EchoStar’s patent details a cellular network radio unit featuring dual programmable processors for signal processing. It enables seamless updates by rerouting signals to the active processor, ensuring uninterrupted service for user equipment during maintenance. The system includes management and RF components for efficient operation. GlobalData’s report on EchoStar gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Uninterrupted updates for cellular network radio unit processors
The granted patent US12047786B2 describes a cellular network radio unit designed to enhance communication with user equipment (UE) in a cellular network, particularly within a 5G New Radio (NR) framework. The radio unit comprises two programmable processors that perform digital signal processing on cellular signals, alongside a management processor that oversees communication between these processors and a distributed unit (DU) of the network. A key feature of this design is the ability of the management processor to reroute cellular signals from one processor to another during an update process, ensuring uninterrupted service for users. This rerouting allows the second processor to handle the signals while the first processor is temporarily offline for updates, thereby maintaining continuous network access.
Additionally, the patent outlines the architecture of the cellular network, which includes a cloud-computing platform hosting virtual centralized units (CUs) and multiple radio units (RUs) in communication with DUs. The management processor is equipped to analyze the volume of cellular signals processed by both programmable processors, ensuring that the second processor has adequate resources to manage the workload during updates. The system also incorporates converter and modulator subsystems, RF front ends, duplexers, and a serial interface to facilitate communication and control between components. This innovative approach aims to optimize network performance and reliability, particularly in high-demand environments typical of modern cellular networks.
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