Integration of wireless LAN and cellular distributed antenna
First Claim
1. A wireless in-building communication system, comprising:
- a wireless local area network access point;
a cellular distributed antenna system;
a cellular radio base station coupled to said cellular distributed antenna system for providing cellular communication service via said cellular distributed antenna system; and
a coupler for coupling the wireless local area network access point to the cellular distributed antenna system in reverse mode, wherein said wireless local area network access point provides wireless local area network service via said cellular distributed antenna system.
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Abstract
A system and method for supporting wireless in-building communications uses a wireless local area network access point, a cellular distributed antenna system, and a cellular radio base station coupled to the cellular distributed antenna system. The cellular radio base station provides cellular communication service via the cellular distributed antenna system. A coupler couples the wireless local area network access point to the cellular distributed antenna system in reverse mode, such that the wireless local area network access point provides wireless local area network service via the cellular distributed antenna system.
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3 Claims
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1. A wireless in-building communication system, comprising:
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a wireless local area network access point;
a cellular distributed antenna system;
a cellular radio base station coupled to said cellular distributed antenna system for providing cellular communication service via said cellular distributed antenna system; and
a coupler for coupling the wireless local area network access point to the cellular distributed antenna system in reverse mode, wherein said wireless local area network access point provides wireless local area network service via said cellular distributed antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for integrating a wireless local area network with a cellular distributed antenna system, comprising:
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providing a wireless local area network access point;
providing a cellular distributed antenna system; and
coupling the wireless local area network access point to the cellular distributed antenna system using a coupler in reverse mode.
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