Wireless distribution using cabinets, pedestals, and hand holes
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- placing one or more first lines in a first channel in a first ground surface;
placing a capping material in the first channel;
placing a container in a second ground surface;
placing one or more second lines in a second channel in a third ground surface, the second channel connecting the container and the first channel;
providing an antenna within a signal distribution device, the signal distribution device comprising the container, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the second ground surface, and a pedestal disposed above the top portion of the container, the antenna being disposed within the pedestal; and
communicatively coupling the antenna to at least one of the one or more second lines and to at least one of the one or more first lines.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing antenna structures to optimize transmission and reception of wireless signals from ground-based signal distribution devices, which include, but are not limited to, cabinets, pedestals, hand holes, and/or network access point platforms. Wireless applications with such devices and systems might include, without limitation, wireless signal transmission and reception in accordance with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad/af standards, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, PCS, AWS, EAS, BRS, and/or the like. In some embodiments, an antenna might be provided within a signal distribution device, which might include a container disposed in a ground surface. A top portion of the container might be substantially level with a top portion of the ground surface. The antenna might be communicatively coupled to at least one conduit, at least one optical fiber line, at least one conductive signal line, and/or at least one power line via an apical conduit system installed in a roadway.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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placing one or more first lines in a first channel in a first ground surface; placing a capping material in the first channel; placing a container in a second ground surface; placing one or more second lines in a second channel in a third ground surface, the second channel connecting the container and the first channel; providing an antenna within a signal distribution device, the signal distribution device comprising the container, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the second ground surface, and a pedestal disposed above the top portion of the container, the antenna being disposed within the pedestal; and communicatively coupling the antenna to at least one of the one or more second lines and to at least one of the one or more first lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communications system, comprising:
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an apical conduit system, comprising; one or more first lines disposed in a first channel in a first ground surface; and a capping material disposed around the one or more first lines in the first ground surface; a wireless communications system, comprising; a container disposed in a second ground surface, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the second ground surface; one or more second lines disposed in a second channel in a third ground surface, the second channel connecting the container and the first channel; a pedestal disposed above the top portion of the container; and an antenna disposed within the pedestal, the antenna communicatively coupled to at least one of the one or more second lines and to at least one of the one or more first lines. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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