Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations – Plural transmitters or receivers
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-05
2006-09-05
Vo, Nguyen T. (Department: 2618)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Plural transmitters or receivers
C455S562100, C455S127200, C455S249100, C455S250100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07103377
ABSTRACT:
A method for signal gain adjustment in a multi-port, digital distributed antenna system uses a sorter to sort received signals in ascending order according to their signal levels. A threshold comparator generates a dynamic range fair threshold that is updated as any remaining system dynamic range is distributed amongst the remaining signals. Any received signal that is less than or equal to the threshold is attenuated with a unity gain factor. A signal that is greater than the threshold is attenuated with a gain factor that is inversely proportional to the signal level.
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Bauman Donald R.
Toms Jerry Edward
Wala Philip M.
ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Fogg David N.
Fogg & Associates LLC
Vo Nguyen T.
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