Patent ID: 11930404
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A remote radio access network (RAN) node for a small cell of a wireless access network having a distribution line in communication with a primary controller of the small cell, the remote RAN node comprising:
a contact to the distribution line;
an input operably coupled with the contact;
an output configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one user equipment device (UE) within an operable vicinity of the wireless access network;
a transmission path configured to (i) connect the input to the output, and (ii) communicate a first radio frequency (RF) signal from the input to the output; and
a reception path separate from the transmission path, and configured to (i) connect the output to the input, and (ii) communicate a second radio frequency (RF) signal from the output to the input,
wherein the remote RAN node is configured to dynamically switch between the transmission path and the reception path in response to a tone received from the wireless access network.