System and method for detecting and measuring uplink traffic in signal repeating systems
First Claim
1. A signal repeating system for a wireless network comprising:
- at least one first antenna configured for transceiving signals with at least one user equipment device;
repeating circuitry coupled to the at least one first antenna and defining an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device back to a base station, the repeating circuitry including circuitry for varying the level of signals handled in the uplink path;
control circuitry in the repeating circuitry that is operable to control how the level of signals in the uplink path are varied;
measurement circuitry for measuring, over time, the receive power in the uplink path in a particular frequency band where traffic is expected from the at least one user equipment device;
processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the uplink path level variation with the measured receive power and for determining if a variation in the uplink path signal level causes a change in the measured receive power in order to detect the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path.
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Abstract
A signal repeating system for a wireless network includes an antenna configured for transceiving signals between a base station and a user equipment device. Repeating circuitry is coupled to the antenna and defines an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device to the base station and a downlink path for signals from the base station to the user equipment device. The repeating circuitry includes gain circuitry and gain control circuitry that is coupled to the gain circuitry. The gain control circuitry is operable for varying the gain of the repeating circuitry according to a waveform. Measurement circuitry measures the receive power in the uplink path over time from the user equipment device. Processing circuitry cross-correlates the inverted gain variation waveform with the measured receive power for determining the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path.
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20 Claims
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1. A signal repeating system for a wireless network comprising:
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at least one first antenna configured for transceiving signals with at least one user equipment device; repeating circuitry coupled to the at least one first antenna and defining an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device back to a base station, the repeating circuitry including circuitry for varying the level of signals handled in the uplink path; control circuitry in the repeating circuitry that is operable to control how the level of signals in the uplink path are varied; measurement circuitry for measuring, over time, the receive power in the uplink path in a particular frequency band where traffic is expected from the at least one user equipment device; processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the uplink path level variation with the measured receive power and for determining if a variation in the uplink path signal level causes a change in the measured receive power in order to detect the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A distributed antenna system for a wireless network comprising:
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a master unit configured for communicating with a base station; at least one remote unit; wire media link coupling the at least one remote unit and master unit; the at least one remote unit including; at least one antenna configured for transceiving signals with at least one user equipment device; repeating circuitry coupled between the at least one antenna and defining an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device to a base station, the repeating circuitry including circuitry for varying the level of signals handled in the uplink path; control circuitry in the repeating circuitry that is operable to control how the level of signals in the uplink path are varied; measurement circuitry for measuring, over time, the receive power in the uplink path in a particular frequency band where traffic is expected from the at least one user equipment device; processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the uplink path level variation with the measured receive power and for determining if a variation in the uplink path signal level causes a change in the measured receive power in order to detect the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path.
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12. A method for determining the existence of traffic in a signal repeating system for a wireless network, the method comprising:
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transceiving signals between a base station and at least one user equipment device through a signal repeating system having an uplink path for signals from the user equipment device to the base station; varying the level of signals handled in the uplink path; measuring, over time, the receive power in the uplink path in a particular frequency where traffic is expected from the at least one user equipment device; comparing a signal associated with the uplink path level variation with the measured receive power and determining if a variation in the uplink path signal level causes a change in the measured receive power in order to detect the existence of traffic from user equipment devices in the uplink path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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