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- the present invention is related generally to wireless communications in buildings.
- Wireless communications systems are becoming an increasingly integral aspect of modern communications.
- recent trends show that an increasing number of users are replacing all wire-line methods of communications with their wireless counterparts such as, for example, cellular telephones in place of traditional wire-line telephones.
- cellular telephones are essentially radios
- signal quality between a cellular base station and a handset degrades under certain circumstances.
- the most significant source of degradation occurs when a user moves from an outside location to an indoor location where the radio signals are required to pass through or around various obstructions. Since many users place the majority of cellular calls from within buildings or other structures, achieving high quality consistent indoor coverage is becoming more essential.
- a DAS uses a base station and a repeater or a power amplifier that is typically located within a building to retransmit within the building a signal received at an external antenna.
- a signal 103 is transmitted from an antenna in a cellular communications network, such as antenna 101 (e.g., an antenna in a cellular communications network), antenna 113 , which is external to building 111 , receives signal 103 .
- connection 104 which is, illustratively, a coaxial cable, to component 105 which is, in this example, a radio repeater.
- Repeater 105 forwards the signal to amplifiers 106 a, 107 a, 108 a and 109 a. These amplifiers amplify the signal which is then transmitted over in-building antennas 106 , 107 , 108 and 109 .
- the result is that cellular telephone 102 receives the signal transmitted from antenna 113 via antenna 109 .
- DAS systems are advantageous in many aspects, they are limited in certain regards. For example, in order to install a DAS, cabling (such as coaxial cabling) must be installed throughout the building at each location where an in-building antenna is desired. Thus, installation expense is relatively high. Additionally, such systems are not flexibly expandable and there is typically no mechanism for reprovisioning or reallocating the bandwidth available to different locations within the building.
- cabling such as coaxial cabling
- BTSs base transceiver stations
- pico-cells cells with a short range
- a mini-BTS system is relatively cost-prohibitive and complex to install and maintain.
- cellular signals or other wireless signals/messages are introduced into a building by transmitting packetized messages corresponding to those messages over a shared or dedicated data network to designated locations within the building. Once the designated destination is reached, the packet headers are stripped from the packets and the wireless message is then broadcast over the air to an intended recipient.
- base station interface cards are used in place of RF generating equipment in a base station such as that used in a cellular communications network (e.g., a CDMA network).
- a BSI receives coded baseband signals from a processor, such as a CDMA Modem Unit (CMU) in a CDMA system
- the BSI then buffers the baseband signals and periodically creates data packets each containing a plurality of coded baseband signals.
- the BSI then forwards the data packets over a high-speed data network, such as a gigabit Ethernet network, to one or more illustrative Gigabit switches.
- These switches duplicate and route the packets to one or more specific ports corresponding to a cellular CDMA sector which in turn corresponds to one or more radio transceivers, at least one of which corresponds to the address of the intended recipient of the message.
- the radio transceivers contain equipment that extracts the baseband signals from the packets, process the base band signal, convert to RF format, amplify the signals, and broadcast the signals to an intended recipient over associated antennas.
- the radio transceivers receive uplink signals from a mobile user, the transceivers convert it to a digital format and generate packets of the coded signals and forward them through the network to the aforementioned switches and then to the BSI and CMU for transmission through the traditional wireless network to an intended recipient.
- one or more special summing nodes sum the base band data in incoming uplink packets in order to reduce the number of packet streams passing through the BSI to the CMU. Since the signals are coded (e.g., with Walsh codes), the CMU can differentiate between the signals in the summed data packets and forward those signals to an intended destination in the wireless network.
- These summing nodes can be separate units, integrated with switches, or their functionality can be integrated into one or more of the radio transceivers.
- FIG. 1 shows a prior art distributed antenna system (DAS);
- FIG. 2 shows an in-building cellular network in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows how uplink signals in the network of FIG. 2 are aggregated.
- FIG. 2 shows an in-building communications network in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
- base station 201 sends and receives messages from a wireless network via path 206 .
- Base station 201 is, for example, similar to a base station used in a traditional CDMA network such as a OneBTS base station manufactured by Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, N.J.
- a base station traditionally has three main components: 1) a network interface for interfacing with the other components of the cellular network (e.g., a radio network controller (RNC)); 2) a digital baseband shelf typically having a processor (e.g., a CDMA modem unit (CMU)) for coding and decoding incoming and outgoing message traffic, as well as a radio (e.g., a Universal CDMA Radio (UCR)) for modulating/demodulating the coded digital message traffic onto/from a carrier signal; and 3) an RF shelf for amplifying the modulated signal and transmitting that signal over the air to a mobile user.
- a network interface for interfacing with the other components of the cellular network
- RNC radio network controller
- CMU CDMA modem unit
- UTR Universal CDMA Radio
- base station 201 of FIG. 2 in accordance with the principles of the present invention is similar to a traditional CDMA base station, there are some differences. Specifically, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, both the RF shelf and external base station antenna functions are not used in the in-building base station 201 .
- This modified base station 201 may be physically located within a building to be serviced by the base station or, alternatively, external to that building.
- the UCR of the digital baseband shelf 202 in base station 201 is replaced by a component herein referred to as a base station interface card (BSI) 203 .
- BSI base station interface card
- the illustrative BSI 203 may be a component of similar form factor to the UCR and illustratively plugs into the same physical slot in the digital shelf traditionally occupied by the UCR.
- the BSI 203 in base station 201 instead of receiving and transmitting coded cellular radio signals over the air, the BSI 203 in base station 201 functions to forward mobile user-coded baseband signals over a high-speed data network, such as illustrative gigabit Ethernet network 208 to a switch/summing node, also referred to herein referred to as a Radio Distributor/Aggregator 210 (RDA), and subsequently to a desired end destination where the baseband signals are converted to RF and then broadcast over the air to a message recipient, such as mobile terminal 219 .
- a Radio Distributor/Aggregator 210 RDA
- a user when again such as mobile terminal 219 , transmits messages from, for example, a cellular telephone, those messages are transmitted via the illustrative RDA 210 and illustrative gigabit Ethernet network 208 to the BSI 203 and CMU 204 for further processing and distribution via the network interface equipment 205 and the wireless network via path 206 .
