Method of translating cellular carriers
View Patent ↗A plurality of carrier signals in a wide band signal is converted into a plurality of digital carrier signals. Each of the plurality of carrier signals is at a respective frequency in the wide band signal. At least one of the plurality of digital carrier signals is translated to a different frequency.
1. A method of translating carriers, comprising:
converting a plurality of analog carrier signals within a wideband signal into a plurality of digital carrier signals, each of the analog carrier signals at a respective frequency in the wideband signal;
packetizing the plurality of digital carrier signals into a plurality of digital packet streams;
sending each of the plurality of digital packet streams to separate and distinct emitter locations; and
translating each of the plurality of digital packet streams to a different frequency at each of the emitter locations, to adjust a position of the digital packet stream within the wideband signal.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
filtering at least one of the plurality of digital carriers signals; and
wherein the packetizing step packetizes the at least one filtered digital carrier signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
digital processing the plurality of digital packet streams to create a wideband signal.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
converting the plurality of digital packet streams back to at least one analog carrier signal.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of digital packet streams are converted into the at least one analog carrier signal in a separate D/A stage.
6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
amplifying and filtering the at least one converted analog carrier signal; and
transmitting the at least one amplified and filtered signal to an endpoint.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the carrier signals is a carrier in a code division multiple access (CDMA) network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the carrier signals is a carrier of one of a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and tones in a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) systems.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
concatenating each of the plurality of digital packet streams.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the translating adjusts at least one of the plurality of digital packet streams relative to other ones of the plurality of digital packet streams within the wideband signal.
11. A method of translating carriers, comprising:
converting a plurality of analog carrier signals within a wideband signal into a plurality of digital carrier signals, each of the analog carrier signals at a respective frequency in the wideband signal;
filtering at least one of the plurality of digital carrier signals;
packetizing the plurality of digital carrier signals into a plurality of digital packet streams;
sending each of the plurality of digital packet streams to separate and distinct emitter locations; and
translating each of the plurality of digital packet streams to a different frequency at each of the emitter locations, to adjust a position of the digital packet stream within the wideband signal.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
converting the plurality of digital packet streams back into at least one analog carrier signal in a separate D/A stage.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
digital processing the plurality of digital packet streams to create a wideband signal.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
amplifying and filtering at least one converted analog carrier signal; and
transmitting the amplified and filtered signal to an endpoint.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
concatenating each of the plurality of digital packet streams.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the translating adjusts at least one of the plurality of digital packet streams relative to other ones of the plurality of digital packet streams within the wideband signal.