A base station system for mobile communication between a mobile terminal
and a base station controller, the base station system utilizing a
digital modem unit for receiving a signal to be transmitted to the mobile
terminal from the base station controller, framing the received signal
according to a frame format for transmission different than an Ethernet
specified data format, the frame format being a predetermined remote RF
(radio frequency) unit frame, the digital modem unit transmitting a
plurality of the remote RF unit frames in series over an Ethernet using
twisted pair cable, at least one remote RF unit hub receiving the remote
RF unit frames transmitted by the digital modem unit and distributing the
received remote RF unit frames to a plurality of remote RF units via the
Ethernet using twisted pair cable, and the plurality of remote RF units
producing a deframed signal by deframing the remote RF unit frames
received from the remote RF unit hub, modulating the deframed signal to
an RF signal, and transmitting the RF signal to the mobile terminal,
wherein the remote RF unit frames are divided into a traffic frame for
use in transmitting traffic data, which is transmitted and received by
the mobile terminal and a control frame for use in transmitting a control
address and control data, the control address differentiating the
plurality of remote RF units from one another, the control data
containing a command to control operation and functions of the plurality
of remote RF units.