lastpage

588

Abstract

The performance of microcells which rely on analog modulation of an optical or microwave carrier is limited by the dynamic range of the analog transport. A new microcell design is described. It relies on high speed, analog-to-digital conversion to digitize the entire cellular band, enabling transparent RF transport to be accomplished over a digitally modulated optical fiber. Laboratory and field tests of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) Kentrox microcell which uses this technique are described. The application of this technology to the future design of an all-digital cellular base station is discussed

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; cellular radio; digital radio; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; radio stations; technological forecasting; Kentrox microcell; all-digital cellular base station; analog-to-digital conversion; design; digital optical transport; digitally modulated optical fiber; future; microcell architecture; transparent RF transport; Analog-digital conversion; Digital modulation; Dynamic range; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Microcell networks; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1993., 43rd IEEE

Conference_Location

Secaucus, NJ

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1267-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1993.507541

Filename

507541