CPC H04W 52/0206 (2013.01) [H04B 10/11 (2013.01); H04B 10/25753 (2013.01); H04B 10/808 (2013.01); H04W 52/0261 (2013.01); H04B 7/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/085 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] | 15 Claims |
1. A wireless communication system distributed over a plurality of floors of an infrastructure having a coverage area, comprising:
a plurality of remote units, each of the plurality of remote units comprising:
at least one electrical-to-optical (E/O) converter configured to convert electrical uplink communications to optical uplink communications;
at least one optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter configured to convert optical downlink communications to electrical downlink communications; and
at least one antenna configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) communications services to the coverage area;
wherein at least one of the plurality of remote units comprises:
a first communications port connected to and configured to provide power to a first external power-consuming device configured to provide WiFi service in the coverage area; and
a second communications port;
a head end comprising a remote controller coupled to the plurality of remote units, wherein the remote controller is configured to provide a prioritization of services;
at least one riser cable comprising a plurality of optical fibers in optical communication with the head end; and
at least one interconnect unit in optical communication with the at least one riser cable, wherein a plurality of cables connects at least two of the plurality of the remote units to the at least one interconnect unit.
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