METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING UTILIZATION OF WIRELESS RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a first modulated signal in a first spectral segment directed to a mobile communication device, wherein the first modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol;
converting, by the processing system, the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency without modifying the signaling protocol of the first modulated signal, wherein the first carrier frequency is outside of the first spectral segment; and
transmitting, by the processing system, a reference signal with the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to a network element of a distributed antenna system, the reference signal enabling the network element to reduce a phase error when reconverting the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment for wireless distribution of the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless communication node that receives instructions in a control channel directing it to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device. Responsive to the instructions, the wireless communication node receives a modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the modulated signal including communications data provided by the base station. The wireless communication node down-shifts the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmits the modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a first modulated signal in a first spectral segment directed to a mobile communication device, wherein the first modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol; converting, by the processing system, the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency without modifying the signaling protocol of the first modulated signal, wherein the first carrier frequency is outside of the first spectral segment; and transmitting, by the processing system, a reference signal with the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to a network element of a distributed antenna system, the reference signal enabling the network element to reduce a phase error when reconverting the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment for wireless distribution of the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving from a base station a first modulated signal in a first spectral segment for transmission to a mobile communication device, wherein the first modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol; converting the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment to the first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency without modifying the signaling protocol of the first modulated signal; and transmitting a reference signal with the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to a network element of a distributed antenna system for wireless distribution of the first modulated signal to the mobile communication device in the first spectral segment, the reference signal enabling the network element to reduce a phase error during processing of the first modulated signal from the first carrier frequency to the first spectral segment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, instructions in a control channel at a first carrier frequency, the instructions directing the network element to convert a first modulated signal from a first carrier frequency into a first spectral segment; receiving, by the network element, a reference signal and the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device; converting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in the first spectral segment and utilizing the reference signal to reduce distortion during the converting; and wirelessly transmitting, by the network element, the first modulated signal at the first spectral segment to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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