System and Method for Remotely Monitoring Communication Equipment and Signals
First Claim
1. A system for remotely monitoring an RF communication system comprising:
- a remote module including;
a RF signal reception terminal for receiving an original RF signal;
a signal analysis module coupled to the RF signal reception terminal to provide an ancillary data signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the RF signal;
a modulator coupled to the signal analysis module for providing a modulated ancillary data signal corresponding to the ancillary data signal;
a combiner coupled to the RF signal reception terminal for receiving the original RF signal and coupled to the modulator for receiving the modulated ancillary data signal, wherein the combiner is adapted to provide a combined RF signal corresponding to the original RF signal and the modulated ancillary data signal;
an RF to optical converter for converting the combined RF signal into a combined optical signal;
a communication line coupled to the combiner for transmitting the combined optical signal.
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Abstract
Several systems and method for remotely monitoring a communication system are disclosed. An RF signal received at a remote facility is analyzed at the remote facility and an ancillary data signal including information relation to at least one characteristic of the RF signal is generated. The ancillary data signal is modulated and combined with the RF signal. The combined RF signal is transmitted to a local facility in an optical form, where the ancillary data signal is recovered. An ancillary data signal block provides control signal in response to the local ancillary data signal. The control signals may be local control signals for controlling local devices or remote control signals for controlling devices at the remote facility. The ancillary data may include a power level of the RF signal and a version of the RF signal may be generated at the local facility with a power level approximately equal to the power level of the original RF signal.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for remotely monitoring an RF communication system comprising:
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a remote module including; a RF signal reception terminal for receiving an original RF signal; a signal analysis module coupled to the RF signal reception terminal to provide an ancillary data signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the RF signal; a modulator coupled to the signal analysis module for providing a modulated ancillary data signal corresponding to the ancillary data signal; a combiner coupled to the RF signal reception terminal for receiving the original RF signal and coupled to the modulator for receiving the modulated ancillary data signal, wherein the combiner is adapted to provide a combined RF signal corresponding to the original RF signal and the modulated ancillary data signal; an RF to optical converter for converting the combined RF signal into a combined optical signal; a communication line coupled to the combiner for transmitting the combined optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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16. A method of remotely monitoring a communication system comprising:
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receiving an original RF signal at a remote facility; generating an ancillary data signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the original RF signal; modulating the ancillary data signal to provide a modulated ancillary data signal; combining the modulated ancillary data signal with the local original signal with the original RF signal or a version of the original RF signal to provide a combined RF signal; converting the combined RF signal into a combined optical signal; transmitting the combined optical signal from the remote facility to a local facility on an optical transmission line; receiving the combined optical signal at the local facility; recovering a local ancillary data signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the original RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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