Method and system for extending multiple input multiple output wireless service
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a remote system configured to extend the wireless service of a base station to a remote coverage area, the remote system having a plurality of antennas, including at least a first remote antenna and a second remote antenna, wherein the remote system is configured to wirelessly transmit at least a first and a second downlink signal stream from a plurality of downlink signal streams via the first and second remote antennas; and
a host system that is configured to be coupled to the base station and to the remote system, the host system being further configured to;
receive the first downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the first downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the first remote antenna; and
receive the second downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the second downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the second remote antenna;
wherein the base station is configured to provide wireless service in a base coverage area, and wherein the base station is further configured to generate from a baseband signal, a downlink signal comprising the plurality of downlink signal streams that includes at least the first and the second downlink signal stream.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and system for extending MIMO service in a wireless communications system. The system comprises a base station, a remote system, and a host system communicatively coupled to the base station and the remote system. The base station is configured to generate, from a baseband signal, a downlink signal comprising a plurality of downlink signal streams, including at least a first downlink signal stream and a second downlink signal stream. Accordingly, the base station may include a first and a second antenna that are configured to transmit the first and second downlink signal streams, respectively. The remote system provides wireless service in a remote coverage area. Further, the remote system is configured to transmit a downlink signal as a plurality of downlink signal streams. The host system is communicatively coupled to the base station and to the remote system and configured to relay the downlink signal streams from the base station to the remote system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a remote system configured to extend the wireless service of a base station to a remote coverage area, the remote system having a plurality of antennas, including at least a first remote antenna and a second remote antenna, wherein the remote system is configured to wirelessly transmit at least a first and a second downlink signal stream from a plurality of downlink signal streams via the first and second remote antennas; and a host system that is configured to be coupled to the base station and to the remote system, the host system being further configured to; receive the first downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the first downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the first remote antenna; and receive the second downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the second downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the second remote antenna; wherein the base station is configured to provide wireless service in a base coverage area, and wherein the base station is further configured to generate from a baseband signal, a downlink signal comprising the plurality of downlink signal streams that includes at least the first and the second downlink signal stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for extending multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication service from a base station having a base coverage area, to a remote coverage area, wherein the remote coverage area is at least partially different from the base coverage area, the method comprising:
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a host system receiving a plurality of signal streams that comprise at least a first and a second signal stream, and wherein a downlink signal generated by the base station comprises at least the first and the second signal stream; the host system conveying the received signal streams to a remote system wherein the remote system extends the MIMO communication service of the base station to at least a portion of the remote coverage area, and wherein the host system substantially controls the remote system; and the host system indicating to the remote system to wirelessly transmit the signal streams via a plurality of antennas of the remote system, wherein the plurality of antennas include at least a first remote antenna and a second remote antenna, and wherein the first remote antenna is configured to transmit the first signal stream and the second remote antenna is configured to transmit the second signal stream. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A host system comprising:
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one or more communication interfaces that communicatively couple the host system to a base station and to a remote system, wherein the host system substantially controls the remote system, wherein the remote system is configured to extend the wireless service of the base station to a remote coverage area, wherein the remote system having a plurality of antennas, including at least a first remote antenna and a second remote antenna, and wherein the remote system is configured to wirelessly transmit at least a first and a second downlink signal stream from a plurality of downlink signal streams via the first and second remote antennas; wherein the host system is configured to; receive the first downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the first downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the first remote antenna; and receive the second downlink signal stream from the base station and convey the second downlink signal stream to the remote system for transmission through the second remote antenna; wherein the base station is configured to provide wireless service in a base coverage area, and wherein the base station is further configured to generate from a baseband signal, a downlink signal comprising the plurality of downlink signal streams that includes at least the first and the second downlink signal stream. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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