In a base station, a configurable radio unit allows for communication with a baseband processor that satisfies a CPRI standard while allowing personalization and customization by the end user in order to prevent undesired usage and/or access by other users/competitors. The radio module is programmable to allow for specific designation of the location, lengths, and types of signal and control information within CPRI basic frames. By being configured to allow for the adjustment of these parameters, the radio module can be commonly and mass produced while allowing for end users of the processors to personalize their use without additional hardware components, such as FPGA circuits. In addition, by generating a container frame, the radio module can allow for asynchronous communication between the CPRI standard and an employed communication scheme.

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›1.independentA configurable radio unit capable of receiving information from a baseband processor via a common public radio interface (CPRI) standard, the radio un…+8

›2.↳ 1The configurable radio unit of claim 1, wherein the CPRI framer module is configured to operate at the user-defined line rate other than a standard li…d2

›3.↳ 1The configurable radio unit of claim 1, the protocol pump module including:na bit pump module configured to extract the user-defined first subset of c…d2+4

›4.↳ 3The configurable radio unit of claim 3, wherein the bit pump module is configured to be programmed with a starting bit and a length for defining the u…d3+1

›6.↳ 3The configurable radio unit of claim 3, wherein the protocol framer module is configured to, when the radio unit employs a communication scheme that o…d3+1

›8.↳ 1The configurable radio unit of claim 1, the control channel module including:na bit pump module configured to extract the user-defined second subset o…d2

›20.↳ 1The configurable radio unit of claim 1, wherein the line rate, the frame length, the first subset of contiguous bits, and the second subset of contigu…d2

›9.independentA configurable radio unit capable of receiving information from a baseband processor via a common public radio interface (CPRI) standard using a selec…+5

›10.↳ 9The configurable radio unit of claim 9, the protocol pump comprising:na protocol framer module configured to generate a container frame for organizing…d2+4

›11.↳ 10The configurable radio unit of claim 10, wherein the protocol framer module is configured to generate the container frame by determining a least commo…d3+3

›15.independentA method for transmitting signal data contained within a common public radio interface (CPRI) basic frame stream when employing a CPRI communication s…+4

›16.↳ 15The method of claim 15, wherein the organizing of the extracted subsets of bits into the plurality of in-phase/quadrature symbols includes placing at …d2

›17.↳ 15The method of claim 15, wherein the organizing of the extracted subsets of bits into the plurality of in-phase/quadrature symbols includes placing at …d2

›18.↳ 15The method of claim 15, wherein the detecting determines the clock slipping to be an overflow scenario when at least one of the communication scheme c…d2+1

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Section H — Electricity

H04W92/00
H04W88/08
H04W12/06
H04W24/02

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61615017	23 Mar 2012
related publication	US 20130250865 A1	26 Sep 2013

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