SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR INCREASING RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) POWER IN DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
- at least one remote antenna unit (RAU) module configured to receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal and a second RF signal for a first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system; and
at least one remote expansion unit (RXU) module operatively coupled to the at least one RAU module and comprising at least one antenna, the at least one RXU module configured to receive the second RF signal for the first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system from the at least one RAU module.
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Abstract
A system, and related methods and devices, is disclosed for increasing an output power of a frequency band in a distributed antenna system that includes at least one RXU module that is operatively coupled to at least one RAU module. A first group of the plurality of channels within a first frequency band may be allocated to the RAU module, and a second group of the plurality of the channels within the first frequency band may be allocated to the RXU module. The at least one RAU module may be configured to receive RF signals from the first group of the plurality of channels being used in the first frequency band, and the at least one RXU module may be configured to receive RF signals from the second group of the plurality of channels being used in the first frequency band. In this manner, the amount of composite power per channel is increased.
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27 Claims
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1. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
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at least one remote antenna unit (RAU) module configured to receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal and a second RF signal for a first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system; and at least one remote expansion unit (RXU) module operatively coupled to the at least one RAU module and comprising at least one antenna, the at least one RXU module configured to receive the second RF signal for the first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system from the at least one RAU module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of distributing radio frequency (RF) signals in a distributed antenna system, comprising:
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receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal and a second RF signal for a first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system in at least one remote antenna unit (RAU) module; and receiving the second RF signal for the first frequency band supported by the distributed antenna system from the at least one RAU module in at least one remote expansion unit (RXU) module operatively coupled to the at least one RAU module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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