Distributed antenna system and methods for use therewith
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a system including circuitry, a first modulated signal in a first spectral segment, wherein the first modulated signal conveys a first data packet, and wherein the first modulated signal conforms to a wireless signaling protocol;
converting, by the system, the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the first modulated signal in a second spectral segment based on a signal processing of the first modulated signal and without modifying the wireless signaling protocol of the first modulated signal; and
coordinating a relay transmission of the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment via relay links of a distributed antenna system to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment through the relay links;
wherein one of the relay links of the distributed antenna system reconverts the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment for transmission to a wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, includes coordinating relay transmission of a modulated signal via relay links of a distributed antenna system to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the modulated signal through the relay links. One of the relay links of the distributed antenna system reconverts the spectral segment of the modulated signal for transmission to a communication device to which the modulated signal is directed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system including circuitry, a first modulated signal in a first spectral segment, wherein the first modulated signal conveys a first data packet, and wherein the first modulated signal conforms to a wireless signaling protocol; converting, by the system, the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the first modulated signal in a second spectral segment based on a signal processing of the first modulated signal and without modifying the wireless signaling protocol of the first modulated signal; and coordinating a relay transmission of the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment via relay links of a distributed antenna system to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment through the relay links; wherein one of the relay links of the distributed antenna system reconverts the first modulated signal in the second spectral segment to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment for transmission to a wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
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a first relay link configured to generate a relay transmission of a first modulated signal conveying a first data packet to be transmitted to a wireless communication device in wireless communication with the distributed antenna system in accordance with a wireless signaling protocol, wherein the first modulated signal conforms to the wireless signaling protocol, wherein the first relay link is further configured to generate a relay transmission of a second modulated signal conveying a second data packet, wherein the relay transmission of the second modulated signal is subsequent to the relay transmission of the first modulated signal; and a second relay link configured to receive the relay transmission of the first modulated signal and to retransmit the relay transmission of the first modulated signal to a third relay link of the distributed antenna system, and wherein the second relay link is further configured to receive the relay transmission of the second modulated signal and to retransmit the relay transmission of the second modulated signal to the third relay link of the distributed antenna system; wherein the first relay link transmits, to the second relay link, instructions in a control channel to coordinate transmission times of the first relay link and the second relay link to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the first modulated signal through the distributed antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
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first means for generating a relay transmission of a first modulated signal conveying a first data packet to be transmitted to a wireless communication device in wireless communication with the distributed antenna system in accordance with a wireless signaling protocol, wherein the first modulated signal conforms to the wireless signaling protocol wherein the first means is further configured to generate a relay transmission of a second modulated signal conveying a second data packet, wherein the relay transmission of the second modulated signal is subsequent to the relay transmission of the first modulated signal; and second means for receiving the relay transmission of the first modulated signal and for retransmitting the relay transmission of the first modulated signal further in the distributed antenna system, for receiving the relay transmission of the second modulated signal and for retransmitting the relay transmission of the second modulated signal further in the distributed antenna system; wherein the first means transmits, to the second means, instructions in a control channel to coordinate transmission times of the first means and the second means to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the first modulated signal through the distributed antenna system.
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