System and method for detecting and measuring uplink traffic in signal repeating systems

摘要

A signal repeating system for a wireless network includes signal repeating circuitry defining an uplink path for processing signals repeated between endpoints. The signal repeating circuitry includes circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path. Circuitry evaluates how signals received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system respond to the variation of the signal parameter. Processing circuitry is configured for comparing a signal associated with the variation of the signal parameter with the evaluated response to determine if the variation causes a change in the uplink path signal response for detecting traffic in the uplink path.

主权项

1. A signal repeating system for a wireless network comprising:
signal repeating circuitry defining an uplink path for processing signals repeated between endpoints, the signal repeating circuitry including circuitry for selectively varying at least one parameter of the signals that are processed in the uplink path; circuitry for evaluating signals received from one or more mobile devices that are received in the uplink path of the signal repeating system and for measuring a level value of the signals received from the one or more mobile devices; and processing circuitry configured for comparing a signal associated with the selective variation of the at least one parameter with the measured level value of the received mobile device signals and configured for determining if the selective variation of the least one parameter causes a change in the measured level value of the received mobile device signals in order to detect the existence of mobile device traffic in the uplink path.