- the below illustrative example specifically discusses one implementation of the present invention in a CDMA network.
- One skilled in the art will recognize that the principles of the invention as herein described will be equally applicable to a GSM, UMTS or other wireless communications networks.
- the illustrative BSI 203 receives digital I and Q baseband signals generated by the CMU 204 and stores them in a buffer.
- I and Q signals are received every 0 . 5 microseconds.
- the BSI 203 forms an Ethernet packet of those signals having a destination address (e.g., a MAC address) corresponding to a sector in which an intended recipient is present, such as a sector that is distinguished by the time offset of the pseudorandom number (PN) code of a pilot channel to which the mobile terminal 219 is tuned.
- a destination address e.g., a MAC address
- PN pseudorandom number
- the BSI can be a separate component that connects to a digital, radio frequency (RF), or intermediate frequency (IF) port.
- the BSI may receive digital coded baseband signals, as described above or, alternatively, may receive RF or IF signals and then convert those signals to digital form for buffering and packetizing.
- the packets are then sent via gigabit Ethernet from the BSI to the RDA 210 over, illustratively, gigabit Ethernet.
- the RDA acts essentially as a switch having, illustratively, a plurality of ports.
- Each port on the RDA illustratively corresponds to an addressable sector for the routing of messages.
- each port of an RDA may be identified as a separate sector or, if a greater coverage area is desired, for example, then multiple ports may be designated as corresponding to a single sector.
- Each sector corresponds to a one or more radio transceivers, referred to herein as remote radio heads (RRHs), such as RRHs 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 and 216 corresponding to an area of wireless coverage within a building.
- RRHs remote radio heads
- RDAs can be connected as flexibly as regular data switches: multiple RDAs may be used in a cascaded fashion to facilitate greater control over the routing of messages to end recipients and to permit more granularity in the management of bandwidth allocation, or no RDA may be necessary for a point-to-point link between the BSI and a particular RRH.
- a single RRH on a single port of the RDA may suffice to serve a relatively large sector.
- the number of RRHs necessary to provide coverage to a sector will depend upon environmental factors such as, illustratively, the number of obstructions (e.g., walls or other such obstacles) in proximity to the RRH.
- the RDA 210 When the RDA 210 receives a message from the BSI 203 having a particular address (for example a Medium Access Control (MAC) address) corresponding to a particular sector, the RDA 210 compares that address to, for example, a look-up table to identify which ports on the RDA 210 correspond to the designated sector.
- This look-up procedure can use a variety of existing Ethernet protocols, such as using special multicast addresses, or having all RRHs belonging to a particular sector be a part of the same virtual LAN (VLAN), and broadcasting packets on that VLAN.
- VLAN virtual LAN
- each RRH 211 - 216 has, illustratively, network interface equipment, timing and frequency synchronization equipment, signal processing elements, a power amplifier and one or more antennas.
- the network interface equipment of the destination RRH such as, in this case, RRH 211 corresponding to mobile user 219 , receives the packets from the network and removes the headers from the packets.
- the I and Q baseband signals are then forwarded to the timing and synchronization equipment where the signals are buffered. As described more fully below, the signals are then processed, converted to RF format and played out to the power amplifier and broadcast over the air via the antenna(s) to a recipient end mobile user.
- CDMA networks and Ethernet networks were designed for different uses (i.e., CDMA was designed for circuit switched voice applications and Ethernet was designed for packet switched data applications), manners of transmitting data across those networks differ relative to one another.
- One of the more critical differences is in how frequency and timing are managed in the different networks.
- CDMA networks were designed with a tight timing/jitter tolerance of less than 2-3 microseconds using a synchronous frequency as required by the air-interface.
- Ethernet on the other hand, was designed with a loose timing/jitter tolerance and an asynchronous frequency that is adequate for packet-switched data networking in, for example, a star network configuration. Overcoming these timing and frequency differences to achieve synchronization is critical to passing timely packets of CDMA data over an Ethernet network.
- timing synchronization is especially crucial for downlink traffic since the offsets in the pilot channels are used to identify the base station sectors in the network.
- timing synchronization is important, one skilled in the art will recognize that it is sufficient to assure a certain, fixed delay among the uplink signals from the RRHs 211 - 216 —precisely synchronizing the exact time is not necessary.
- timing synchronization may illustratively be achieved by first determining the minimum feasible time that a packet will spend transiting the data network between the BSI 203 and the RRH 210 , hereinafter referred to as the minimum packet delay, ⁇ min .
- This minimum packet delay is, for example, measured as a function of delays in buffering baseband signals in the BSI 203 to form the packets, transmission through the gigabit Ethernet MAC, the physical layer and the switches in the RDA 210 , as well as the delay experienced traveling over cables.
- ⁇ min is a basic, illustrative reference time between the BSI 203 and the RRH 210 for a given Ethernet network topology.
- This minimum reference time ⁇ min is not the time typically experienced by a packet transiting the data network, only the feasible minimum based on known delays.
- the actual timing delays of packets through the data network are a function of, in part, queuing delays in the presence of other data traffic in the data network. This actual timing delay may vary from one packet to the next and, over a given number of packets, a spread in the timing delay, ⁇ , can be determined. Over a sufficient number of packets, the spread ⁇ can be 1 o measured such that a maximum timing delay of ⁇ min+ ⁇ may be determined.
- a timing delay can illustratively be introduced into the RRH broadcast such that each successive packet is guaranteed to be present at the RRH and ready for broadcast at its appointed time. Specifically, if the RRH broadcast delay is established at a time greater than ⁇ min+ ⁇ , with, illustratively, an additional timing tolerance delay added to ⁇ min to manage additional timing jitter, then each packet will be at the RRH when it is scheduled for broadcast.
- the timing delay and spread can be determined by either a hardware or a software solution, or a combination of both.
- the timing delay can be calculated through knowledge of the topology of the network and the delay properties of the routing equipment and cables. By setting higher priority to CDMA packets, and knowing maximum allowable packet length (for example, 1500 bytes), one can predict the maximum delay spread ⁇ .
- timing delays and spread can be directly measured using a variety of software methods, such as methods involving an exchange of time stamps between endpoints and using statistical techniques to determine the time delay and spread.
