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Bitrate efficient transport through distributed antenna systems

  • US 10,020,851 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2017
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An antenna unit comprising:

  • a first physical layer processor configured to receive a first downlink physical layer signal from an upstream device and to convert the first downlink physical layer signal into first downlink higher layer data units;

    a higher layer processor configured to convert the first downlink higher layer data units into second downlink higher layer data units;

    a second physical layer processor configured to generate a second downlink physical layer signal from the second downlink higher layer data units; and

    a radio frequency conversion module configured to convert the second downlink physical layer signal into radio frequency signals for communication using an antenna;

    wherein communication between the upstream device and the antenna unit using the first downlink physical layer signal having the first downlink higher layer data units has a lower data rate than would communication between the upstream device and the antenna unit using the second downlink physical layer signal having the second downlink higher layer data units.

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