SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SIGNALING OVER AN OPTICAL DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A device for a distributed antenna system (DAS), the device comprising:
- downlink DAS circuitry configured to transmit a downlink signal carrying communications received by the DAS from one or more wireless communication system base stations in a downlink direction towards at least one antenna of the DAS;
uplink DAS circuitry configured to transmit an uplink signal carrying communications received from the at least one antenna in an uplink direction towards the one or more wireless communication system base stations; and
a controller configured to communicate with a first operator control panel via a cable;
wherein the controller is configured to synchronize status and setting information (SSI) changes between the first operator control panel and a second operator control panel via signals communicated over the DAS with at least one of the downlink signal and the uplink signal.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a distributed antenna system comprises: a master unit configured to receive a base station downlink radio frequency signal and to transmit a base station uplink radio frequency signal; and at least one remote antenna unit that is communicatively coupled to the master unit using at least one cable, the remote antenna unit configured to radiate a remote downlink radio frequency signal and to receive a remote uplink radio frequency signal; wherein the master unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a first operator control panel; wherein the at least one remote antenna unit comprises: a controller; and a respective interface to couple the controller to a second operator control panel; wherein the master unit controller and the remote unit controller synchronize at least some information between the first and second operator control panels over the at least one cable.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for a distributed antenna system (DAS), the device comprising:
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downlink DAS circuitry configured to transmit a downlink signal carrying communications received by the DAS from one or more wireless communication system base stations in a downlink direction towards at least one antenna of the DAS; uplink DAS circuitry configured to transmit an uplink signal carrying communications received from the at least one antenna in an uplink direction towards the one or more wireless communication system base stations; and a controller configured to communicate with a first operator control panel via a cable; wherein the controller is configured to synchronize status and setting information (SSI) changes between the first operator control panel and a second operator control panel via signals communicated over the DAS with at least one of the downlink signal and the uplink signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for synchronizing status and setting information across a distributed antenna system (DAS), the method comprising:
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monitoring for a change in status and setting information in a first operator control panel coupled to a first device of the DAS, wherein the first device is configured to transmit a downlink signal carrying communications received by the DAS from one or more wireless communication system base stations in a downlink direction towards at least one antenna of the DAS and to transmit an uplink signal carrying communications received from the at least one antenna in an uplink direction towards the one or more wireless communication system base stations; detecting a status and setting information (SSI) change; and when the status and setting information change is detected, synchronizing the SSI change between the first operator control panel and a second operator control panel via signals communicated over the DAS with at least one of the downlink signal and the uplink signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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