Method and apparatus for managing a fault in a distributed antenna system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the second antenna system is included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first wireless signal operates at a first carrier frequency, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a first modulated signal generated by modulating a first signal according to a first signaling protocol, and wherein the second antenna system generates the first wireless signal by frequency-shifting the first modulated signal in a first cellular band to the first carrier frequency without modifying the first signaling protocol of the first modulated signal;
detecting, by the first antenna system, an operational fault in the second antenna system based on the first wireless signal; and
responsive to the detecting, redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the third antenna system is included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first series of antenna systems provides first communication services, wherein the second series of antenna systems provides second communication services, and wherein a portion of the second communication services is used to mitigate the operational fault in the second antenna system.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the second antenna system included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system, and redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the third antenna system included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, the first series of antenna systems providing first communication services, the second series of antenna systems providing second communication services, and the second communication services utilized at least in part as backup communication services when a communication fault is detected in the first series of antenna systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the second antenna system is included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first wireless signal operates at a first carrier frequency, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a first modulated signal generated by modulating a first signal according to a first signaling protocol, and wherein the second antenna system generates the first wireless signal by frequency-shifting the first modulated signal in a first cellular band to the first carrier frequency without modifying the first signaling protocol of the first modulated signal; detecting, by the first antenna system, an operational fault in the second antenna system based on the first wireless signal; and responsive to the detecting, redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the third antenna system is included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first series of antenna systems provides first communication services, wherein the second series of antenna systems provides second communication services, and wherein a portion of the second communication services is used to mitigate the operational fault in the second antenna system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, comprising:
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an antenna; a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving, by the antenna, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the second antenna system is included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system; detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system according to one or more signal characteristics determined from the first wireless signal; and responsive to the detecting, redirecting a wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the third antenna system is included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first series of antenna systems provides first communication services, wherein the second series of antenna systems provides second communication services, and wherein the second communication services are utilized at least in part as backup communication services when the operational fault in the second antenna system is detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, comprising:
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means for receiving a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the second antenna system is included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system; means for detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system; and responsive to the detecting, means for redirecting a wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, wherein the third antenna system is included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, wherein the first series of antenna systems provides first communication services, and wherein the second series of antenna systems provides second communication services utilized at least in part as backup communication services when the operational fault in the second antenna system is detected. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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