Wireless communication system and device for coupling a base station and mobile stations
A wireless communication system is provided that includes a wireless communication device in wireless communication with a base station and mobile stations. The wireless communication device includes first and second transceivers coupled to each other. The first transceiver is coupled to an antenna and is operable to communicate with the base station, which is also in wireless communication with other wireless communication devices. The second transceiver is coupled to another antenna and is in wireless communication with the plurality of mobile stations. The first transceiver receives a first signal from the base station intended for a one of the mobile stations, and in response the second transceiver transmits the first signal to the mobile station. The second transceiver receives a second signal from the mobile station intended for the base station, and in response the first transceiver transmits the second signal to the base station.
1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
a first transceiver in direct wireless communication with a terrestrial base station, wherein the terrestrial base station is in direct wireless communication with a plurality of wireless communication devices; and
a second wireless local area network transceiver in direct wireless broadband communication with a plurality of computing devices located within a coverage area of the second transceiver, the second transceiver being coupled to the first transceiver wherein;
the first transceiver receives a first signal from the base station, the first signal intended for a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices, the second wireless local area network transceiver determines signal characteristics of the first computing device, and the second transceiver transmits the first signal to the first computing device based on the determined signal characteristics of the first computing device; and
the second transceiver receives a second signal from the first computing device, the second signal intended for the base station, and the first transceiver transmits the second signal to the base station.
2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver is removably coupled to the first transceiver.
3. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , further comprising an antenna, wherein the second transceiver is removably coupled to the antenna.
4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device is a fixed-site subscriber station.
5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device is mounted on the outside of a building and at least some of the plurality of computing devices are located inside the building.
6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , further comprising an AC power supply and a battery power supply.
7. The wireless communication device of claim 6 , further comprising a battery monitor operable to detect error conditions in one of the AC power supply and the battery power supply and transmit an alarm signal to the base station via the first transceiver.
8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first transceiver is further operable to communicate via wireline with one of a telephone and a personal computer.
9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first signal comprises data traffic from the Internet.
10. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second signal comprises data traffic to be sent to the Internet.
11. A wireless communication system, comprising:
a first wireless communication device in direct wireless communication with a base station and a plurality of computing devices, the first wireless communication device comprising:
a first transceiver coupled to a first antenna, the first transceiver operable to communicate with a terrestrial base station in direct wireless communication with a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the first wireless communication device is one of the plurality of wireless communication devices; and
a second transceiver coupled to a second antenna, the second transceiver in direct wireless broadband communication with the plurality of computing devices, the second transceiver being coupled to the first transceiver
wherein:
the first transceiver receives a first signal from the base station, the first signal intended for a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices, the second wireless local area network transceiver determines signal characteristics of the first computing device, and the second transceiver transmits the first signal to the first computing device based on the determined signal characteristics of the first computing device; and
the second transceiver receives a second signal from the first computing device, the second signal intended for the base station, and in response the first transceiver transmits the second signal to the base station.
12. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the second transceiver is removably coupled to the first transceiver.
13. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the second transceiver is removably coupled to the second antenna.
14. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication device is a fixed-site subscriber station.
15. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first wireless communication device is adapted for mounting to an outside surface of a building.
16. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication device further comprises an AC power supply and a battery power supply.
17. The wireless communication system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless communication device further comprises a battery monitor operable to detect error conditions in one of the AC power supply and the battery power supply and transmit an alarm signal to the base station via the first transceiver.
18. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first transceiver is further operable to communicate via wireline with one of a telephone and a personal computer.
19. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first signal comprises data traffic from the Internet.
20. The wireless communication system of claim 11 , wherein the second signal comprises data traffic to be sent to the Internet.