The increase of data and video mobile wireless traffic has increased the demand on wireless communication system's backhaul transport. One way to increase the capability of a wireless communication system's backhaul transport is to utilize an optical fiber transport network. However, creating an optical fiber network includes high construction costs including cable rights-of-way and fiber cable construction, not to mention third part fiber based transport leases. Thus, the owners of wireless communication systems seek to implement low cost bandwidth solutions.
Overview
Generally described, a method of operating a control database for a wireless communication system, wherein wireless users and a wireless access hub will exchange user data over first wireless communication signals, wherein the wireless access hub and a wireless collector hub will exchange the user data over second wireless communication signals, and wherein the wireless collector hub and a core communication network will exchange the user data over third wireless communication signals. In an example, the method comprises receiving first geographic coordinates for the wireless access hub and an identity of the wireless collector hub and, in response, retrieving second geographic coordinates for the wireless collector hub, identifying a frequency band for the third wireless communication signals between the core communication network and the wireless collector hub, and identifying reserved time slots in the frequency band at the wireless collector hub.
Additionally, the method also comprises selecting available time slots in the frequency band at the wireless collector hub for the second wireless communications signals between the wireless collector hub and the wireless access hub, processing the first geographic coordinates and the second geographic coordinates to determine a first azimuth and a first angle for the wireless access hub and a second azimuth and a second angle for the wireless collector hub to optimize signal strength for the second wireless communication signals between the wireless access hub and the wireless collector hub, determining a power for the second wireless communications signals between the wireless collector hub and the wireless access hub based on a distance between the wireless collector hub and the wireless access hub, receiving a first query for the wireless access hub, and in response, transferring a first response indicating the first azimuth, the first angle, the frequency band, the available time slots, and the power, and receiving a second query for the wireless collector hub, and in response, transferring a second response indicating the second azimuth, the second angle, the frequency band, the available time slots, and the power. A wireless communication system for operating a control database is also described.