Coaxial cable distribution of CATV and wireless signals
First Claim
1. A system for distributing signals from a first communications network and a second communications network to a location, comprising:
- a base transceiver station configured to receive a signal from the first communications network and convert the signal into an RF signal for transmission to a mobile terminal, the RF signal having an RF frequency above a threshold frequency; and
a coupling module configured to;
receive the RF signal from the base transceiver station and receive a data signal from the second communications network, the data signal having a RF frequency below the threshold frequency;
combine the RF signal and the data signal into a combined signal with the RF signal and data signal each retaining their respective frequencies; and
provide the combined signal over a coaxial cable link to a cable/wireless interface at the location,wherein a forward path signal sensing module of the cable/wireless interface deactivates an RF element of the cable/wireless interface when the forward path signal sensing module determines a strength of the RF signal separated out from the combined signal to be below a threshold signal strength.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing signals from a first communications network and a second communications network to a location, including a base transceiver station configured to receive a signal from the first communications network and convert the signal into an RF signal for transmission to a mobile terminal, the RF signal having an RF frequency above a threshold frequency, and a coupling module configured to: receive the RF signal from the base transceiver station and receive a data signal from the second communications network, the data signal having an RF frequency below the threshold frequency; combine the RF signal and the data signal into a combined signal with the RF signal and data signal each retaining their respective frequencies; and provide the combined signal over a coaxial cable link to the location.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for distributing signals from a first communications network and a second communications network to a location, comprising:
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a base transceiver station configured to receive a signal from the first communications network and convert the signal into an RF signal for transmission to a mobile terminal, the RF signal having an RF frequency above a threshold frequency; and a coupling module configured to; receive the RF signal from the base transceiver station and receive a data signal from the second communications network, the data signal having a RF frequency below the threshold frequency; combine the RF signal and the data signal into a combined signal with the RF signal and data signal each retaining their respective frequencies; and provide the combined signal over a coaxial cable link to a cable/wireless interface at the location, wherein a forward path signal sensing module of the cable/wireless interface deactivates an RF element of the cable/wireless interface when the forward path signal sensing module determines a strength of the RF signal separated out from the combined signal to be below a threshold signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for distributing signals from a first communications network and a second communications network to a plurality of locations within a region, comprising:
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receiving from the first communications network a signal at a base transceiver station at the region and converting the signal into an RF signal suitable for transmission to a mobile terminal and having an RF frequency above a threshold frequency; receiving a data signal having an RF frequency below the threshold frequency from the second communications network; combining the RF signal and the data signal into a combined signal with the RF signal and data signal each retaining their respective original frequencies within the combined signal; and providing the combined signal over a plurality of coaxial cable links to a plurality of locations within the region, the combined signal received by a cable/wireless interface at each of said plurality of locations, wherein a forward path signal sensing module of the cable/wireless interface deactivates an RF element of the cable/wireless interface when the forward path signal sensing module determines a strength of the RF signal separated out from the combined signal to be below a threshold signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for combining signals from a first communications network and a second communications network, comprising:
a coupling module configured to; derive an RF signal from the first communications network and a data signal from the second communications network, the data signal having an RF frequency below that of the RF signal; combine the RF signal and the data signal into a combined signal with the RF signal and data signal each retaining their respective frequency spectrums; and provide the combined signal over a coaxial cable link to a receiving device, wherein a forward path signal sensing module of the receiving device deactivates an RF element of the receiving device when the forward path signal sensing module determines a strength of the RF signal separated out from the combined signal to be below a threshold signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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