SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED BANDWIDTH EFFICIENCY WITHIN MICROWAVE BACKHAUL OF A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system includes a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams. Signal processing circuitry transmits and receives the plurality of input data streams on at least one frequency. Each of the plurality of input data streams on the at least one frequency have a different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto.
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The present invention relates to the microwave/satellite backhaul connections within a wireless telecommunication system, and more particularly, to a method for increasing the bandwidth within the microwave/satellite backhaul using multiple signals having different orbital angular momentums transmitted upon a same frequency.
BACKGROUNDWithin wireless telecommunication systems, signals are transmitted from the base stations, which are in direct communications with the plurality of mobile devices within the telecommunications system to various network provider components, such as HLRs, MSC/VLR and base station controllers on conventional 2G & 3G networks and HSS, MME, CPG on new 4G networks. These components are in some cases interconnected via a backhaul connection that utilizes T1, Ethernet or variety of access methods including microwave or satellite links for providing the information between those components of the service provider's network. All such mediums are bandwidth limited, but more so on satellite or microwave links. These satellite or microwave links are bandwidth limited, according to the number of radio frequencies that are available within the connections. The ability to transmit additional information on the available microwave or satellite bandwidth without interfering with signals already being transmitted over the connections would greatly benefit the service providers by increasing their effective bandwidth without actually requiring additional frequencies in order to boost the system capacity.
SUMMARYThe present invention, as disclosed and described herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises an apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communication system. A first interface receives a plurality of input data streams. Signal processing circuitry transmits and receives the plurality of input data streams on at least one frequency. Each of the plurality of input data streams on the at least one frequency have a different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto. A second interface outputs the at least one frequency having the plurality of input data streams each having the different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto.
For a more complete understanding, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings in which:
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numbers are used herein to designate like elements throughout, the various views and embodiments of a system and method for increased bandwidth efficiency within microwave backhaul of a telecommunication system are illustrated and described, and other possible embodiments are described. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale, and in some instances the drawings have been exaggerated and/or simplified in places for illustrative purposes only. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate the many possible applications and variations based on the following examples of possible embodiments.
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The modulated data stream is provided to the OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) signal processing block 206. Each of the modulated data streams from the modulator/demodulator 204 are provided a different orbital angular momentum by the OAM signal processing block 206 such that each of the modulated data streams have a unique and different orbital angular momentum associated therewith. Each of the modulated signals having an associated orbital angular momentum are provided to an antenna 208 that transmits each of the modulated data streams having a unique orbital angular momentum on a same frequency. Each frequency having a selected number of bandwidth slots B may have its data transmission capability increased by a factor of the number of degrees of orbital angular momentum L that are provided from the OAM signal processing block 206. Thus, the antenna transmitting signals at a single frequency could transmit B groups of information. The antenna 208 and OAM signal processing block 206 may transmit L×B groups of information according to the configuration described herein.
In the receiving mode, the antenna 208 will receive a frequency, including multiple signals transmitted therein having differing orbital angular momentum signals embedded therein. The antenna 208 forwards these signals to the OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) signal processing block 206 which separate each of the signals having different orbital angular momentums and provides the separated signals to the modulator/demodulator circuitry 204. The demodulation process then extracts the data stream 202 from the modulated signal and provides it at the receiving end.
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By applying different orbital angular momentum states to a signal at a particular frequency, a potentially infinite number of states may be provided at the frequency. Thus, the state at the frequency Δω 506 in both the left-hand polarization plane 502 and right-hand polarization plane 504 can provide an infinite number of signals at different orbital angular momentum states ΔI. Blocks 508 and 510 represent a particular signal having an orbital angular momentum ΔI at a frequency Δω in both the right-hand polarization plane 504 and left-hand polarization plane 510, respectively. By changing to a different orbital angular momentum within the same frequency Δω 506, a different signal may also be transmitted. Each angular momentum state corresponds to a different determined current level for transmission from the antennae. By estimating the equivalent currents for generating a particular angular momentum within the radio domain and applying this current for transmission of the signal the transmission of the signal may then be achieved at a desired orbital angular momentum state.
