US 12,170,973 B2
Radio access networks
Vedat Eyuboglu, Weston, MA (US); and Stuart D. Sandberg, Acton, MA (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,938.
Application 16/934,852 is a division of application No. 15/942,285, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,764,846, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 17/898,938 is a continuation of application No. 16/934,852, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,445,455.
Application 15/942,285 is a continuation of application No. 13/762,292, filed on Feb. 7, 2013, granted, now 9,936,470, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0417878 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 56/001 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
a remote unit comprising a remote unit local clock, the remote unit configured to wirelessly communicate radio frequency (RF) signals with user equipment, at least some of the RF signals comprising information destined for, or originating from, the user equipment; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the remote unit using a switched Ethernet network, the controller configured to perform at least some baseband processing associated with wirelessly communicating with the user equipment;
wherein the remote unit and the controller are configured to communicate, over the switched Ethernet network, baseband data associated with wirelessly communicating with the user equipment;
wherein the remote unit is configured to synchronize the remote unit local clock to a reference timing source using timing messages communicated over the switched Ethernet network with the remote unit; and
wherein the communication system is configured to transmit the timing messages and the baseband data so as to reduce a level of contention encountered by the timing messages in connection with being communicated over the switched Ethernet network.