- NTP Network Time Protocol
- Frequency synchronization is achieved in accordance with the principles of the present invention by either a hardware solution or a software solution.
- An illustrative hardware solution to frequency synchronization is achieved by using the physical layer in Gigabit Ethernet networks to synchronize the CDMA signals.
- a frequency oscillator is illustratively used in each RRH as a frequency reference for all the frequency synthesizers in the RRH. These frequency oscillators are locked, using well known clock and data recovery methods, to the clock rate of the data coming in on the Ethernet connection. This clock rate, in turn, is set by the clock which BSI 203 uses to encode the Ethernet signals.
- the BSI 203 can use, for example, a stable and accurate stand-alone reference oscillator to generate all its clocks or, alternatively, may derive its reference from the base station clock.
- a stable and accurate stand-alone reference oscillator to generate all its clocks or, alternatively, may derive its reference from the base station clock.
- frequency synchronization will require forwarding a frequency reference from each network node, thus requiring additional overhead to maintain synchronization in this manner.
- similar synchronization techniques may be used in other network transport methods.
- a timestamp is illustratively applied by the BSI 203 to each downlink CDMA packet marking the time it is transmitted from BSI 203 .
- the arrival time of each CDMA packet is recorded using a local clock and the difference between the embedded time stamp and the measured arrival time is calculated as the delay D. If the illustrative clocks at the BSI and RRH are synchronized, then D should be held constant. Thus the local RRH clock can be adjusted to the remote BSI 203 clock using well-known statistical methods.
- a number of timestamp-minus-local-clock measurements corresponding to multiple packets can be used to calculate the frequency deviation over time. Over a desired period of time, the frequency error can be inferred from the total delay change that is detected. A frequency correction corresponding to this frequency error is used compensate for the frequency deviation.
- the software controls the RRH 210 local clock by tracking and correcting the frequency in relation to the BSI 203 clock. Furthermore, to reduce the packet arrival jitter, and thus the accuracy of the frequency tracking mechanism, only specific packets can be used for frequency tracking. More particularly, in this example, the delay is recorded over a selected number of packets and is used for software synchronization.
- Uplink signals are transmitted in a similar fashion as described above in association with downlink signals.
- an uplink signal is received by an RRH, such as RRH 211 , from, for example, illustrative mobile terminal 219 , that RRH is will convert the signal to a digital format and will buffer the digital signals and packetize them at a predetermined time interval or until a predetermined buffer fill level reached.
- the RRH 211 will then send the packets of digital signals to the corresponding RDA 210 to which it is attached.
- each RDA 210 can have a plurality of ports associated with a plurality of addressable sectors. And, as also discussed above, multiple RDAs can be cascaded to in a way such that numerous RDA ports can be addressed to even more numerous remote radio heads.
- the CMU 204 typically can only accept a smaller, limited number of signal channels (e.g., 6 channels). This is not an issue on the downlink as the RDAs simply replicate the downlink packets and retransmit identical packets to multiple addresses.
- the packets flowing into the RDAs to the BSI 203 and CMU 204 are not identical—they are potentially each from different mobile users. Thus, a problem arises as to how to reduce the potential relatively large number of unique uplink packet data streams into the limited number of channels acceptable to the CMU 204 .
- an illustrative processor at each RDA in a cascaded structure of RDAs such as RDA 210 , strips the headers off the packets corresponding to a unique sector, sums the data in those packets, and repacketizes the data before forwarding it to another RDA or the BSI 203 .
- this processor may not be located within the RDA and that it may also be located in an independent unit attached to the RDA. Alternatively, the functionality of this processor may be located within one or more of the RRHs.
- each RDA in the cascade will accomplish this summing function until the packets flowing to from a particular RDA 210 to the BSI 203 on the uplink correspond only to one of the channels of the CMU. While summing the data in packets traditionally would result in irreparably destroying the packets (i.e., because reconstruction of the original packets would be impossible), the data in the packets of the present invention correspond to coded baseband signals of all the traffic on a particular sector. Thus, using traditional processing well known in the art, the CMU can process and identify signals in the summed packets corresponding to a uniquely CDMA coded mobile user. These unique signals are then forwarded to end destinations within the cellular network.
- FIG. 3 shows an in-building network having two illustrative sectors, 307 and 308 , each comprising two RRHs, each of which supports two traffic carriers (frequencies).
- the downlink data packets 301 - 304 are transmitted by BSI 203 in direction 305 to RDA 210 .
- the RDA uses the addresses on each of those packets to determine to which sector (and in turn to which RRHs) a packet is routed.
- packets 302 and 304 are, illustratively, encode information for traffic carriers in sector 307 .
- RDA 210 replicates packets 302 and 304 and multicasts those packets in direction 306 to both RRH 212 and RRH 218 for radiation.
- packets 301 and 303 are multicast in direction 309 to RRH 215 and RRH 216 which in turn will radiate these traffic carriers in sector 308 .
- the RDA 210 acts as a summing node and aggregates the uplink data packets. Specifically, when RRHs support several mobile carriers (frequencies), those RRHs will each buffer the packets and forward them to RDA 210 . Thus, for example, RRHs 218 and 212 will send out packets 310 and 311 in direction 312 to RDA 210 and RRH 215 will illustratively send packets 314 and 315 in direction 313 to RDA 210 . When those packets arrive at the RDA, the headers of the packets are removed and the data in any packets in the same sector are summed together.
- the RDA 210 then interleaves all unique baseband signals together and forwards out a single data stream containing packets of baseband signals from all sectors of the RDA 210 . In a cascade of RDAs, this process is repeated at each RDA so that only a desired number of data streams containing packets of baseband symbols arrive at the BSI 203 in FIG. 2 and the CMU 204 in FIG. 2 in the base station.
- a summing function is illustrative and may not be necessary depending upon the particular implementation of the network described herein. Additionally, if such a summing function is used, one skilled in the art will realize that this function can be performed at network nodes other than the RDA, such as at an RRH.
- a network controller may be used (e.g., incorporated into the BSI) to dynamically assign ports on each RDA to a sector within the building.
- individual ports could each be assigned to individual sectors or, alternatively, any number of ports of the RDA could be assigned to an individual sector.