Thus, the illustration of
Using the orbital angular momentum state of the transmitted energy signals, physical information can be embedded within the electromagnetic radiation transmitted by the signals. The Maxwell-Heaviside equations can be represented as:
where ∇ is the del operator, E is the electric field intensity and B is the magnetic flux density. Using these equations, we can derive 23 symmetries/conserve quantities from Maxwell's original equations. However, there are only ten well-known conserve quantities and only a few of these are commercially used. Historically if Maxwell's equations where kept in their original quaternion forms, it would have been easier to see the symmetries/conserved quantities, but when they were modified to their present vectorial form by Heaviside, it became more difficult to see such inherent symmetries in Maxwell's equations.
Maxwell's linear theory is of U(1) symmetry with Abelian commutation relations. They can be extended to higher symmetry group SU(2) form with non-Abelian commutation relations that address global (non-local in space) properties. The Wu-Yang and Harmuth interpretation of Maxwell's theory implicates the existence of magnetic monopoles and magnetic charges. As far as the classical fields are concerned, these theoretical constructs are psedoparticle, or instanton. The interpretation of Maxwell's work actually departs in a significant ways from Maxwell's original intention. In Maxwell's original formulation, Faraday's electrotonic states (the Aμ field) was central making them compatible with Yang-Mills theory (prior to Heaviside). The mathematical dynamic entities called solitons can be either classical or quantum, linear or non-linear and describe EM waves. However, solitons are of SU(2) symmetry forms. In order for conventional interpreted classical Maxwell's theory of U(1) symmetry to describe such entities, the theory must be extended to SU(2) forms.
Besides the half dozen physical phenomena (that cannot be explained with conventional Maxwell's theory), the recently formulated Harmuth Ansatz also address the incompleteness of Maxwell's theory. Harmuth amended Maxwell's equations can be used to calculate EM signal velocities provided that a magnetic current density and magnetic charge are added which is consistent to Yang-Mills filed equations. Therefore, with the correct geometry and topology, the Aμ potentials always have physical meaning
The conserved quantities and the electromagnetic field can be represented according to the ε0 conservation of system energy and the conservation of system linear momentum. Time symmetry, i.e. the conservation of system energy can be represented using Poynting's theorem according to the equations:
The space symmetry, i.e., the conservation of system linear momentum representing the electromagnetic Doppler shift can be represented by the equations:
The conservation of system center of energy is represented by the equation:
Similarly, the conservation of system angular momentum, which gives rise to the azimuthal Doppler shift is represented by the equation:
For radiation beams in free space, the EM field angular momentum Jem can be separated into two parts:
Jem=ε0∫V′d3x′(E×A)+ε0∫V′d3x′Ei[x′−x0)×∇]Ai
For each singular Fourier mode in real valued representation:
The first part is the EM spin angular momentum Sem, its classical manifestation is wave polarization. And the second part is the EM orbital angular momentum Lem its classical manifestation is wave helicity. In general, both EM linear momentum Pem, and EM angular momentum Jem=Lem+Sem are radiated all the way to the far field.
By using Poynting theorem, the optical vorticity of the signals may be determined according to the optical velocity equation:
where S is the Poynting vector
and U is the energy density
with E and H comprising the electric field and the magnetic field, respectively, and ε and μ0 being the permittivity and the permeability of the medium, respectively. The optical vorticity V may then be determined by the curl of the optical velocity according to the equation:
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An antenna that may provide signals at a same frequency having different angular momentums is illustrated in
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It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure that this system and method for increased bandwidth efficiency within microwave backhaul of a telecommunication system provides for the transmission of multiple signals with differing orbital angular momentums. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description herein are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive manner, and are not intended to be limiting to the particular forms and examples disclosed. On the contrary, included are any further modifications, changes, rearrangements, substitutions, alternatives, design choices, and embodiments apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope hereof, as defined by the following claims. Thus, it is intended that the following claims be interpreted to embrace all such further modifications, changes, rearrangements, substitutions, alternatives, design choices, and embodiments.
