Method and apparatus for managing utilization of wireless resources via use of a reference signal to reduce distortion
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, instructions in a control channel, the instructions directing the network element to convert a first modulated signal from a first carrier frequency to a first spectral segment;
receiving, by the network element, a reference signal and the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device;
converting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment, wherein the network element utilizes the reference signal to reduce distortion during the converting; and
wirelessly transmitting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless communication node that receives instructions in a control channel directing it to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device. Responsive to the instructions, the wireless communication node receives a modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the modulated signal including communications data provided by the base station. The wireless communication node down-shifts the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmits the modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, instructions in a control channel, the instructions directing the network element to convert a first modulated signal from a first carrier frequency to a first spectral segment; receiving, by the network element, a reference signal and the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device; converting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment, wherein the network element utilizes the reference signal to reduce distortion during the converting; and wirelessly transmitting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network element of a distributed antenna system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving instructions in a control channel, the instructions directing the network element to convert a first modulated signal from a first carrier frequency to a first spectral segment; receiving a reference signal and the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device; converting the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment, wherein the network element utilizes the reference signal to reduce distortion during the converting; and wirelessly transmitting the first modulated signal at the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a network element of a distributed antenna system, perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving instructions in a control channel, the instructions directing the network element to convert a first modulated signal from a first carrier frequency to a first spectral segment; receiving a reference signal and the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device; converting the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment, wherein the network element utilizes the reference signal to reduce distortion during the converting; and wirelessly transmitting the first modulated signal at the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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