US 11,902,834 B2
Method and transition device for enabling communication of data in a wireless network
Miguel Berg, Sollentuna (SE); Per-Erik Eriksson, Stockholm (SE); Chenguang Lu, Sollentuna (SE); Jacob Österling, Järfälla (SE); and Elmar Trojer, Täby (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/726,616.
Application 17/726,616 is a continuation of application No. 16/628,890, granted, now 11,337,114, previously published as PCT/SE2017/050828, filed on Aug. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0248269 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 28/10 (2009.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/10 (2013.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 27/2636 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/085 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A method performed by a transition device enabling communication of data in a wireless network between a remote radio unit and a central baseband unit, the method comprising:
configuring one or more interface functions based on both a first interface configuration of the remote radio unit and a second interface configuration of the central baseband unit, the one or more interface functions being selected from a set of predefined interface functions associated with different interface configurations;
establishing at least one data flow between the remote radio unit and the central baseband unit over the transition device; and
performing conversion between the first interface configuration and the second interface configuration for data communicated in the at least one data flow, using the selected one or more interface functions, wherein
conversion is between the first interface configuration and an intermediate interface configuration adapted for a packet network,
conversion is between the intermediate interface configuration and the second interface configuration, and
the data is transported over the packet network using the intermediate interface configuration.