- wireless cellular network coverage can be extended by adapting an existing base station to broadcast coded cellular baseband signals over gigabit Ethernet networks using existing cabling within buildings.
- the network of the present invention could be used to transmit and receive various other wireless network protocols in a similar fashion.
- WiFi 802.11
- the network of the present invention could be used in a similar fashion as described above to distribute 802.11 protocol signals to desired destinations.
- Ethernet can also provide power to network devices (i.e., via the Power-over-Ethernet 802.3af standard), the cost of installing the aforementioned radios and other equipment can be further reduced by supplying power to such components without an independent power source connection.
- the network of the present invention could be used in place of a DAS in a “hoteling” arrangement associated with one or more remote antennas in an outdoor environment, such as that used in the aforementioned dense urban areas to provide increased coverage in such environments.
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Cellular signals or other wireless signals/messages are introduced into a building or to an outside location by transmitting packets corresponding to those signals over a data network and low cost cables to designated locations within the data network. Once the designated packets containing the signals reach the destination, they are then broadcast over the air to a terminal capable of receiving the wireless message. In a first embodiment, an in-building gigabit Ethernet network, such as that currently existing presently in many buildings, is used to distribute radio signals indoors. Instead of transmitting the radio signals over the air from a repeater connected to a base station, coded baseband signals generated by the coding processor (e.g., a CDMA Modem Unit) in the base station are packetized and sent over the Ethernet network to radio processing equipment and antennas distributed throughout the building. The radio processing equipment strips the packet headers from the baseband signal packets so those signals can be broadcast via the antennas to one or more mobile terminals.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/536871 filed Jan. 16, 2004.
- The present invention is related generally to wireless communications in buildings.
- Wireless communications systems are becoming an increasingly integral aspect of modern communications. In fact, recent trends show that an increasing number of users are replacing all wire-line methods of communications with their wireless counterparts such as, for example, cellular telephones in place of traditional wire-line telephones. Since such cellular telephones are essentially radios, it is well known that signal quality between a cellular base station and a handset degrades under certain circumstances. The most significant source of degradation occurs when a user moves from an outside location to an indoor location where the radio signals are required to pass through or around various obstructions. Since many users place the majority of cellular calls from within buildings or other structures, achieving high quality consistent indoor coverage is becoming more essential.
- Several methods for achieving indoor cellular network coverage are known. For example, one method of achieving such coverage, known as a distributed antenna system (DAS), is illustratively shown in
FIG. 1 . A DAS uses a base station and a repeater or a power amplifier that is typically located within a building to retransmit within the building a signal received at an external antenna. Referring to the illustrative DAS ofFIG. 1 , when asignal 103 is transmitted from an antenna in a cellular communications network, such as antenna 101 (e.g., an antenna in a cellular communications network),antenna 113, which is external to building 111, receivessignal 103.Signal 103 is then passed alongconnection 104 which is, illustratively, a coaxial cable, tocomponent 105 which is, in this example, a radio repeater.Repeater 105 forwards the signal to amplifiers 106 a, 107 a, 108 a and 109 a. These amplifiers amplify the signal which is then transmitted over in-building antennas cellular telephone 102 receives the signal transmitted fromantenna 113 viaantenna 109. By passing the signal along a wired connection from antenna torepeater 105 and rebroadcasting the signal over antennas 106-109, the problems associated with poor signal quality in buildings are alleviated. - While DAS systems are advantageous in many aspects, they are limited in certain regards. For example, in order to install a DAS, cabling (such as coaxial cabling) must be installed throughout the building at each location where an in-building antenna is desired. Thus, installation expense is relatively high. Additionally, such systems are not flexibly expandable and there is typically no mechanism for reprovisioning or reallocating the bandwidth available to different locations within the building.
- Another method for achieving indoor cellular network coverage relies on the use of small in-building base transceiver stations (BTSs), which are smaller versions of well-known base stations such as are used in a traditional cellular network, to provide essentially an entire in-building cellular network. The result of using such small BTSs is a network of so-called pico-cells (cells with a short range) that operate similarly to a low-powered traditional cellular network in provisioning bandwidth and managing data and voice calls within one or more individual buildings. However, since such a system is essentially a miniaturized cellular network, management of a multitude of such BTSs within a building would be problematic as it would require network components (such as a Radio Network Controller (RNC) and/or a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) in a CDMA network) to provision bandwidth and manage calls across the large number of pico-cells. Hence, a mini-BTS system is relatively cost-prohibitive and complex to install and maintain.
- As cellular usage increases there is a need to provide increased and cost effective capacity and coverage outdoors in dense urban areas, outdoor malls, or in business or academic campuses. Many of the same techniques that are used indoors can also be used in these environments. Typically a base station remotely serves a given outdoor location using DAS systems in an architecture known as “hoteling”. However, these architectures require the use of proprietary RF or fiber links to connect the base stations and the remote antennas.
- The aforementioned problems related to in-building wireless communications are essentially solved by the present invention. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, cellular signals or other wireless signals/messages are introduced into a building by transmitting packetized messages corresponding to those messages over a shared or dedicated data network to designated locations within the building. Once the designated destination is reached, the packet headers are stripped from the packets and the wireless message is then broadcast over the air to an intended recipient.
- In a first embodiment, base station interface cards (BSIs) are used in place of RF generating equipment in a base station such as that used in a cellular communications network (e.g., a CDMA network). For downlink signals, when a BSI receives coded baseband signals from a processor, such as a CDMA Modem Unit (CMU) in a CDMA system, the BSI then buffers the baseband signals and periodically creates data packets each containing a plurality of coded baseband signals. The BSI then forwards the data packets over a high-speed data network, such as a gigabit Ethernet network, to one or more illustrative Gigabit switches. These switches duplicate and route the packets to one or more specific ports corresponding to a cellular CDMA sector which in turn corresponds to one or more radio transceivers, at least one of which corresponds to the address of the intended recipient of the message. In one embodiment, the radio transceivers contain equipment that extracts the baseband signals from the packets, process the base band signal, convert to RF format, amplify the signals, and broadcast the signals to an intended recipient over associated antennas.
