Distributed wireless system and apparatus
A system includes a baseband component, an optical transceiver component, a first pluggable radio frequency component, and a wireless head-end component. The baseband component is configured to provide a radio frequency signal to the first pluggable radio frequency component through the optical transceiver component. The optical transceiver component is connected to the first pluggable radio frequency component through an optical fiber. The first pluggable radio frequency component is connected to the wireless head-end component in a plugging manner.
1 . A system, comprising:
a first baseband component configured to generate a radio frequency signal;
an optical transceiver component configured to convert the radio frequency signal to an optical signal and transmit the optical signal over an optical fiber, wherein the first baseband component and the optical transceiver component are located in a same physical device or the optical transceiver component is connected, in a plugging manner, to a physical device to which the first baseband component belongs;
a first pluggable radio frequency component connected to the optical transceiver component through the optical fiber; and
a wireless head-end component, wherein the first baseband component is configured to provide a radio frequency signal to the first pluggable radio frequency component through the optical transceiver component, wherein the first pluggable radio frequency component is connected to the wireless head-end component in a plugging manner, and wherein the system is configured to be upgraded, in a first manner, by replacing the first pluggable radio frequency component with a second pluggable radio frequency component without replacing the first baseband component or the wireless head-end component.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first pluggable radio frequency component comprises at least one radio frequency front-end module, and the optical transceiver component comprises at least one laser, at least one laser driver, and at least one detector.
3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless head-end component is located at a wireless access point.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a radio hub component, wherein the radio hub component connects the optical transceiver component to the first pluggable radio frequency component through the optical fiber.
5 . The system according to claim 4 , wherein the first pluggable radio frequency component comprises at least one radio frequency front-end module, and the optical transceiver component comprises at least one laser, at least one laser driver, and at least one detector.
6 . The system according to claim 4 , wherein the wireless head-end component is located at a wireless access point.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the same physical device is a switch.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless head-end component is located at a wireless access point.
9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to be upgraded, in a second manner, by replacing the first baseband component with a second baseband component without replacing the first pluggable radio frequency component or the wireless head-end component.
10 . The system according to claim 9 , wherein the system is configured to be upgraded in the second manner in response to a wireless protocol upgrade that does not change a wireless spectrum.
11 . A radio frequency component, comprising:
an optical transceiver component comprising:
an optical fiber connector; and
an optical-to-electrical converter comprising at least one laser, at least one laser driver, and at least one detector, wherein the optical fiber connector is configured to connect the optical-to-electrical converter to an optical fiber to receive an optical signal through the optical fiber, and wherein the optical-to-electrical converter is configured to convert the optical signal to an electrical signal; and
at least one radio frequency front-end module,
wherein the radio frequency component is pluggable into a wireless head-end component of a system, wherein the system comprises a baseband component, and wherein the system is configured to be upgraded, in a first manner, by replacing the radio frequency component with another radio frequency component without replacing the baseband component or the wireless head-end component.
12 . The radio frequency component according to claim 11 , further comprising a power supply module, wherein the power supply module is configured to supply power to the radio frequency component, and the power supply module is configured to support obtaining power locally or obtaining power remotely.
13 . The radio frequency component according to claim 12 , wherein the radio frequency component is an optical module.
14 . The radio frequency component according to claim 11 , wherein the optical transceiver component further comprises a multiplexer and a de-multiplexer.
15 . The radio frequency component according to claim 11 , wherein the optical fiber connector is an MTP/MPO connector.
16 . The radio frequency component according to claim 11 , wherein the optical transceiver component further comprises an optical splitter and a modulator.
17 . The radio frequency component according to claim 11 , wherein the radio frequency component is an optical module.