Patent ID: 7630631
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A repeater for receiving and retransmitting digital data, the repeater comprising: a receiver adapted to receive a data signal; a signal processor coupled to the receiver, the signal processor being adapted to perform processing tasks on the data signal; a transmitter coupled to the signal processor, the transmitter adapted to receive the data signal from the processor and to transmit the data signal; and out-of-band logic coupled to the signal processor, the out-of-band logic configured to extract and insert out-of-band data onto the data signal, wherein the out-of-band logic is configured to: extract out-of-band data from the data signal, wherein the out-of-band data includes digital diagnostic data from at least one remote repeater; concatenate data corresponding to digital diagnostic data for the repeater to the out-of-band data such that the out-of-band data includes the digital diagnostic data for the repeater and the at least one remote repeater; and insert the out-of-band data including the data corresponding to digital diagnostic data for the repeater and the at least one remote repeater onto the data signal.