Wireless provider monitoring of catv segment
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1. A monitor enabled amplifier, comprising:
- two bypass devices;
a CATV amplifier coupled between the two bypass devices;
a cellular amplifier coupled between the two bypass devices;
each of the bypass devices passing CATV signals to the CATV amplifier and frequency shifted cellular signals to the cellular amplifier, and a monitor receiving the frequency shifted cellular signals from one of the bypass devices.
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Abstract
A monitor enabled amplifier in the CATV segment of a wireless network includes a cellular interface communicating with a network control center to provide status information pertaining to the CATV network. A monitor enabled cable Mount cellular antenna with a twin mode cellular interface provide status and location correlation information to the network control center. The location correlation information supports an emergency response system and differential billing.
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65 Claims
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1. A monitor enabled amplifier, comprising:
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two bypass devices;
a CATV amplifier coupled between the two bypass devices;
a cellular amplifier coupled between the two bypass devices;
each of the bypass devices passing CATV signals to the CATV amplifier and frequency shifted cellular signals to the cellular amplifier, and a monitor receiving the frequency shifted cellular signals from one of the bypass devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operation for a monitor enabled amplifier (MEA) in a CATV network, comprising:
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receiving a frequency shifted cellular signal through a CATV network;
converting the frequency shifted cellular signal to a cellular signal at an unshifted frequency;
automatically responding to the cellular signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A monitor enabled cable mount cellular antenna (MEC), comprising:
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an antenna unit, a frequency converter, and a cellular interface (cell I/F);
wherein the frequency converter communicates unshifted cellular signals with the antenna unit and the cell I/F. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operation for a monitor enabled cable mount cellular antenna (MEC) in a CATV network, comprising:
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receiving a frequency shifted cellular signal through a CATV network;
converting the frequency shifted cellular signal to a cellular signal at an unshifted frequency;
automatically responding to the cellular signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of cellular communications, comprising:
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communicating a cellular signal between a mobile terminal and a base transceiver station via an indoor antenna and a CATV network;
converting the frequency of the cellular signal to a shifted frequency when the cellular signal is in the CATV network;
bypassing the frequency shifted cellular signal around active components of the CATV network;
amplifying the frequency shifted cellular signal using cellular amplifiers; and
converting the frequency shifted cellular signal back to an unshifted frequency when the cellular signal leaves the CATV network for the base transceiver station or the mobile terminal; and
providing a monitor, comprising a frequency converter and a cellular interface (cell I/F) capable of placing a cellular call, at one or more of;
one of the amplifiers, and the indoor antenna. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A cellular communications system with a hierarchical cell structure comprising:
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macrocells corresponding to cellular towers and having corresponding outdoor service areas;
microcells corresponding to outdoor areas smaller than the outdoor service areas of the macrocells;
picocells corresponding having indoor service areas corresponding to buildings; and
femtocells corresponding to monitor enabled cable mount cellular antennas (MECs) and having corresponding indoor service areas smaller than the indoor service areas of the picocells. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer supported method for determining a charge for a cellular call, comprising:
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making a correspondence determination as to whether an originating station identifier (OSI) of a mobile terminal originating the cellular call corresponds to any of a set of one or more authorized station identifiers (ASI) associated with a particular cellular antenna through which the cellular call was communicated;
when the correspondence determination indicates a match, calculating the charge at a first charge rate; and
when the correspondence determination indicates no match, calculating the charge at a charge rate higher than the first charge rate. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A method for identifying the location of a cellular caller, comprising:
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detecting the origination of a call, by the cellular caller, at a monitor enabled cable mount cellular antenna (MEC);
automatically placing a call from a monitor of the MEC in response to the detecting of the call;
making a correlation between the call of the cellular caller and the call from the monitor; and
identifying the location of the cellular caller as the location of the MEC. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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