Headend device of distributed antenna system and signal processing method thereof

• US 9,900,847 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Issued: 02/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SOLiD, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SOLiD, Inc.
• Inventors: Yeo, Yeong Shin, Na, Bong Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): GESESSE, TILAHUN
• Application Number:
  US14/411,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20170215153A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,224 Days
• Field of Search: 455522
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/25753 Distribution optical network, e.g. between a base station and a plurality of remote units
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/327 Received signal code power [RSCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/04 using two or more spaced independent antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2609 Arrangements for range control, e.g. by using remote antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/18 Protocol analysers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/228 using past power values or information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/245 taking into account received signal strength

Abstract

A headend device includes a spectrum analysis unit configured to analyze a frequency spectrum of a plurality of base station signals to detect characteristic information of the plurality of the base station signals, a control unit configured to generate a control signal to control a power of the plurality of the base station signals on the basis of the characteristic information detected, and a plurality of RF units configured to receive at least one of the plurality of the base station signals and adjust the power of the base station signals received according to the control signal and output the power-adjusted base station signals.

Claims

1. A headend device of a distributed antenna system, the headend device comprising at least one processor to implement:

a spectrum analysis unit configured to analyze a frequency spectrum of a plurality of base station signals to detect at least one characteristic of the plurality of base station signals;

a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling power levels of the plurality of base station signals based on the detected characteristic; and

a plurality of RF units, each of the plurality of RF units being configured to receive at least one of the plurality of base station signals, generate a power-adjusted base station signal by adjusting a power level of the received base station signal based on the control signal, and output the power-adjusted base station signal,

wherein the at least one characteristic comprises bandwidths of the plurality of base station signals, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to calculate a proportional relation between the bandwidths of the plurality of base station signals, and generate the control signal based on the proportional relation.

2. The headend device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is a signal for controlling the power levels of the plurality of base station signals so that power levels of the power-adjusted base station signals correspond to a power level of a base station signal having a minimum bandwidth among the plurality of base station signals according to the proportional relation.

3. The headend device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of RF units comprises an attenuator for adjusting the power level of the received base station signal based on the control signal.

4. The headend device of claim 1, further comprising:

a combining/distribution unit configured to receive the power-adjusted base station signals outputted from the plurality of RF units; and

at least one optical unit configured to receive the base station signals outputted from the combining/distribution unit, convert the combined base station signals into an optical signal, and output the optical signal.

5. A signal processing method of a headend device in a distributed antenna system including the headend device and at least one remote device coupled to the headend device, the method comprising:

detecting at least one characteristic of a plurality of base station signals by analyzing a frequency spectrum of the plurality of base station signals;

generating power-adjusted base station signals be adjusting power levels of the plurality of base station signals based on the detected characteristic;

combining the power-adjusted base station signals; and

converting the combined base station signals into an optical signal,

wherein the detecting of the at least one characteristic of the plurality of base station signals comprises detecting bandwidths of the plurality of base station signals as the characteristic, and

wherein the adjusting of the power levels of the plurality of base station signals comprises calculating a proportional relation between the bandwidths of the plurality of base station signals and adjusting the power levels of the plurality of base station signals based on the proportional relation.

6. The signal processing method of claim 5, wherein the generating of the power-adjusted base station signals comprises adjusting the power levels of the plurality of base station signals so that power levels of the power-adjusted base station signals correspond to a power level of a base station signal having a minimum bandwidth among the plurality of base station signals according to the proportional relation.

7. A headend device of distributed antenna system, the headend device comprising at least one processor to implement:

a spectrum analysis unit configured to analyze a frequency spectrum of a plurality of base station signals to detect at least one characteristic of the plurality of base station signals;

a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling power levels of the plurality of base station signals based on the detected characteristic; and

a plurality of RF units, each of the plurality of RF units being configured to receive at least one of the plurality of base station signals, generating a power-adjusted base station signal by adjusting a power level of the received base station signal in response to the control signal, and output the power-adjusted base station signal,

wherein the characteristic comprises input power values and a number of channels of the plurality of base station signals, and

wherein the control unit configured to calculate a normalized factor using a sum of the input power values of the plurality of base station signals and a sum of the number of channels of the plurality of base station signals, calculate power adjustment values for each of the plurality of base station signals using the normalized factor, and generate the control signal for controlling the power levels of the plurality of base station signals to correspond to the power adjustment values.

8. A signal processing method of a headend device in a distributed antenna system including the headend device and at least one remote device coupled to the headend device, the method comprising:

detecting at least one characteristic of a plurality of base station signals by analyzing a frequency spectrum of the plurality of base station signals;

generating power-adjusted base station signals by adjusting power levels of the plurality of base station signals based on the detected characteristic;

combining the power-adjusted base station signals; and

converting the combined base station signals into an optical signal,

wherein the detecting of the at least one characteristic of the plurality of base station signals comprises detecting input power values and a number of channels of the plurality of base station signals as the characteristic;

wherein the adjusting of the power levels of the plurality of base station signals comprises;

calculating a normalized factor by using a sum of the input power values of the plurality of base station signals and a sum of the number of channels of the plurality of base station signals;

calculating power adjustment values for each of the plurality of base station signals using the normalized factor; and

adjusting the power of the plurality of base station signals to correspond to the power adjustment value.