- For uplink signals, the radio transceivers receive uplink signals from a mobile user, the transceivers convert it to a digital format and generate packets of the coded signals and forward them through the network to the aforementioned switches and then to the BSI and CMU for transmission through the traditional wireless network to an intended recipient. In another embodiment, lo in order to increase the possible number of available radio transceivers, one or more special summing nodes sum the base band data in incoming uplink packets in order to reduce the number of packet streams passing through the BSI to the CMU. Since the signals are coded (e.g., with Walsh codes), the CMU can differentiate between the signals in the summed data packets and forward those signals to an intended destination in the wireless network. These summing nodes can be separate units, integrated with switches, or their functionality can be integrated into one or more of the radio transceivers.
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FIG. 3 shows how uplink signals in the network ofFIG. 2 are aggregated. -
FIG. 2 shows an in-building communications network in accordance with the principles of the present invention. In the network ofFIG. 2 ,base station 201 sends and receives messages from a wireless network viapath 206.Base station 201 is, for example, similar to a base station used in a traditional CDMA network such as a OneBTS base station manufactured by Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, N.J. One skilled in the art will recognize that such a base station traditionally has three main components: 1) a network interface for interfacing with the other components of the cellular network (e.g., a radio network controller (RNC)); 2) a digital baseband shelf typically having a processor (e.g., a CDMA modem unit (CMU)) for coding and decoding incoming and outgoing message traffic, as well as a radio (e.g., a Universal CDMA Radio (UCR)) for modulating/demodulating the coded digital message traffic onto/from a carrier signal; and 3) an RF shelf for amplifying the modulated signal and transmitting that signal over the air to a mobile user. - While the
base station 201 ofFIG. 2 in accordance with the principles of the present invention is similar to a traditional CDMA base station, there are some differences. Specifically, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, both the RF shelf and external base station antenna functions are not used in the in-building base station 201. This modifiedbase station 201 may be physically located within a building to be serviced by the base station or, alternatively, external to that building. Additionally, the UCR of thedigital baseband shelf 202 inbase station 201 is replaced by a component herein referred to as a base station interface card (BSI) 203. Theillustrative BSI 203 may be a component of similar form factor to the UCR and illustratively plugs into the same physical slot in the digital shelf traditionally occupied by the UCR. For downlink signals, as described more fully below, instead of receiving and transmitting coded cellular radio signals over the air, theBSI 203 inbase station 201 functions to forward mobile user-coded baseband signals over a high-speed data network, such as illustrativegigabit Ethernet network 208 to a switch/summing node, also referred to herein referred to as a Radio Distributor/Aggregator 210 (RDA), and subsequently to a desired end destination where the baseband signals are converted to RF and then broadcast over the air to a message recipient, such asmobile terminal 219. Similarly, as also discussed below, on the uplink, when a user, once again such asmobile terminal 219, transmits messages from, for example, a cellular telephone, those messages are transmitted via theillustrative RDA 210 and illustrative gigabit Ethernetnetwork 208 to theBSI 203 andCMU 204 for further processing and distribution via thenetwork interface equipment 205 and the wireless network viapath 206. The below illustrative example specifically discusses one implementation of the present invention in a CDMA network. One skilled in the art, however, will recognize that the principles of the invention as herein described will be equally applicable to a GSM, UMTS or other wireless communications networks. - Specifically, on the downlink in a CDMA system, when a signal is addressed to a mobile terminal in a building, such as, referring to
FIG. 1 ,mobile terminal 102 inbuilding 111, theillustrative BSI 203, discussed above, receives digital I and Q baseband signals generated by theCMU 204 and stores them in a buffer. Illustratively, I and Q signals are received every 0.5 microseconds. Once the buffer reaches a predetermined level, or a predetermined amount of time has passed, theBSI 203 forms an Ethernet packet of those signals having a destination address (e.g., a MAC address) corresponding to a sector in which an intended recipient is present, such as a sector that is distinguished by the time offset of the pseudorandom number (PN) code of a pilot channel to which themobile terminal 219 is tuned. One skilled in the art will recognize that other configurations and operations of the BSI are possible. For example, instead of connecting directly to the physical slot in the digital shelf, the BSI can be a separate component that connects to a digital, radio frequency (RF), or intermediate frequency (IF) port. In such a configuration, the BSI may receive digital coded baseband signals, as described above or, alternatively, may receive RF or IF signals and then convert those signals to digital form for buffering and packetizing. - The packets are then sent via gigabit Ethernet from the BSI to the
RDA 210 over, illustratively, gigabit Ethernet. For downlink signals, the RDA acts essentially as a switch having, illustratively, a plurality of ports. Each port on the RDA illustratively corresponds to an addressable sector for the routing of messages. For example, each port of an RDA may be identified as a separate sector or, if a greater coverage area is desired, for example, then multiple ports may be designated as corresponding to a single sector. Each sector, in turn, corresponds to a one or more radio transceivers, referred to herein as remote radio heads (RRHs), such asRRHs - When the
RDA 210 receives a message from theBSI 203 having a particular address (for example a Medium Access Control (MAC) address) corresponding to a particular sector, theRDA 210 compares that address to, for example, a look-up table to identify which ports on theRDA 210 correspond to the designated sector. This look-up procedure can use a variety of existing Ethernet protocols, such as using special multicast addresses, or having all RRHs belonging to a particular sector be a part of the same virtual LAN (VLAN), and broadcasting packets on that VLAN. Once theRDA 210 has identified the ports corresponding to the recipient sector(s), theRDA 210 will replicate the packet (if necessary to forward to multiple end destination RRHs) and forward a copy of the packet to the appropriate ports for further dissemination to the designated sectors and the corresponding RRHs 211-216. Each RRH 211-216 has, illustratively, network interface equipment, timing and frequency synchronization equipment, signal processing elements, a power amplifier and one or more antennas. The network interface equipment of the destination RRH such as, in this case,RRH 211 corresponding tomobile user 219, receives the packets from the network and removes the headers from the packets. The I and Q baseband signals are then forwarded to the timing and synchronization equipment where the signals are buffered. As described more fully below, the signals are then processed, converted to RF format and played out to the power amplifier and broadcast over the air via the antenna(s) to a recipient end mobile user. - Since CDMA networks and Ethernet networks were designed for different uses (i.e., CDMA was designed for circuit switched voice applications and Ethernet was designed for packet switched data applications), manners of transmitting data across those networks differ relative to one another. One of the more critical differences is in how frequency and timing are managed in the different networks. Specifically, CDMA networks were designed with a tight timing/jitter tolerance of less than 2-3 microseconds using a synchronous frequency as required by the air-interface. Ethernet, on the other hand, was designed with a loose timing/jitter tolerance and an asynchronous frequency that is adequate for packet-switched data networking in, for example, a star network configuration. Overcoming these timing and frequency differences to achieve synchronization is critical to passing timely packets of CDMA data over an Ethernet network.
