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:
- signal repeating circuitry defining an uplink path for processing signals repeated between endpoints, the signal repeating circuitry including circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path;
circuitry for evaluating signals received from one or more mobile devices that are received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system and for measuring a level value of the signals received from the one or more mobile devices; and
processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the selective variation of the at least one parameter with the measured level value of the received mobile device signals and configured for determining if the selective variation of the least one parameter causes a change in the measured level value of the received mobile device signals in order to detect the existence of mobile device traffic in the uplink path.
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Abstract
A signal repeating system for a wireless network includes signal repeating circuitry defining an uplink path for processing signals repeated between endpoints. The signal repeating circuitry includes circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path. Circuitry evaluates how signals received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system respond to the variation of the signal parameter. Processing circuitry is configured for comparing a signal associated with the variation of the signal parameter with the evaluated response to determine if the variation causes a change in the uplink path signal response for detecting traffic 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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signal repeating circuitry defining an uplink path for processing signals repeated between endpoints, the signal repeating circuitry including circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path; circuitry for evaluating signals received from one or more mobile devices that are received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system and for measuring a level value of the signals received from the one or more mobile devices; and processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the selective variation of the at least one parameter with the measured level value of the received mobile device signals and configured for determining if the selective variation of the least one parameter causes a change in the measured level value of the received mobile device signals in order to detect the existence of mobile device traffic 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; a media link coupling the at least one remote unit and the master unit; and the at least one remote unit including; signal repeating circuitry coupled for defining an uplink path for processing signals, the signal repeating circuitry including circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path; circuitry for evaluating signals received from one or more mobile devices that are received in the uplink path of the distributed antenna system and for measuring a level value of the signals received from the one or more mobile devices; and processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the selective variation of the at least one parameter with the measured level value of the received mobile device signals and configured for determining if the selective variation of the at least one parameter causes a change in the measured level value of the received mobile device signals in order to detect the existence of mobile device traffic 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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processing signals that are repeated between endpoints through signal repeating circuitry that defines an uplink path; selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path; evaluating signals received from one or more mobile devices that are received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system and measuring a level value of the signals received from the one or more mobile devices; and comparing a signal associated with the selective variation of the at least one parameter with the measured level value of the received mobile device signals and determining if the selective variation of the at least one parameter causes a change in the measured level value of the received mobile device signals in order to detect the existence of mobile device traffic in the uplink path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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