Patent ID: 9154222
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,H02H,H04B,H04W,H05K

Abstract:
1. A distributed communication system, comprising: head-end equipment configured to receive downlink electrical radio frequency (RF) communications services signals and to convert the downlink electrical RF communications services signals into downlink optical RF communications services signals to be communicated over at least one optical RF communications services downlink; a plurality of remote antenna units; and a plurality of power distribution modules, the modules comprising: at least one fan; at least one output power port configured to distribute output power to at least one of the remote antenna units; and a monitoring circuit, wherein the monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a power usage of the at least one fan and to provide an alarm signal to at least one of the remote antenna units when the power usage of the at least one fan is outside of predetermined operating parameters.