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Direct communicative coupling of a radio source to a remote unit for exchanging communications services with a distributed communications system (DCS)

  • US 10,020,885 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2016
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A distributed communications system, comprising:

  • a central unit configured to receive downlink communications signals from at least one radio source and distribute the downlink communications signals to be received by a plurality of remote units, and receive uplink communications signals received by the plurality of remote units;

    each of the plurality of remote units configured to receive the downlink communications signals and distribute the downlink communications signals to at least one client device, and receive uplink communications signals from the at least one client device and distribute the received uplink communications signals to be received by the central unit; and

    one or more radio source remote units among the plurality of remote units each configured to;

    receive remote downlink communications signals from at least one remote radio source directly communicatively coupled to the one or more radio source remote units;

    distribute the remote downlink communications signals to at least one client device;

    distribute the remote downlink communications signals to be received by at least one other remote unit among the plurality of remote units;

    distribute the uplink communications signals received from the at least one client device to the at least one remote radio source; and

    distribute the uplink communications signals received by at least one other remote unit among the plurality of remote units to the at least one remote radio source.

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