Patent ID: 9648580
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A remote unit identification system for uniquely identifying a plurality of remote units in a wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising: a controller configured to assign a plurality of unique temporal delay patterns to the plurality of remote units in the WDS, respectively, wherein: each remote unit among the plurality of remote units is configured to communicate a respective communications signal among a plurality of communications signals with a central unit in the WDS in a respective signal path among a plurality of signal paths disposed between the central unit and the plurality of remote units; the respective communications signal is digitally delayed by a respective delay element among a plurality of delay elements disposed in the respective signal path among the plurality of signal paths based on a respective unique temporal delay pattern assigned to the remote unit to provide a respective delayed communications signal; and a determination unit configured to: