Edge communication system with cascaded repeater devices over wired medium

1. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication device at a first location, wherein the first communication device comprises a digital signal processor that is configured to obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of communication systems associated with a plurality of different types of communication network, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponds to different communication protocols, and wherein each of the plurality of RF signals is communicated over a corresponding type of communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks, wherein each communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks has a defined communication range; and

a plurality of repeater devices arranged at a plurality of different locations and are communicatively coupled in a cascaded structure over wired mediums,

wherein at least one repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices is arranged at a second location of the plurality of different locations, and wherein the at least one repeater device is configured to:

obtain a RF signal of a specified frequency through a wired medium from the first communication device; and

distribute, from the obtained RF signal of the specified frequency, the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to different communication protocols wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals correspond to a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) signal, a wireless wide area network (WWAN) signal, a wireless local area network (WLAN) signal, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) signal, or a combination thereof, and wherein a frequency of each of the plurality of RF signals is less than the specified frequency of the RF signal.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to provide access to a first type of communication network to the plurality of communication systems that are communicatively coupled to the first communication device directly via a plurality of different type of networks or via the plurality of repeater devices.

4. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to:

merge the obtained plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols into the RF signal of the specified frequency; and

transmit, through a wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to the at least one repeater device, or through a first wired medium to a first repeater device that further transfers the RF signal of the specified frequency to the at least one repeater device.

5. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to:

map and merge the obtained plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols into a first RF signal of a first frequency; and

transmit, through a first wired medium, the first RF signal of the first frequency to a first repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices.

6. The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the first repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices is further configured to:

upconvert the first RF signal of the first frequency to the RF signal of the specified frequency; and

transmit, over a second wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to the at least one repeater device.

7. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to exchange a plurality of data streams with the plurality of end-user devices and the one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems over the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals via the at least one repeater device.

8. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one repeater device is further configured to execute multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication with the plurality of end-user devices or the one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems, wherein the MIMO communication is executed at a sub 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency that is less than the specified frequency of the RF signal, which is a mmWave RF signal.

9. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the different communication protocols correspond to a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) protocol, a Bluetooth Protocol, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol, a Zigbee protocol, a cellular communication protocol, an infrared communication protocol, a radio frequency for consumer electronics (RF4CE) protocol, a wireless sensor network protocol, or different variations of wireless wide area network (WWAN), wireless local area network (WLAN), a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) protocol, or wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocols.

10. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the specified frequency of the RF signal is in the range of 55 gigahertz (GHz) to 65 GHz.

11. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the specified frequency of the RF signal is 60 gigahertz (GHz).

12. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the RF signal of the specified frequency is a mmWave signal.

13. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein a coverage of the plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols is extended based on the transmission of the RF signal of the specified frequency over one or more wired mediums.

14. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication device at a first location; and

a plurality of repeater devices that are arranged at a plurality of different locations and are communicatively coupled in a cascaded structure over wired mediums,

wherein the first communication device comprises a digital signal processor that is configured to:

obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of communication systems associated with a plurality of different types of communication network, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponds to different communication protocols, and wherein each of the plurality of RF signals is communicated over a corresponding type of communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks, wherein each communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks has a defined communication range;

merge the obtained plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols into a RF signal of a specified frequency; and

transmit, through a first wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to a first repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices,

and wherein the first repeater device at a second location is configured to communicate, over a second wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to a second repeater device at a third location of the plurality of different locations,

and wherein at least one of the first repeater device or the second repeater device is configured to distribute, from the RF signal of the specified frequency, a wireless wide area network (WWAN) signal, a wireless local area network (WLAN) signal, a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) signal, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) signal, or a combination thereof that corresponds to the plurality of RF signals, wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems.

15. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to provide access to a first type of communication network to the plurality of communication systems that are communicatively coupled to the first communication device directly via a plurality of different type of networks or via the plurality of repeater devices.

16. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to map the plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols to the first wired medium as the RF signal of the specified frequency, in accordance to a number of source antennas from which the plurality of RF signals is obtained.

17. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to exchange a plurality of data streams with the plurality of end-user devices and the one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems over the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals via at least one repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices.

18. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of the first repeater device or the second repeater device is further configured to execute multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication with the plurality of end-user devices or the one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems, wherein the MIMO communication is executed at a sub 6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency that is less than the specified frequency of the RF signal of the specified frequency, wherein the RF signal of the specified frequency is a mmWave signal.

19. The communication system according to claim 14 , wherein the specified frequency of the mmWave RF signal is 60 gigahertz (GHz).

20. A method for communication, the method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one repeater device, a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency through a wired medium from a first communication device, wherein the mmWave RF signal comprises a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals, and wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponds to different communication protocols obtained from a plurality of communication systems by the first communication device, wherein the plurality of communication systems are associated with a plurality of different types of communication network, wherein each of the plurality of RF signals is communicated over a corresponding type of communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks, and wherein each communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks has a defined communication range; and

distributing, from the obtained mmWave RF signal, the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to different communication protocols wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein, computer-executable code, which when executed by a digital signal processor, cause the digital signal processor to execute operations for communication, the operations for communication comprising:

obtaining, by at least one repeater device, a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency through a wired medium from a first communication device, wherein the mmWave RF signal comprises a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to different communication protocols, wherein the plurality of RF signals are obtained from a plurality of communication systems by the first communication device, wherein the plurality of communication systems are associated with a plurality of different types of communication networks, wherein each of the plurality of RF signals is communicated over a corresponding type of communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks, and wherein each communication network of the plurality of different type of communication networks has a defined communication range; and

distributing, from the obtained mmWave RF signal, the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to the different communication protocols wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems.

22. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication device at a first location, wherein the first communication device comprises a digital signal processor that is configured to:

obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of communication systems, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponds to different communication protocols,

map and merge the obtained plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols into a first RF signal of a first frequency, and

transmit, through a first wired medium, the first RF signal of the first frequency to a first repeater device of a plurality of repeater devices; and

the plurality of repeater devices arranged at a plurality of different locations and are communicatively coupled in a cascaded structure over wired mediums,

wherein the first repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices is further configured to:

upconvert the first RF signal of the first frequency to the RF signal of a specified frequency, and

transmit, over a second wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to at least one repeater device,

wherein the at least one repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices is arranged at a second location of the plurality of different locations, and wherein the at least one repeater device is configured to:

obtain the RF signal of the specified frequency through a wired medium from the first repeater device, and

distribute, from the obtained RF signal of the specified frequency, the plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to the different communication protocols wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems.

23. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication device at a first location; and

a plurality of repeater devices that are arranged at a plurality of different locations and are communicatively coupled in a cascaded structure over wired mediums,

wherein the first communication device comprises a digital signal processor that is configured to:

obtain a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals from a plurality of communication systems, wherein the plurality of RF signals corresponds to different communication protocols;

merge the obtained plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols into a RF signal of a specified frequency; and

transmit, through a first wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to a first repeater device of the plurality of repeater devices,

and wherein the first repeater device at a second location is configured to communicate, over a second wired medium, the RF signal of the specified frequency to a second repeater device at a third location of the plurality of different locations,

wherein at least one of the first repeater device or the second repeater device is configured to distribute, from the RF signal of the specified frequency, a wireless wide area network (WWAN) signal, a wireless local area network (WLAN) signal, a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) signal, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) signal, or a combination thereof that corresponds to the plurality of RF signals, wirelessly to a plurality of end-user devices or one or more communication systems of the plurality of communication systems, and

wherein the digital signal processor of the first communication device is further configured to map the plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols to the first wired medium as the RF signal of the specified frequency, in accordance to a number of source antennas from which the plurality of RF signals is obtained.