Claims
1. An apparatus for transmitting information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- a first interface for receiving a plurality of input data streams;
- signal processing circuitry for transmitting and receiving the plurality of input data streams on a single RF frequency of a radio frequency channel, each of the plurality of input data streams on the single RF frequency having a different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto, wherein the signal processing circuitry further comprises: first signal processing circuitry for imparting the different orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of input data streams; a signal combiner for combining at least a portion of the plurality of input data streams having the different orbital angular momentum onto the single RF frequency; and a transmitter for transmitting the single RF frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the radio frequency channel;
- a second interface for outputting the single frequency having the plurality of input data streams each having the different orbital angular momentum imparted thereto.
2. (canceled)
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first signal processing circuitry generates a different current for each of the plurality of input data streams for imparting the different orbital angular momentum to an input data stream.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signal processing circuitry further comprises:
- a receiver for receiving the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the radio frequency channel;
- signal separator circuitry for separating each of the plurality of input data streams having the different orbital angular momentum from the received single frequency; and
- second signal processing circuitry for removing the different orbital angular momentum from each of the plurality of input data streams.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a modulator/demodulator for modulating and demodulating the input data streams.
6. (canceled)
7. A wireless communications system for transmitting information over a wireless backhaul of a telecommunications system, comprising:
- first transceiver circuitry for transmitting a plurality of frequencies over an RF communications link of the wireless backhaul, wherein the first transceiver circuitry transmits a plurality of data streams on each of the plurality of frequencies, each of the plurality of data streams transmitted with a unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith;
- second transceiver circuitry for receiving the plurality of frequencies over the RF communications link of the wireless backhaul, wherein the second transceiver circuitry extracts from each of the plurality of frequencies the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith.
8. The wireless communications system of claim 7, wherein the first transceiver circuitry further comprises:
- first signal processing circuitry for generating the unique orbital angular momentum associated with each of the plurality of data streams;
- a signal combiner for combining each of the plurality of data streams having the different orbital angular momentum onto at least one frequency; and
- a transmitter for transmitting the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the RF communications link of the wireless backhaul.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first signal processing circuitry generates a different current for each of the plurality of input data streams for imparting the unique orbital angular momentum to an input data stream.
10. The wireless communications system of claim 9, wherein the second transceiver circuitry further includes:
- a receiver for receiving the at least one frequency having the plurality of different orbital angular momentums therein over the RF communications link of the wireless backhaul;
- signal separator circuitry for separating each of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith from the received at least one frequency; and
- second signal processing circuitry for removing the unique orbital angular momentum from each of the plurality of input data streams.
11. The wireless communications system of claim 7 further including a first antenna for transmitting the plurality of frequencies having the plurality of input data streams, each of the plurality of input data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum therein responsive to information contained in the input data stream.
12. The wireless communications system of claim 11 further including a second antenna for receiving the plurality of frequencies having the plurality of input data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum therein.
13. A wireless communications link for carrying information between a transmission point and a receiving point in a wireless backhaul of a wireless communications system, comprising:
- a plurality of frequencies interconnecting the transmission point and the receiving point on an RF communications link;
- a plurality of data streams combined together onto at least one of the plurality of frequencies; and
- wherein each of the plurality of data streams on a same frequency of the plurality of frequencies have a unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith.
14. The wireless communications link of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of data streams have a unique current associated therewith for generating the unique orbital angular momentum.
15. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of data streams;
- imparting a unique orbital angular momentum to each of the plurality of data streams;
- combining at least a portion of the plurality of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto onto a single frequency of an RF communications link; and
- transmitting the single frequency including the portion of the of data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum applied thereto over the RF communications link.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of imparting further comprises:
- generating a unique current for each of the plurality of data streams; and
- applying the generated unique current to each of the plurality of data streams.
17. (canceled)
18. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of receiving the at least one frequency including the plurality of input data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum associated therewith over the RF communications link.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of receiving further comprises the steps of:
- receiving the at least one frequency including the plurality of input data streams having a unique orbital angular momentum over the RF communications link;
- separating each of the plurality of input data streams having the unique orbital angular momentum from the received at least one frequency; and
- second signal processing circuitry for removing the unique orbital angular momentum from each of the plurality of input data streams.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 16, 2011
Publication Date: May 16, 2013
Applicant: METROPCS WIRELESS, INC. (RICHARDSON, TX)
Inventor: SOLYMAN ASHRAFI (PLANO, TX)
Application Number: 13/297,941
International Classification: H04B 7/00 (20060101); H04J 1/08 (20060101);