- More specifically, timing synchronization is especially crucial for downlink traffic since the offsets in the pilot channels are used to identify the base station sectors in the network. On the uplink, however, while timing synchronization is important, one skilled in the art will recognize that it is sufficient to assure a certain, fixed delay among the uplink signals from the RRHs 211-216—precisely synchronizing the exact time is not necessary. In both uplink and downlink scenarios, timing synchronization may illustratively be achieved by first determining the minimum feasible time that a packet will spend transiting the data network between the
BSI 203 and theRRH 210, hereinafter referred to as the minimum packet delay, τmin. This minimum packet delay is, for example, measured as a function of delays in buffering baseband signals in theBSI 203 to form the packets, transmission through the gigabit Ethernet MAC, the physical layer and the switches in theRDA 210, as well as the delay experienced traveling over cables. Thus, τmin is a basic, illustrative reference time between theBSI 203 and theRRH 210 for a given Ethernet network topology. - This minimum reference time τmin, of course, is not the time typically experienced by a packet transiting the data network, only the feasible minimum based on known delays. The actual timing delays of packets through the data network are a function of, in part, queuing delays in the presence of other data traffic in the data network. This actual timing delay may vary from one packet to the next and, over a given number of packets, a spread in the timing delay, Δτ, can be determined. Over a sufficient number of packets, the spread Δτ can be 1o measured such that a maximum timing delay of τmin+Δτ may be determined.
- Therefore, in order to broadcast packets from an RRH, such as
RRH 210, to mobile 219, and ensure continuity between the packets transiting the network, a timing delay can illustratively be introduced into the RRH broadcast such that each successive packet is guaranteed to be present at the RRH and ready for broadcast at its appointed time. Specifically, if the RRH broadcast delay is established at a time greater than τmin+Δτ, with, illustratively, an additional timing tolerance delay added to τmin to manage additional timing jitter, then each packet will be at the RRH when it is scheduled for broadcast. - The timing delay and spread can be determined by either a hardware or a software solution, or a combination of both. In an exemplary hardware solution, the timing delay can be calculated through knowledge of the topology of the network and the delay properties of the routing equipment and cables. By setting higher priority to CDMA packets, and knowing maximum allowable packet length (for example, 1500 bytes), one can predict the maximum delay spread Δτ. Alternatively, timing delays and spread can be directly measured using a variety of software methods, such as methods involving an exchange of time stamps between endpoints and using statistical techniques to determine the time delay and spread. One illustrative example of such a software method is the well known Network Time Protocol (NTP). One skilled in the art will recognize that many such hardware and software methods may be used to determine the timing delay and spread.
- As previously mentioned, in addition to timing synchronization, frequency synchronization across the network is also important. Frequency synchronization is achieved in accordance with the principles of the present invention by either a hardware solution or a software solution. An illustrative hardware solution to frequency synchronization is achieved by using the physical layer in Gigabit Ethernet networks to synchronize the CDMA signals. In order to achieve this synchronization, a frequency oscillator is illustratively used in each RRH as a frequency reference for all the frequency synthesizers in the RRH. These frequency oscillators are locked, using well known clock and data recovery methods, to the clock rate of the data coming in on the Ethernet connection. This clock rate, in turn, is set by the clock which
BSI 203 uses to encode the Ethernet signals. TheBSI 203 can use, for example, a stable and accurate stand-alone reference oscillator to generate all its clocks or, alternatively, may derive its reference from the base station clock. One skilled in the art will recognize that such a hardware implementation of frequency synchronization will require forwarding a frequency reference from each network node, thus requiring additional overhead to maintain synchronization in this manner. In addition, one skilled in the art will recognize that similar synchronization techniques may be used in other network transport methods. - On the other hand, if a software solution to frequency synchronization is used, a timestamp is illustratively applied by the
BSI 203 to each downlink CDMA packet marking the time it is transmitted fromBSI 203. At theRRH 210, the arrival time of each CDMA packet is recorded using a local clock and the difference between the embedded time stamp and the measured arrival time is calculated as the delay D. If the illustrative clocks at the BSI and RRH are synchronized, then D should be held constant. Thus the local RRH clock can be adjusted to theremote BSI 203 clock using well-known statistical methods. For example, a number of timestamp-minus-local-clock measurements corresponding to multiple packets can be used to calculate the frequency deviation over time. Over a desired period of time, the frequency error can be inferred from the total delay change that is detected. A frequency correction corresponding to this frequency error is used compensate for the frequency deviation. In this way, the software controls theRRH 210 local clock by tracking and correcting the frequency in relation to theBSI 203 clock. Furthermore, to reduce the packet arrival jitter, and thus the accuracy of the frequency tracking mechanism, only specific packets can be used for frequency tracking. More particularly, in this example, the delay is recorded over a selected number of packets and is used for software synchronization. By selectively using an 1o ensemble of packets with a measured delay, such as the smallest delay, the effect of switch jitters due to background traffic may be significantly reduced. Uplink signals are transmitted in a similar fashion as described above in association with downlink signals. When an uplink signal is received by an RRH, such asRRH 211, from, for example, illustrativemobile terminal 219, that RRH is will convert the signal to a digital format and will buffer the digital signals and packetize them at a predetermined time interval or until a predetermined buffer fill level reached. TheRRH 211 will then send the packets of digital signals to thecorresponding RDA 210 to which it is attached. As discussed above, eachRDA 210 can have a plurality of ports associated with a plurality of addressable sectors. And, as also discussed above, multiple RDAs can be cascaded to in a way such that numerous RDA ports can be addressed to even more numerous remote radio heads. However, theCMU 204 typically can only accept a smaller, limited number of signal channels (e.g., 6 channels). This is not an issue on the downlink as the RDAs simply replicate the downlink packets and retransmit identical packets to multiple addresses. However, on the uplink, the packets flowing into the RDAs to theBSI 203 andCMU 204 are not identical—they are potentially each from different mobile users. Thus, a problem arises as to how to reduce the potential relatively large number of unique uplink packet data streams into the limited number of channels acceptable to theCMU 204. - This problem is overcome by the principles of the present invention. Specifically, referring to
