REPEATER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. A client node device of a distributed antenna system comprising:
- a first wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive first channel signals and a reference signal from a host node device of the distributed antenna system;
an amplifier configured to amplify the first channel signals and the reference signal to generate amplified first channel signals and an amplified reference signal;
a first wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the amplified first channel signals and the amplified reference signal to an other client node device of the distributed antenna system; and
a second wireless transmitter configured to convert, based on the amplified reference signal, one or more of the amplified first channel signals to a spectral segment for communication as free space wireless signals to at least one client device via an antenna of the distributed antenna system, wherein the amplified reference signal reduces a phase error in converting the amplified first channel signals to the spectral segment.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A client node device of a distributed antenna system comprising:
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a first wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive first channel signals and a reference signal from a host node device of the distributed antenna system; an amplifier configured to amplify the first channel signals and the reference signal to generate amplified first channel signals and an amplified reference signal; a first wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the amplified first channel signals and the amplified reference signal to an other client node device of the distributed antenna system; and a second wireless transmitter configured to convert, based on the amplified reference signal, one or more of the amplified first channel signals to a spectral segment for communication as free space wireless signals to at least one client device via an antenna of the distributed antenna system, wherein the amplified reference signal reduces a phase error in converting the amplified first channel signals to the spectral segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for use in a client node device, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving first channel signals and a reference signal from a host node device of a distributed antenna system; amplifying the first channel signals and the reference signal to generate amplified first channel signals and an amplified reference signal; wirelessly transmitting the amplified first channel signals and the amplified reference signal to an other client node device of the distributed antenna system; converting, based on the amplified reference signal, one or more of the amplified first channel signals to a spectral segment for communication to generate frequency converted first channel signals; and transmitting the frequency converted first channel signals as free space wireless signals to at least one client device via an antenna of the distributed antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A client node device of a distributed antenna system comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to wirelessly receive channel signals and a reference signal from a host node device of the distributed antenna system; an amplifier configured to amplify the channel signals and the reference signal to generate amplified channel signals and an amplified reference signal; a first wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the amplified channel signals to an other client node device of the distributed antenna system; and a second wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly communicates free space wireless signals to at least one client device via an antenna, via a frequency conversion that utilizes the reference signal to reduce phase error.
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