REDUCING LOCATION-DEPENDENT INTERFERENCE IN DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS OPERATING IN MULTIPLE-INPUT, MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) CONFIGURATION, AND RELATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) remote unit configured to wirelessly distribute MIMO communications signals to wireless client devices, comprising:
- a first MIMO transmitter comprising a first MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a first polarization and a second MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a second polarization different from the first polarization; and
a second MIMO transmitter comprising a third MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the first polarization and a fourth MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the second polarization;
the first MIMO transmitter configured to;
receive a first optical downlink MIMO communications signal in a first phase over a first downlink communications medium, and transmit the first optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a first downlink MIMO communications signal over the first MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and
receive a second optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a second downlink communications medium, and transmit the second optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a second downlink MIMO communications signal over the second MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization;
the second MIMO transmitter configured to;
receive a third optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a third downlink communications medium, and transmit the third optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a third downlink MIMO communications signal over the third MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and
receive a fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a fourth downlink communications medium, and transmit the fourth optical downlink communications signal in a second phase shifted from the first phase, wirelessly as a fourth downlink MIMO communications signal over the fourth MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization.
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Abstract
Components, systems, and methods for reducing location-based interference in distributed antenna systems operating in multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) configuration are disclosed. Interference is defined as issues with received MIMO communications signals that can cause a MIMO algorithm to not be able to solve a channel matrix for MIMO communications signals received by MIMO receivers in client devices. These issues may be caused by lack of spatial (i.e., phase) separation in the received MIMO communications signals. Thus, to provide phase separation of received MIMO communication signals, multiple MIMO transmitters are each configured to employ multiple transmitter antennas, which are each configured to transmit in different polarization states. In certain embodiments, one of the MIMO communications signals is phase shifted in one of the polarization states to provide phase separation between received MIMO communication signals. In other embodiments, multiple transmitter antennas in a MIMO transmitter can be offset to provide phase separation.
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19 Claims
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1. A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) remote unit configured to wirelessly distribute MIMO communications signals to wireless client devices, comprising:
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a first MIMO transmitter comprising a first MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a first polarization and a second MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a second polarization different from the first polarization; and a second MIMO transmitter comprising a third MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the first polarization and a fourth MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the second polarization; the first MIMO transmitter configured to; receive a first optical downlink MIMO communications signal in a first phase over a first downlink communications medium, and transmit the first optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a first downlink MIMO communications signal over the first MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and receive a second optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a second downlink communications medium, and transmit the second optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a second downlink MIMO communications signal over the second MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization; the second MIMO transmitter configured to; receive a third optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a third downlink communications medium, and transmit the third optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a third downlink MIMO communications signal over the third MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and receive a fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a fourth downlink communications medium, and transmit the fourth optical downlink communications signal in a second phase shifted from the first phase, wirelessly as a fourth downlink MIMO communications signal over the fourth MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of transmitting multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications signals to wireless client devices, comprising:
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receiving a first optical downlink MIMO communications signal in a first phase over a first downlink communications medium; transmitting the first optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a first downlink MIMO communications signal over a first MIMO transmitter antenna in a first polarization; and receiving a second optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a second downlink communications medium; transmitting the second optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a second downlink MIMO communications signal over a second MIMO transmitter antenna in a second polarization; receiving a third optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over a third downlink communications medium; transmitting the third optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a third downlink MIMO communications signal over a third MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; receiving a fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a fourth downlink communications medium; and transmitting the fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal in a second phase shifted from the first phase, wirelessly as a fourth downlink MIMO communications signal over a fourth MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A distributed antenna system for distributing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications signals to wireless client devices, comprising:
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a central unit comprising a central unit transmitter configured to transmit a first optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a first downlink communications medium, a second optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a second downlink communications medium, a third optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a third downlink communications medium, and a fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal over a fourth downlink communications medium; and a plurality of remote units in communications with the central unit, a first of the remote units comprising; a first MIMO transmitter comprising a first MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a first polarization and a second MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in a second polarization different from the first polarization; a second MIMO transmitter comprising a third MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the first polarization and a fourth MIMO transmitter antenna configured to transmit MIMO communications signals in the second polarization; the first MIMO transmitter configured to; receive the first optical downlink MIMO communications signal in a first phase over the first downlink communications medium, and transmit the first optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a first downlink MIMO communications signal over the first MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and receive the second optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over the second downlink communications medium, and transmit the second optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a second downlink MIMO communications signal over the second MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization; the second MIMO transmitter configured to; receive the third optical downlink MIMO communications signal in the first phase over the third downlink communications medium, and transmit the third optical downlink MIMO communications signal wirelessly as a third downlink MIMO communications signal over the third MIMO transmitter antenna in the first polarization; and receive the fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal over the fourth downlink communications medium, and transmit the fourth downlink MIMO communications signal in a second phase shifted from the first phase, wirelessly as a fourth downlink MIMO communications signal over the fourth MIMO transmitter antenna in the second polarization; and at least one phase shifter configured to phase shift the fourth optical downlink MIMO communications signal to the second phase. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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