Patent ID: 8213401
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A distributed antenna system, the system comprising: a host unit; at least one remote unit for wirelessly communicating with one or more subscriber units, the at least one remote unit coupled to the host unit over a point-to-point communication link, wherein the at least one remote unit receives uplink radio frequency (RF) signals from the one or more subscriber units and samples the uplink radio frequency signals to generate digitized RF data, the at least one remote unit further comprising an Ethernet interface for receiving Internet Protocol (IP) formatted data; and an internet protocol device coupled to the Ethernet interface; wherein the at least one remote unit outputs a serial data stream to the host unit, the serial data stream comprising a bandwidth having a first partition for transporting the digitized RF data to the host unit and a second partition implementing an Ethernet pipe for transporting the IP formatted data received via the Ethernet interface; wherein the serial data stream comprises a multiple-timeslot communication frame, the first partition for transporting the digitized RF data to the host unit comprises a first partition of bits within a timeslot of the multiple-timeslot communication frame and the second partition implementing an Ethernet pipe comprises a second partition of bits within the timeslot.