DIGITAL DATA SERVICES AND/OR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN OPTICAL FIBER-BASED DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS PROVIDING DIGITAL DATA AND RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
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1. A distribution unit for an optical-fiber based distributed communications system, comprising:
- at least one digital data services input configured to receive electrical digital data signals;
at least one digital data services output configured to distribute digital data signals representing the electrical digital data signals over at least one digital data services line to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU);
at least one radio frequency (RF) communications services input configured to receive optical RF communications signals; and
at least one RF communications services output configured to distribute the optical RF communications signals over at least one RF communications services optical fiber to the at least one RAU.
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Abstract
Embodiments include distribution in optical fiber-based distributed communications systems configured to provide digital data services and radio frequency (RF) communications services, and related components and methods. Embodiments disclosed include units that can be provided in optical fiber-based distributed communications systems that are configured to support RF communication services and digital data services. The units may also be configured to support providing distribution of power.
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1. A distribution unit for an optical-fiber based distributed communications system, comprising:
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at least one digital data services input configured to receive electrical digital data signals; at least one digital data services output configured to distribute digital data signals representing the electrical digital data signals over at least one digital data services line to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU); at least one radio frequency (RF) communications services input configured to receive optical RF communications signals; and at least one RF communications services output configured to distribute the optical RF communications signals over at least one RF communications services optical fiber to the at least one RAU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An optical-fiber based distributed communications system, comprising:
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head-end equipment configured to; receive downlink electrical radio frequency (RF) communications services signals; and convert the downlink electrical RF communications services signals into downlink optical RF communications services signals to be communicated over at least one optical RF communications services downlink; a controller configured to; receive downlink digital data services signals containing at least one digital data service; and provide the downlink digital data services signals over at least one digital data services downlink; and a distribution unit, comprising; at least one RF communications services input configured to receive the downlink optical RF communications services signals from the at least one downlink RF communications services downlink; and at least one RF communications services output configured to distribute the downlink optical RF communications services signals over at least one RF communications services optical fiber to at least one remote antenna unit (RAU); at least one digital data services input configured to receive the downlink digital data services signals from the at least one digital data services downlink; and at least one digital data services output configured to distribute the downlink digital data services signals over at least one digital data services line to the at least one RAU. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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