TIME-DIVISION DUPLEXING (TDD) IN DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS (DASS)
First Claim
1. A control circuit for controlling switching between a time-division duplexing (TDD) transmit mode and a TDD receive mode in a system supporting TDD, the control circuit comprising:
- a first power detector configured to determine a first power level from a radio source in the downlink direction on a downlink path;
a second power detector configured to determine a second power level in the uplink direction on an uplink path;
a receive/transmit comparator coupled to the first power detector and to the second power detector, wherein the receive/transmit comparator compares the first power level to the second power level to provide first indication that the system should be switched to a TDD transmit mode when the first power level exceeds the second power level; and
a logic circuit coupled to the receive/transmit comparator for receiving the first indication, and for further receiving at least one additional indication.
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Abstract
Time-division duplexing (TDD) in distributed communications systems, including distributed antenna systems (DASs) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a control circuit is provided and configured to control the TDD transmit mode of a DAS to control the allocation of time slots for uplink and downlink communications signal distribution in respective uplink path(s) and downlink path(s). The control circuit includes separate power detectors configured to detect either a transmit power level in a downlink path or a receive power level in an uplink path. If the transmit power detected in the downlink path is greater than receive power detected in the uplink path, the control circuit switches the TDD transmit mode to the downlink direction. In this manner, the control circuit does not have to control the TDD transmit mode based solely on detected power in the downlink path, where a directional coupler may leak uplink power in the downlink path.
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25 Claims
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1. A control circuit for controlling switching between a time-division duplexing (TDD) transmit mode and a TDD receive mode in a system supporting TDD, the control circuit comprising:
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a first power detector configured to determine a first power level from a radio source in the downlink direction on a downlink path; a second power detector configured to determine a second power level in the uplink direction on an uplink path; a receive/transmit comparator coupled to the first power detector and to the second power detector, wherein the receive/transmit comparator compares the first power level to the second power level to provide first indication that the system should be switched to a TDD transmit mode when the first power level exceeds the second power level; and a logic circuit coupled to the receive/transmit comparator for receiving the first indication, and for further receiving at least one additional indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distributed communication system capable of supporting time-division duplexing (TDD), the distributed communication system comprising:
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a central unit configured to receive a plurality of downlink signals from at least one radio source; a plurality of remote units each configured to receive downlink signals from the central unit, and to return uplink signals to the central unit; and a control circuit for controlling TDD switching in the distributed communication system, the control circuit comprising; a first power detector configured to determine a first power level from the at least one radio source; a second power detector configured to determine a second power level from an uplink path; and a receive/transmit comparator coupled to the first power detector and to the second power detector, wherein the receive/transmit comparator compares the first power level to the second power level to provide an indication that the distributed communication system should be switched to a TDD transmit mode when the first power level exceeds the second power level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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