Mobile cellular transmission system

Abstract

A portable cellular site includes a modular shelter having pre-configured equipment to communicate with a telecommunication facility, wherein the shelter has the approximate dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container; a door to enter the shelter; a computer rack to receive computer equipment; a radio unit rack to receive wireless communication equipment; and air conditioning machine to cool the shelter interior.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cellular communication system, comprising
 a modular shelter having pre-configured equipment to communicate with a telecommunication facility, wherein the shelter has the approximate dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container;   a door to enter the shelter;   a computer rack to receive computer equipment;   a radio unit rack to receive wireless communication equipment; and   air conditioning machine to cool the shelter interior.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising security bars to protect equipment in the shelter. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer rack is adjustable to handle different computer size. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an air conditioning compartment to house an air conditioner. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , comprising security bars to protect the air conditioner. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an equipment compartment, wherein the door is coupled to the equipment compartment, and wherein the equipment compartment is sealed from the environment. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an antenna compartment housing the extendable mast. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , comprising an actuator to elevate an antenna mast. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , comprising a plurality of radio frequency entry openings to receive cables to an antenna. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a ballast coupled to the shelter. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the shelter comprises first and second substantially parallel corner posts disposed at a first end of the shelter, the first and second corner posts having first and second ends; an upper frame support extending between the first ends of the first and second corner posts; a lower frame support extending between the second ends of the first and second corner posts, wherein the shelter has sufficient strength to withstand the forces of at least eight similar shelters stacked on top of the shelter. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the shelter is configured to satisfy a stacking test requirement when at least eight similarly dimensioned shelter are stacked on top of the shelter. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of corner posts, wherein each of the corner posts comprises first and second connection blocks disposed adjacent the first and second ends of the corner post. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the corner posts comprises an interior cavity configured to receive a jack configured to assist with leveling the shelter. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising: a jack configured to move the shelter from a truck to a ground without requiring a crane; and a hinge connecting the jack and one of the corner posts, wherein the hinge is configured to allow the jack to pivot from a first position in which the jack is disposed substantially within an interior cavity of the one of the corner posts to a second position in which the jack is disposed outside of the one of the corner posts. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , comprising an extendable antenna mast.