AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION SUB-SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A configuration sub-system of a distributed antenna system, the configuration sub-system comprising:
- a processing device configured to;
identify a plurality of signal parameters for a plurality of downlink signals received from at least one base station via a plurality of inputs of a unit in the distributed antenna system,automatically determine a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the plurality of signal parameters, wherein the configuration plan specifies how to combine subsets of the plurality of downlink signals for routing to a plurality of remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system,identify at least one routing conflict with respect to a subset of the plurality of remote antenna units and a subset of the plurality of downlink signals;
determine at least one configuration change for resolving the at least one routing conflict; and
output the at least one configuration change with the configuration plan.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically configuring a distributed antenna system are provided. A configuration sub-system of the distributed antenna system can identify signal parameters for downlink signals received from one or more base stations via inputs of a unit in the distributed antenna system. The configuration sub-system can automatically determine a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the automatically identified signal parameters. The configuration plan specifies how to combine subsets of the downlink signals for routing to remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system.
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27 Claims
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1. A configuration sub-system of a distributed antenna system, the configuration sub-system comprising:
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a processing device configured to; identify a plurality of signal parameters for a plurality of downlink signals received from at least one base station via a plurality of inputs of a unit in the distributed antenna system, automatically determine a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the plurality of signal parameters, wherein the configuration plan specifies how to combine subsets of the plurality of downlink signals for routing to a plurality of remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system, identify at least one routing conflict with respect to a subset of the plurality of remote antenna units and a subset of the plurality of downlink signals; determine at least one configuration change for resolving the at least one routing conflict; and output the at least one configuration change with the configuration plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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10. A unit of a distributed antenna system, the unit comprising:
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an input section configured to receive a plurality of downlink signals from at least one base station; a processing device communicatively coupled to the input section and configured to; identify a plurality of signal parameters for the plurality of downlink signals, and automatically determine a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the plurality of signal parameters, wherein the configuration plan specifies how to combine subsets of the plurality of downlink signals for routing to a plurality of remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system; wherein the processing device is configured to identify the plurality of signal parameters for the plurality of downlink signals by; for each frequency band used by the distributed antenna system; configuring a receiver of the unit to receive respective signals in the frequency band, and determining whether a respective power level for the respective signals in the frequency band exceeds a threshold; identifying at least one frequency band having a power level exceeding the threshold, determining a signal power distribution among frequencies in the at least one frequency band, and determining the plurality of signal parameters based on the signal power distribution. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. (canceled)
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22. A method for configuring a distributed antenna system, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a unit of the distributed antenna system, a plurality of downlink signals from at least one base station; identifying, by a processing device, a plurality of signal parameters for the plurality of downlink signals, and automatically determining, by the processing device, a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the plurality of signal parameters, wherein the configuration plan specifies how to combine subsets of the plurality of downlink signals for routing to a plurality of remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system, wherein automatically determining the configuration plan comprises; determining that the plurality of downlink signals includes a plurality of sectors from a common base station, assigning a first sector of the plurality of sectors to a first subset of the plurality of remote antenna units servicing a first coverage zone, and assigning a second sector of the plurality of sectors to a second subset of the plurality of remote antenna units servicing a second coverage zone, wherein the second sector is assigned to the second subset of remote antenna units based on an absence of overlap between the first and second coverage zones. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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