Gerald C Schmidt

US Patent:

8548330, Oct 1, 2013

Filed:

Oct 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/914585

Inventors:

Igor Berlin - Potomac MD, US
William P. Cune - Charlotte NC, US
Jason E. Greene - Hickory NC, US
Michael Sauer - Corning NY, US
Gerald B. Schmidt - Painted Post NY, US

Assignee:

Corning Cable Systems LLC - Hickory NC

International Classification:

H04B 10/00

US Classification:

398115, 398116, 398 79, 4554221, 340 222

Abstract:

Embodiments disclosed provide sectorization in distributed antenna systems, and related components and methods. The antenna units in the distributed antenna systems can be sectorized. In this regard, one or more radio bands distributed by the distributed antenna systems can be allocated to one or more sectors. The antenna units in the distributed antenna systems are also allocated to one or more sectors. In this manner, only radio frequency (RF) communications signals in the radio band(s) allocated to given sector(s) are distributed the antenna unit allocated to the same sector(s). The bandwidth capacity of the antenna unit is split among the radio band(s) allocated to sector(s) allocated to the antenna unit. The sectorization of the radio band(s) and the antenna units can be configured and/or altered based on capacity needs for given radio bands in antenna coverage areas provide by the antenna units.