Shared networks to distribute base station antenna points with reduced raleigh fade, an improved uplink signal and a decrease in the uplink noise floor

摘要

A network has a plurality of antennas remotely located from and coupled to a base station having a plurality of receive or transmit/receive ports. The plurality of antennas are split into a plurality of groups that is equal in number to a number of the plurality of receive ports. The uplink signals from each grouping of the plurality of antennas are connected to one of the plurality of receive ports of the base stations by signal combination and a plurality of links that optically or electrically couple the plurality of remotely located antennas and the plurality of base stations.