Link-fault tolerance in a distributed antenna system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a remote unit of a distributed antenna system, one or more Ethernet frames, each of the one or more Ethernet frames including a start-of-frame field, the one or more Ethernet frames associated with a frame repetition rate;
detecting the start-of-frame field included in a first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames;
extracting a payload of a first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames based on the detected start-of-frame field included in the first Ethernet frame;
determining, after a period of time corresponding to the frame repetition rate, whether an additional start-of-frame field included in an additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames is detected;
in response to determining that the additional start-of-frame field is not detected, predicting a location of the additional start-of-frame field included in the additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames; and
extracting an additional payload from the additional Ethernet frame based on the predicted location of the additional start-of-frame field.
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Abstract
Certain features relate to improving the link-fault tolerance in a distributed antenna system (DAS) by utilizing a series of synchronous Ethernet frames. A receiving remote unit or a head-end unit in the DAS can predict the start of incoming Ethernet frames based on frame information extracted from previously received Ethernet frames. For example, a remote unit can be configured to receive one or more Ethernet frames, each of the one or more Ethernet frames including a start-of-frame field. After a period of time corresponding to the frame repetition rate, the remote unit can search for an additional start-of-frame field, indicating the receipt of the next Ethernet frame. The remote unit can extract the payload data from the next Ethernet frame based on the predicted value for the additional start-of-frame field.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a remote unit of a distributed antenna system, one or more Ethernet frames, each of the one or more Ethernet frames including a start-of-frame field, the one or more Ethernet frames associated with a frame repetition rate; detecting the start-of-frame field included in a first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames; extracting a payload of a first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames based on the detected start-of-frame field included in the first Ethernet frame; determining, after a period of time corresponding to the frame repetition rate, whether an additional start-of-frame field included in an additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames is detected; in response to determining that the additional start-of-frame field is not detected, predicting a location of the additional start-of-frame field included in the additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames; and extracting an additional payload from the additional Ethernet frame based on the predicted location of the additional start-of-frame field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A head-end unit of a distributed antenna system, comprising:
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a processing device; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon, wherein the program code is executable for performing operations comprising; detecting a start-of-frame field of a first Ethernet frame of one or more Ethernet frames received by the head-end unit, the one or more Ethernet frames associated with a frame repetition rate; extracting, a payload of the first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames based on the detected start-of-frame field of the first Ethernet frame; determining, after a period of time corresponding to the frame repetition rate, whether an additional start-of-frame field included in an additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames is detected; in response to determining that the additional start-of-frame field is not detected, predicting a location of the additional start-of-frame field included in the additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames; and extracting an additional payload from the additional Ethernet frame based on the predicted location of the additional start-of-frame field. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distributed antenna system, comprising:
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a head-end unit configured to transmit one or more Ethernet frames, each of the one or more Ethernet frames including a start-of-frame field, the one or more Ethernet frames associated with a frame repetition rate; and a remote unit communicatively coupled to the head-end unit, the remote unit configured to; receive a first Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames transmitted by the head-end unit, detect a start-of-frame field included in the first Ethernet frame, extract a payload of the first Ethernet frame based on the detected start-of-frame field included in the first Ethernet frame, determine, after a period of time corresponding to the frame repetition rate, whether an additional start-of-frame field included in an additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames is detected, in response to determining that the additional start-of-frame field is not detected, predict a location of the additional start-of-frame field included in the additional Ethernet frame of the one or more Ethernet frames, and extract an additional payload from the additional Ethernet frame based on the predicted location of the additional start-of-frame field. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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