System and method for reducing multicast interference in a distributed antenna network
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1. A distributed antenna network, comprising:
- a plurality of radio transceivers, each transceiver serving a separate one of a plurality of multicast cells; and
a plurality of remote antenna units connected to each of said transceivers, each remote antenna unit being positioned to provide coverage for a separate subcell of the multicast cell served by the transceiver to which the remote antenna unit is connected,wherein, within each multicast cell, outgoing information signals are transmitted from the transceiver serving the multicast cell via all of the remote antenna units in the multicast cell, and incoming information signals are received at the transceiver serving the multicast cell via all of the remote antenna units in the multicast cell, andwherein a multicast interference zone between two subcells in a first multicast cell is covered by a remote antenna unit in a second multicast cell, the multicast interference zone being defined as a region in which delays between identical signals passing through the remote antenna units of the two subcells of the first multicast cell disrupt communications of the transceiver serving the first multicast cell, the delays between signals resulting from the remote antenna units of the two subcells being connected to the transceiver serving the first multicast cell by transmission media having different lengths.
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Abstract
A distributed antenna network for reducing multicast interference between multicast cells. More particularly, a system and method are provided for calculating multicast interference zones between the multicast cells and configuring coverage areas to encompass the multicast interference zones. This multicast cell configuration avoids the need for delay time adjusting techniques for equalizing the transmission paths and reduces multicast interference by effectively shifting the multicast interference zones.
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1. A distributed antenna network, comprising:
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a plurality of radio transceivers, each transceiver serving a separate one of a plurality of multicast cells; and a plurality of remote antenna units connected to each of said transceivers, each remote antenna unit being positioned to provide coverage for a separate subcell of the multicast cell served by the transceiver to which the remote antenna unit is connected, wherein, within each multicast cell, outgoing information signals are transmitted from the transceiver serving the multicast cell via all of the remote antenna units in the multicast cell, and incoming information signals are received at the transceiver serving the multicast cell via all of the remote antenna units in the multicast cell, and wherein a multicast interference zone between two subcells in a first multicast cell is covered by a remote antenna unit in a second multicast cell, the multicast interference zone being defined as a region in which delays between identical signals passing through the remote antenna units of the two subcells of the first multicast cell disrupt communications of the transceiver serving the first multicast cell, the delays between signals resulting from the remote antenna units of the two subcells being connected to the transceiver serving the first multicast cell by transmission media having different lengths. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A method for reducing multicast interference in a distributed antenna network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of first remote antenna units, each first remote antenna unit being coupled to a common radio unit and providing coverage for a multicast subcell within a first multicast cell served by the common radio unit, wherein outgoing signals are transmitted from the common radio unit via all of the first remote antenna units and incoming signals are received at the common radio unit via all of the first remote antenna units; defining one or more multicast interference zones between the first remote antenna units, each multicast interference zone being a region in which delays between identical signals passing through at least two of the first remote antenna units disrupt communications of the common radio unit, the delays between signals resulting from the at least two first remote antenna units being connected to the common radio unit by transmission media having different lengths; and providing one or more second remote antenna units to provide coverage for the multicast interference zones, each second remote antenna unit being coupled to a radio unit different than the common radio unit and providing coverage for a multicast subcell within a second multicast cell served by the different radio unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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