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Distributed antenna communications system and methods of implementing thereof

US7848770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2006
Grant dateDec 7, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/15528
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a distributed antenna communications system and methods of implementing a distributed antenna communications system. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a distributed antenna system comprises: a base station configured for communication with a telecommunications network; a multi-port repeater hub connected to the base station to receive a communications signal from the base station and to distribute the communications signal to a plurality of ports of the multi-port repeater hub, the multi-port repeater hub comprising a scanner for scanning a plurality of frequency channels to identify one or more channels of the communications signal received from the base station; and a plurality of antenna units, each coupled to one of the ports of the multi-port repeater hub.

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