FIG. 3 , in order for a large number of RDAs to communicate with the CMU inBSI 203, an illustrative processor at each RDA in a cascaded structure of RDAs, such asRDA 210, strips the headers off the packets corresponding to a unique sector, sums the data in those packets, and repacketizes the data before forwarding it to another RDA or theBSI 203. One skilled in the art will recognize that this processor may not be located within the RDA and that it may also be located in an independent unit attached to the RDA. Alternatively, the functionality of this processor may be located within one or more of the RRHs. In the case of cascaded RDAs each having such a processor, each RDA in the cascade will accomplish this summing function until the packets flowing to from aparticular RDA 210 to theBSI 203 on the uplink correspond only to one of the channels of the CMU. While summing the data in packets traditionally would result in irreparably destroying the packets (i.e., because reconstruction of the original packets would be impossible), the data in the packets of the present invention correspond to coded baseband signals of all the traffic on a particular sector. Thus, using traditional processing well known in the art, the CMU can process and identify signals in the summed packets corresponding to a uniquely CDMA coded mobile user. These unique signals are then forwarded to end destinations within the cellular network. - More particularly,
FIG. 3 shows an in-building network having two illustrative sectors, 307 and 308, each comprising two RRHs, each of which supports two traffic carriers (frequencies). As described above, on the downlink data packets 301-304 are transmitted byBSI 203 indirection 305 toRDA 210. The RDA then uses the addresses on each of those packets to determine to which sector (and in turn to which RRHs) a packet is routed. As shown inFIG. 3 ,packets sector 307. Accordingly,RDA 210 replicatespackets direction 306 to bothRRH 212 andRRH 218 for radiation. Similarly,packets direction 309 toRRH 215 andRRH 216 which in turn will radiate these traffic carriers insector 308. - On the uplink, however, and also as briefly discussed above, the
RDA 210 acts as a summing node and aggregates the uplink data packets. Specifically, when RRHs support several mobile carriers (frequencies), those RRHs will each buffer the packets and forward them toRDA 210. Thus, for example,RRHs packets RDA 210 andRRH 215 will illustratively sendpackets RDA 210. When those packets arrive at the RDA, the headers of the packets are removed and the data in any packets in the same sector are summed together. TheRDA 210 then interleaves all unique baseband signals together and forwards out a single data stream containing packets of baseband signals from all sectors of theRDA 210. In a cascade of RDAs, this process is repeated at each RDA so that only a desired number of data streams containing packets of baseband symbols arrive at theBSI 203 inFIG. 2 and theCMU 204 inFIG. 2 in the base station. One skilled in the art will recognize that such a summing function is illustrative and may not be necessary depending upon the particular implementation of the network described herein. Additionally, if such a summing function is used, one skilled in the art will realize that this function can be performed at network nodes other than the RDA, such as at an RRH. - One skilled in the art will recognize that the above network structure facilitates flexible bandwidth management. For example, a network controller may be used (e.g., incorporated into the BSI) to dynamically assign ports on each RDA to a sector within the building. Thus, depending on the desired coverage and network usage, individual ports could each be assigned to individual sectors or, alternatively, any number of ports of the RDA could be assigned to an individual sector. Thus, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, wireless cellular network coverage can be extended by adapting an existing base station to broadcast coded cellular baseband signals over gigabit Ethernet networks using existing cabling within buildings. In fact, recently gigabit-over-Ethernet has been implemented over a wide variety of types of cabling, such as fiber, coaxial cable, as well as low cost category 5, category 6, and category 7 networking cables. Thus, the expense of installing additional cabling may be avoided. Additionally, relatively inexpensive switches (RDAs) and low powered radio equipment at the RRHs are used to broadcast the baseband signals to designated recipients.
- One skilled in the art will also recognize that, since standard networking protocols may be used according to the principles of the present invention, the network of the present invention could be used to transmit and receive various other wireless network protocols in a similar fashion. For example, by adding 802.11 (WiFi) access points to the remote radio heads, the network of the present invention could be used in a similar fashion as described above to distribute 802.11 protocol signals to desired destinations. Additionally, since Ethernet can also provide power to network devices (i.e., via the Power-over-Ethernet 802.3af standard), the cost of installing the aforementioned radios and other equipment can be further reduced by supplying power to such components without an independent power source connection. Finally, one skilled in the art will also recognize that the network of the present invention could be used in place of a DAS in a “hoteling” arrangement associated with one or more remote antennas in an outdoor environment, such as that used in the aforementioned dense urban areas to provide increased coverage in such environments.
- The foregoing merely illustrates the principles of the invention. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are within its spirit and scope. Furthermore, all examples and conditional language recited herein are intended expressly only to be for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the invention and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions.
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1. A method for wireless communication comprising:
creating a first plurality of data packets, wherein each packet in said first plurality comprises a plurality of coded cellular signals;
addressing each of said first plurality of data packets to at least a first sector of a cellular network, said sector comprising at least one radio transceiver, wherein said at least one radio transceiver comprises an antenna adapted to broadcast said plurality of coded cellular signals;
transmitting said first plurality of data packets over a data network associated with said at least a first sector to said at least one radio transceiver; and
broadcasting said cellular signals over the air.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said radio transceivers are located within a building.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least a first sector is associated with a first port on a network switch.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least a first sector is associated with a plurality of ports on at least a first network switch.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said data network comprises a Gigabit Ethernet network.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:
transmitting a second plurality of data packets across said Gigabit Ethernet network; and
broadcasting said second plurality of data packets over the air in a signal conforming to at least a first IEEE 802.11 standard.
