INTEGRATION PANEL
First Claim
1. An integration panel comprising:
- a control module;
a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules; and
a backplane configured to couple the plurality of RF modules to the control module;
wherein each of the plurality of RF modules is configured to be coupled to a respective network device and to a host unit of a distributed antenna system, each RF module further configured to condition the received RF signals received from the respective network device and to provide the conditioned RF signals to the host unit;
wherein each of the RF modules is configured to sample the conditioned RF signals and to provide the sampled RF signals to the control module via the backplane;
wherein the control module is configured to perform signal analysis of the sampled RF signals received from each of the plurality of RF modules and to provide the results of the signal analysis to a user device located remotely from the integration panel.
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Abstract
An integration panel comprises a control module, a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules, and a backplane configured to couple the plurality of RF modules to the control module. Each of the plurality of RF modules is configured to be coupled to a respective network device and to a host unit of a distributed antenna system. Each RF module is further configured to condition the RF signals received from the respective network device and to provide the conditioned RF signals to the host unit. Each of the RF modules is configured to sample the conditioned RF signals and to provide the sampled RF signals to the control module via the backplane. The control module is configured to perform signal analysis of the sampled RF signals and to provide the results of the signal analysis to a user device located remotely from the integration panel.
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20 Claims
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1. An integration panel comprising:
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a control module; a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules; and a backplane configured to couple the plurality of RF modules to the control module; wherein each of the plurality of RF modules is configured to be coupled to a respective network device and to a host unit of a distributed antenna system, each RF module further configured to condition the received RF signals received from the respective network device and to provide the conditioned RF signals to the host unit; wherein each of the RF modules is configured to sample the conditioned RF signals and to provide the sampled RF signals to the control module via the backplane; wherein the control module is configured to perform signal analysis of the sampled RF signals received from each of the plurality of RF modules and to provide the results of the signal analysis to a user device located remotely from the integration panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network comprising:
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a distributed antenna system comprising a host unit and a plurality of remote antenna units coupled to the host unit, the remote antenna units configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; and an integration panel, the integration panel comprising; a control module; a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules; and a backplane configured to couple the plurality of RF modules to the control module; wherein each of the plurality of RF modules is coupled to a respective one of a plurality of network devices configured to transmit and receive signals according to a respective communication technology, each RF module further configured to condition signals received from the respective network device and to provide the conditioned RF signals to the host unit of the distributed antenna system; wherein each of the RF modules is configured to sample the conditioned RF signals and to provide the sampled RF signals to the control module via the backplane; wherein the control module is configured to perform signal analysis of the sampled RF signals and to provide the results of the signal analysis to a user device located remotely from the active integration panel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operation of an integration panel, the method comprising:
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receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from at least one network device at each of a plurality of RF modules; conditioning the received RF signal at each of the respective RF modules for transmission to a host unit of a distributed antenna system; sampling the conditioned RF signal at each of the respective RF modules; analyzing the sampled RF signals from each of the RF modules at a control module; and outputting the results of the RF signal analysis from the control module to a user device located remotely from the integration panel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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