Abstract: Radio heads, methods and systems are provided for communicating data in a radio communications system. The data communications system includes first and second radio heads. The first radio head has at least first and second transceivers. The first radio head includes a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot. The first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers. Finally, the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots. The second radio head includes at least third and fourth transceivers.

Abstract: Radio heads, methods and systems are provided for communicating data in a radio communications system. The data communications system includes first and second radio heads. The first radio head has at least first and second transceivers. The first radio head includes a first control processor coupled with each of the at least first and second transceivers wherein the first control processor receives a first plurality of timeslots including at least one control timeslot. The first control processor reads control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots and provides the control information from the at least one control timeslot of the first plurality of timeslots to each of the first and second transceivers. Finally, the first control processor generates a second plurality of timeslots. The second radio head includes at least third and fourth transceivers.

Abstract: The selection of the primary control signal bus to use for a given radio head is based on propagation delay to the relevant radio head. A plurality of radio heads are cascaded in a chain with buffered error correction therebetween. At least first and second control interfaces connect to the chain and supply control information thereto via respective control signal busses, which may be virtual busses. The propagation delay from a first control interface to a first radio head over a first bus is determined. Likewise, the propagation delay from a second control interface to the first radio head over a second bus is determined. Thereafter, the radio head determines which control signal bus to select as its primary control signal bus based on the respective propagation delays between the first radio head and the first and second control interfaces.

Abstract: The selection of the primary control signal bus to use for a given radio head is based on propagation delay to the relevant radio head. A plurality of radio heads are cascaded in a chain with buffered error correction therebetween. At least first and second control interfaces connect to the chain and supply control information thereto via respective control signal busses, which may be virtual busses. The propagation delay from a first control interface to a first radio head over a first bus is determined. Likewise, the propagation delay from a second control interface to the first radio head over a second bus is determined. Thereafter, the radio head determines which control signal bus to select as its primary control signal bus based on the respective propagation delays between the first radio head and the first and second control interfaces.