Modular Circuit Board for Telecommunications System
A modular circuit board for use in a telecommunications network may comprise a plurality of modules, each module operable as an independent circuit board and capable of communicating with a device and a central controller for processing information and distributing workload across the plurality of modules. Each module of the plurality of modules may be interchangeable, removeable, and/or customizable.
1 . A modular circuit board for use in a telecommunications network comprising:
a plurality of modules, each module operable as an independent circuit board and capable of communicating with a device; and
a central controller for processing information and distributing workload across the plurality of modules.
2 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein said each module of the plurality of modules is interchangeable.
3 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein said each module of the plurality of modules is removeable.
4 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein said each module of the plurality of modules is customizable.
5 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein said each module of the plurality of modules comprises:
a central processing unit;
a memory;
a storage; and
a bus structure for coupling with the central controller.
6 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
a radio module for providing Wi-Fi radio connectivity.
7 . The modular circuit board of claim 6 , wherein the radio module may be configured to be electrically coupled to at least one antenna to provide the Wi-Fi radio connectivity.
8 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
one or more of a point-to-point module, a point-to-multipoint module, and a multipoint-to-multipoint module for providing long distance connectivity.
9 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
a cellular module for providing cellular wide area network (WAN) connectivity.
10 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
a virtual private network (VPN) module for providing secure and encrypted connectivity.
11 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
a security module for detecting and protecting against system intrusion.
12 . The modular circuit board of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of modules comprises:
an analytics module for collecting and sending data to a management platform to improve performance.