Base station router for distributed antenna systems
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1. A routing unit comprising:
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receive sectors from a wireless service provider, each sector comprising a plurality of communication channels to be radiated to wireless devices in coverage zones managed by the routing unit and representing an amount of telecommunication capacity for communicating information between the wireless devices and the wireless service provider;
manage an availability of the sectors for the coverage zones;
communicate with an another device configured to manage an additional availability of additional sectors for additional coverage zones;
redistribute the availability of at least one sector from a first coverage zone of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit to a second coverage zone of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit; and
redistribute, via the second interface device, the availability of at least one additional sector from the received sectors between at least one of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit and at least one of the additional coverage zones managed by the another device, wherein redistributing the availability of the at least one additional sector decreases a capacity density of at least one coverage zone managed by the routing unit and increases a capacity density of at least one additional coverage zone managed by the another device.
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Abstract
Certain aspects are directed to a base station router disposed in a distributed antenna system. The base station router includes a backplane and a controller. The backplane can manage an availability of sectors for coverage zones. Each sector can include communication channels to be radiated to mobile devices in the coverage zones and can represent an amount of telecommunication capacity. The controller can respond to a traffic indicator by causing the backplane to redistribute the availability of at least one sector. The sector can be redistributed from a first coverage zone to a second coverage zone.
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1. A routing unit comprising:
circuitry configured to; receive sectors from a wireless service provider, each sector comprising a plurality of communication channels to be radiated to wireless devices in coverage zones managed by the routing unit and representing an amount of telecommunication capacity for communicating information between the wireless devices and the wireless service provider; manage an availability of the sectors for the coverage zones; communicate with an another device configured to manage an additional availability of additional sectors for additional coverage zones; redistribute the availability of at least one sector from a first coverage zone of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit to a second coverage zone of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit; and redistribute, via the second interface device, the availability of at least one additional sector from the received sectors between at least one of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit and at least one of the additional coverage zones managed by the another device, wherein redistributing the availability of the at least one additional sector decreases a capacity density of at least one coverage zone managed by the routing unit and increases a capacity density of at least one additional coverage zone managed by the another device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
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a first unit configured to wirelessly communicate with wireless devices located in a first coverage zone; a second unit configured to wirelessly communicate with wireless devices located in a second coverage zone; a routing unit configured to; receive a sector from a wireless service provider; and distribute an availability of the sector to the first unit and the second unit, the sector comprising a plurality of communication channels and representing an amount of telecommunication capacity; and an another device configured to manage an availability of additional sectors for additional coverage zones, wherein the routing unit is further configured to redistribute the availability of at least one additional sector between at least one of;
(1) the first coverage zone and the second coverage zone managed by the routing unit; and
(2) at least one of the additional coverage zones managed by the another device, wherein redistributing the availability of the at least one additional sector decreases a capacity density of at least one of the first coverage zone and the second coverage zone managed by the routing unit and increases a capacity density of at least one additional coverage zone managed by the another device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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distributing, by a routing unit, an availability of a sector received from a wireless service provider to a first coverage zone, the sector comprising a plurality of communication channels and representing an amount of telecommunication capacity; redistributing, by the routing unit, the availability of the sector from the first coverage zone to a second coverage zone; and redistributing, by the routing unit, an additional availability of at least one additional sector received from the wireless service provider between at least one of the coverage zones managed by the routing unit and at least one additional coverage zone managed by an another device, wherein redistributing the availability of the at least one additional sector decreases a capacity density of at least one coverage zone managed by the routing unit and increases a capacity density of the at least one additional coverage zone managed by the another device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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