Patent ID: 9596322
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A distributed antenna system comprising: a host unit configured to receive downlink radio access technology physical layer data from a radio access network interface; at least one antenna unit communicatively coupled to the host unit by at least one digital communication link; wherein the host unit is configured to convert the downlink radio access technology physical layer data in a radio access technology physical layer into downlink medium access control protocol data units in a radio access technology medium access control layer, wherein the downlink medium access control protocol data units use relevant bits more efficiently than the downlink radio access physical layer data; wherein the host unit is configured to convert the downlink radio access technology medium access control protocol data units in the radio access technology medium access control layer into downlink distributed antenna system transport medium access control protocol data units in a distributed antenna system transport medium access control layer; wherein the host unit is configured to convert the downlink distributed antenna system transport medium access control protocol data units in the distributed antenna system transport medium access control layer into a downlink distributed antenna system transport physical layer data stream in a distributed antenna system transport physical layer; wherein the host unit is configured to communicate the downlink distributed antenna system transport physical layer data stream in the distributed antenna system transport physical layer to the at least one antenna unit across the at least one digital communication link; wherein the at least one antenna unit is configured to convert the downlink distributed antenna system transport physical layer data stream in the distributed antenna system transport physical layer to the downlink distributed antenna system transport medium access control protocol data units in the distributed antenna system transport medium access control layer; wherein the at least one antenna unit is configured to convert the downlink distributed antenna system transport medium access control protocol data units in the distributed antenna system transport medium access control layer into the downlink radio access technology physical layer data in the radio access technology physical layer; wherein the at least one antenna unit is configured to generate downlink radio frequency signals from the downlink radio access technology physical layer data in the radio access technology physical layer; and wherein the at least one antenna unit is configured to communicate the downlink radio frequency signals wirelessly using at least one antenna.