Local power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems
First Claim
1. A remote unit for a wireless communication system, comprising:
- at least one power-consuming remote unit module comprising;
at least one optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert received downlink optical radio frequency (RF) communications signals to downlink electrical communications signals;
an RF communications module having at least one antenna configured to provide RF communications services to a coverage area;
at least one powered port configured to provide power to at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port; and
a controller configured to;
determine an available power budget for the at least one powered port; and
disable the at least one powered port if the available power budget is not sufficient to power the at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port.
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Abstract
Power management for remote units in a distributed communication system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A remote unit for a wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one power-consuming remote unit module comprising; at least one optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert received downlink optical radio frequency (RF) communications signals to downlink electrical communications signals; an RF communications module having at least one antenna configured to provide RF communications services to a coverage area; at least one powered port configured to provide power to at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port; and a controller configured to; determine an available power budget for the at least one powered port; and disable the at least one powered port if the available power budget is not sufficient to power the at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A remote unit for a wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert received downlink optical radio frequency (RF) communications signals to downlink electrical communications signals; at least one antenna configured to receive the downlink electrical communications signals and to provide RF communications services wirelessly to a coverage area; at least one powered port configured to provide power to at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port; and a controller configured to; determine an available power budget for the at least one powered port; and disable the at least one powered port if the available power budget is not sufficient to power the at least one external power-consuming device connected to the at least one powered port. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote unit for a wireless communication system, comprising:
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at least one power-consuming remote unit module comprising; at least one optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert received downlink optical radio frequency (RF) communications signals to downlink electrical communications signals; and a radio frequency (RF) communications module having at least one antenna configured to receive the downlink electrical communications signals and to provide RF communications services to a coverage area; and a plurality of powered ports configured to provide power to at least one external power-consuming device connected to the plurality of powered ports; and a controller configured to; determine an available power budget for the plurality of powered ports; and enable power for the plurality of powered ports if the available power budget is sufficient to power the at least one external power-consuming device connected to the plurality of powered ports. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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