7. A method for transmitting a first plurality of data packets over a data network, each packet in said first plurality comprising a plurality of coded cellular signals, said data network comprising at least a first sector of a cellular network, said at least a first sector comprising at least a first radio transceiver, said method comprising:
addressing each of said packets in said plurality of data packets to a first address associated with said at least a first sector, wherein said at least a first radio transceiver in said at least a first sector is adapted to transmit and receive cellular signals.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
addressing each packet in said plurality of data packets to at least a second address associated with said at least a first sector.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein said at least a first radio transceiver is located within a building.
10. The method of claim 7 wherein said at least a first sector is associated with a first port on a data network switch.
11. The method of claim 7 wherein said at least a first sector is associated with a plurality of ports on at least a first data network switch.
12. The method of claim 7 wherein said data network comprises a Gigabit Ethernet network.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
transmitting a second plurality of data packets across said Gigabit Ethernet network; and
addressing each packet in said second plurality of data packets to said at least a first radio transceiver, wherein said at least a first radio transceiver is further adapted to transmit and receive wireless signals conforming to at least a first IEEE 802.11 standard.
14. A radio transceiver comprising:
means for receiving data packets, said data packets comprising coded cellular signals; and
means for transmitting said cellular signals.
15. The radio transceiver of claim 14 further comprising:
means for receiving cellular signals over the air;
means for generating a plurality of data packets comprising said received cellular signals;
means for addressing each packet in said plurality of data packets to at least a first summing device associated with at least a first sector of a cellular network; and
means for transmitting said first plurality of data packets over a data network associated with said at least a first sector to said summing device.
16. The radio transceiver of claim 14 wherein said means for transmitting comprises means for extracting said cellular signals from said packets.
17. The radio transceiver of claim 16 wherein said means for transmitting is adapted to transmit said cellular signals at a predetermined time relative to at least one other cellular signal.
18. The radio transceiver of claim 16 wherein said means for transmitting is adapted to transmit said cellular signals at a predetermined frequency.
19. The radio transceiver of claim 14 further comprising:
access equipment adapted to transmit and receive wireless signals conforming to at least a first IEEE 802.11 standard.
20. A network switch for use in a wireless communication system, said wireless communication system comprising at least a first sector, said network switch comprising:
means for receiving a plurality of data packets, said data packets comprising a plurality of coded cellular signals associated with said sector;
means for extracting the coded cellular signals from said data packets;
means for summing the coded cellular signals, thus forming a data stream comprising summed coded baseband signals; and
means for forming data packets containing said summed coded cellular signals.
21. A network switch for use in a wireless communication system, said network comprising at least a first sector, said network switch comprising:
means for receiving a first plurality of data packets, said data packets comprising a plurality of coded cellular signals associated with said sector;
means for duplicating said data packets, thus forming a second plurality of data packets;
means for transmitting said second plurality of data packets to at least a first destination in said data network.
22. A method for use in a wireless communication system, said network comprising at least a first sector, said method comprising:
receiving a first plurality of data packets, said first plurality of data packets comprising a plurality of coded cellular signals associated with said sector;
extracting the coded cellular signals from said first plurality-of data packets;
summing the coded cellular signals, thus forming a data stream comprising summed coded cellular signals; and
forming a second plurality of data packets containing said summed coded coded cellular signals.
23. The method of claim 22 further comprising:
transmitting said second plurality of data packets to a first node in said data network.
24. The method of claim 23 further comprising:
extracting said summed coded cellular signals; and
transmitting said coded cellular signals to at least a first destination within a cellular network.
25. Apparatus for interfacing a cellular network with a data network, said apparatus comprising:
means for receiving cellular signals from said cellular network;
means for creating a plurality of packets containing said cellular signals; and
means for transmitting said packets to at least a first destination within said data network.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said cellular signals comprise coded baseband signals.
27. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said cellular signals comprise radio frequency signals.
28. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said cellular signals comprise intermediate frequency signals.
29. The apparatus of claim 25 wherein said cellular signals comprise transmit diversity signals.
30. A method for interfacing a cellular network with a data network, said method comprising:
receiving cellular signals from said cellular network;
creating a plurality of packets containing said cellular signals; and
transmitting said packets to at least a first destination within said data network.
31. Apparatus for interfacing a cellular network with a data network, said apparatus comprising:
means for receiving packets from said data network, said packets comprising a plurality of cellular signals;
means for extracting said cellular signals from said packets; and
means for transmitting said cellular signals to at least a first destination within said cellular network.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said cellular signals comprise coded baseband signals.
33. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said cellular signals comprise radio frequency signals.
34. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said cellular signals comprise intermediate frequency signals.
35. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said cellular signals comprise receive diversity signals.
36. A method for interfacing a cellular network with a data network, said method comprising:
receiving packets from said data network, said packets comprising a plurality of cellular, signals;
extracting said cellular signals from said packets; and
transmitting said cellular signals to at least a first destination within said cellular network.
37. A method for use in synchronizing the timing between a wireless network and a data network, said method comprising:
determining the minimum time for transmission between two points in said data network;
estimating a delay spread over a first plurality of data packets transmitted across said data network;
delaying the transmission of a second plurality of data packets from at least a first node in said data network.
38. The method of claim 37 wherein said step of estimating comprises measuring a delay spread over said first plurality of data packets.
39. The method of claim 37 wherein said node comprises a remote radio head.
40. A method for use in synchronizing the frequency between a wireless network and a data network, said method comprising:
forwarding to a remote radio head a frequency reference associated with a first clock, said first clock associated with a data network; and
locking the frequency associated with a second clock with said frequency reference, said second clock associated with said remote radio head.
41. A method for use in synchronizing the frequency between a wireless network and a data network, said method comprising:
applying a first indication of a time to at least a first data packet, said data packet comprising a plurality of coded cellular signals;
recording at a first node in said data network the arrival time of said at least a first data packet;
determining a difference between said first indication and said arrival time of said at least a first data packet; and
maintaining said difference between said first indication and said arrival time by altering a clock associated with said first node in said data network.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein said coded cellular signals comprise coded cellular baseband signals.
43. The method of claim 41 wherein said at least a first data packet is selected as having a small said difference between said first indication and said arrival time relative to the value of said difference for at least a second data packet in a plurality of data packets.
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