SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM REVERSE PATH SUMMATION USING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO OPTIMIZATION
First Claim
1. A method for reverse path summation for a distributed antenna system, the method comprising:
- normalizing an uplink noise floor for a plurality of remote antenna units of a distributed antenna system, wherein the uplink noise floor is normalized based on a first remote antenna unit having a lowest noise floor of the plurality of remote antenna units; and
scaling an uplink output gain of each of the plurality of remote antenna units by a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor attenuates the uplink output gain based on a composite maximum host peak power for a host unit coupled to the plurality of remote antenna units.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for distributed antenna system reverse path summation using signal-to-noise ratio optimization are provided. In one embodiment, a method for reverse path summation for a distributed antenna system comprises: normalizing an uplink noise floor for a plurality of remote antenna units of a distributed antenna system, wherein the uplink noise floor is normalized based on a first remote antenna unit having a lowest noise floor of the plurality of remote antenna units; and scaling an uplink output gain of each of the plurality of remote antenna units by a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor attenuates the uplink output gain based on a composite maximum host peak power for a host unit coupled to the plurality of remote antenna units.
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1. A method for reverse path summation for a distributed antenna system, the method comprising:
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normalizing an uplink noise floor for a plurality of remote antenna units of a distributed antenna system, wherein the uplink noise floor is normalized based on a first remote antenna unit having a lowest noise floor of the plurality of remote antenna units; and scaling an uplink output gain of each of the plurality of remote antenna units by a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor attenuates the uplink output gain based on a composite maximum host peak power for a host unit coupled to the plurality of remote antenna units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote antenna unit for a distributed antenna system, the remote antenna unit comprising:
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a first module coupled to at least one antenna, the first module including a converter that digitally samples a wireless RF signal received at the at least one antenna to produce a first stream of digital samples; a second module coupled to the first module and an incoming signal interface, the second module including a summer that produces a composite signal by summing digital samples from the first stream of digital samples with digital samples based on a second stream of digital samples received via the incoming signal interface; wherein the first module attenuates a gain of the first stream of digital samples by a factor that normalizes an uplink nose floor for the remote antenna unit based on a noise floor normalization value established for the distributed antenna system; wherein the first module further attenuates the gain of the first stream of digital samples by a scaling factor based on a composite maximum host peak power for a host unit for the distributed antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A distributed antenna system having optimized reverse path summation, the distributed antenna system comprising:
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a host unit; a plurality of remote antenna units coupled to the host unit; wherein an uplink noise floor for the plurality of remote antenna units is normalized to a noise floor normalization value based on a remote antenna unit having a lowest noise floor of the plurality of remote antenna units; wherein an uplink output gain for each of the plurality of remote antenna units is scaled by a scaling factor that is based on a composite maximum host peak power for the host unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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