Direct communicative coupling of a radio source to a remote unit for exchanging communications services with a distributed communications system (DCS)
First Claim
1. A method of exchanging communications signals in a distributed communications system (DCS) with a remote radio source directly communicatively coupled to a remote unit in the DCS, comprising:
- receiving downlink communications signals in a central unit from at least one radio source communicatively coupled to the central unit;
distributing the downlink communications signals from the central unit to be received by a plurality of remote units;
receiving uplink communications signals in the central unit received by the plurality of remote units;
receiving the downlink communications signals in one or more of the plurality of remote units;
distributing the downlink communications signals from the one or more of the plurality of remote units to at least one client device;
receiving uplink communications signals from the at least one client device;
distributing the received uplink communications signals from one or more of the plurality of remote units to be received by the central unit;
receiving remote downlink communications signals in a radio source remote unit among the plurality of remote units, from at least one remote radio source directly communicatively coupled to the radio source remote unit;
distributing the remote downlink communications signals from the radio source remote unit to at least one client device;
distributing the remote downlink communications signals from the radio source remote unit to be received by at least one other remote unit among the plurality of remote units;
distributing the uplink communications signals received from the at least one client device to the at least one remote radio source; and
distributing the uplink communications signals received by at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units to the at least one remote radio source.
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Abstract
Direct communicative coupling of a base station(s) to a remote unit for exchanging communications services with a distributed communications system (DCS) is disclosed. For example, the remote unit may include a remote antenna unit that is provided in a distributed antenna system (DAS) as one type of DCS. In this manner, the remote unit can facilitate distribution of communications services from a base station into the DCS at locations other than at a centralized location in the DCS, such as at a central unit or head-end equipment. Various DCS configurations are possible that include a remote unit supporting the direct communicatively coupling to a base station(s) for distributing communications services in a DCS.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of exchanging communications signals in a distributed communications system (DCS) with a remote radio source directly communicatively coupled to a remote unit in the DCS, comprising:
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receiving downlink communications signals in a central unit from at least one radio source communicatively coupled to the central unit; distributing the downlink communications signals from the central unit to be received by a plurality of remote units; receiving uplink communications signals in the central unit received by the plurality of remote units; receiving the downlink communications signals in one or more of the plurality of remote units; distributing the downlink communications signals from the one or more of the plurality of remote units to at least one client device; receiving uplink communications signals from the at least one client device; distributing the received uplink communications signals from one or more of the plurality of remote units to be received by the central unit; receiving remote downlink communications signals in a radio source remote unit among the plurality of remote units, from at least one remote radio source directly communicatively coupled to the radio source remote unit; distributing the remote downlink communications signals from the radio source remote unit to at least one client device; distributing the remote downlink communications signals from the radio source remote unit to be received by at least one other remote unit among the plurality of remote units; distributing the uplink communications signals received from the at least one client device to the at least one remote radio source; and distributing the uplink communications signals received by at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units to the at least one remote radio source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A remote unit for exchanging communications signals in a distributed communications system (DCS) comprising:
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an input interface configured to receive downlink communications signals in a DCS; a client device output interface configured to distribute the received downlink communications signals to at least one client device; a client device input interface configured to receive uplink communications signals from the at least one client device; an output interface configured to distribute the received uplink communications signals to be received by a central unit; a remote input interface configured to receive remote downlink communications signals from one or more radio source remote units directly communicatively coupled to the remote unit; the input interface configured to distribute the remote downlink communications signals to be received by at least one other remote unit among a plurality of remote units; a remote output interface configured to distribute the uplink communications signals received from the at least one client device to at least one remote radio source; and the remote output interface configured to distribute the uplink communications signals received by the at least one other remote unit among the plurality of remote units to the at least one remote radio source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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