US RE50,356 E1
DAS management by radio access network node
Lance K. Uyehara, San Jose, CA (US); and Boris Golubovic, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,231.
Application 17/743,231 is a continuation of application No. 15/071,691, filed on Mar. 16, 2016, granted, now 9,980,318, issued on May 22, 2018.
Application 17/743,231 is a reissue of application No. 15/985,442, filed on May 21, 2018, granted, now 10,652,955, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/133,853, filed on Mar. 16, 2015.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/344 (2022.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/02 (2013.01) [H04W 88/085 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/344 (2022.05); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A host unit for use within a distributed antenna system having a plurality of antenna units configured for communicatively coupling with the host unit over communication links, the host unit comprising:
[ at least one radio access network node;
a host unit configured to communicate with the at least one radio access network node;
a plurality of antenna units configured to communicate with the host unit; ]
circuitry [ wherein the host unit is ] configured to:
communicate radio access network signals with [ the ] at least one radio access network node, the radio access network signals including an analog version [ versions ] of a radio frequency signal [ signals ] modulated with at least one of an over-the-air radio access modulation protocol or digital samples corresponding to a [ the ] radio frequency signal [ signals ] modulated with an [ the ] over-the-air radio access modulation protocol;
convert between the radio access network signals and respective transport signals;
communicate the transport signals with the plurality of antenna units [ , wherein the transport signals include at least one of the radio access network signals or signals converted from the radio access network signals] ; and
send management information to the at least one radio access network node , [ ; ]
wherein the at least one radio access network node is configured to [ : ]
manage the radio frequency signals based on the management information; and
wherein the plurality of antenna units are configured to [ : ]
convert between the transport signals and the radio frequency signals modulated with the over-the-air radio access modulation protocol , [ ; ] and to
wireless [ wirelessly ] communicate with at least one wireless device using [ the ] radio frequency signals.