MULTIPLE APPLICATION MODULES (MAMS) FOR MONITORING SIGNALS IN COMPONENTS IN WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS (DASS), AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

Multiple application modules (MAMs) for monitoring of signals in components in wireless distribution systems (WDSs), including but not limited to distributed antenna systems (DASs) are disclosed. The MAMs are wireless telecommunication circuitry associated with wireless distribution components in a WDS, such as communications and power components as examples. By associating MAMs into components of a WDS, live signals in the WDS can be monitored and measured for monitoring the performance of components within the WDS. The MAMs include a multiple application software platform architecture that includes one or more application layer applications configured to receive and monitor signals in the WDS, and to provide application level information about such monitored signals to other systems or technicians. The application level information can be used by a technician or other system to diagnose or calibrate the WDS and/or the communications components provided therein.

主权项

1. A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:
a central unit configured to:
receive a downlink communications signal from a communications system;distribute the downlink communications signal over at least one downlink communications medium to a plurality of remote units;receive an uplink communications signal from the plurality of remote units over at least one uplink communications medium; anddistribute the uplink communications signal to the communications system; each remote unit among the plurality of remote units configured to:
receive the downlink communications signal from the central unit over the at least one downlink communications medium;distribute the downlink communications signal to a client device;receive the uplink communications signal from the client device; anddistribute the uplink communications signal to the central unit over the at least one uplink communications medium; at least one multiple application module (MAM) associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, the at least one MAM comprises at least one processor configured to execute at least one application layer application to analyze the at least one of the downlink communications signal and the uplink communications signal;
the at least one MAM configured to:receive at least one of the downlink communications signal and the uplink communications signal; andcommunicate application level information regarding the analyzed at least one of the downlink communications signal and the uplink communications signal to another system.