Firecom, Inc.

John Liguori

Patrick Adamo

Antenna monitoring modules associated with antennas and test antennas communicating test signals, input blocking modules, and addressable mixed signal processors determining antenna performance. Distributed antenna systems including global transceivers, splitters or tappers, monitoring modules, antennas and test antennas, that monitor antenna presence and performance indications, and centrally report antenna status. Distributed antenna systems including a trunk, multiple coupled branch runs with corresponding antenna monitoring modules, antennas and switches, capable of selectively decoupling antennas. Distributed antenna systems with programmable attenuators for adjusting transmission levels for a trunk and its segments, branches, and corresponding antennas. Distributed antenna systems for over the air antenna transmission and reception testing using local or global signals. Distributed antenna systems with a system controller selectively depowering and repowering segments thereof. Distributed antenna systems with switches coupled to an antenna monitoring module by multiple selectable routes. Distributed antenna systems with loop-based antenna configurations supplying power in multiple directions.

Distributed antenna systems

Antenna monitoring modules associated with antennas and test antennas communicating test signals, input blocking modules, and addressable mixed signal processors determining antenna performance. Distributed antenna systems including global transceivers, splitters or tappers, monitoring modules, antennas and test antennas, that monitor antenna presence and performance indications, and centrally report antenna status. Distributed antenna systems including a trunk, multiple coupled branch runs with corresponding antenna monitoring modules, antennas and switches, capable of selectively decoupling antennas. Distributed antenna systems with programmable attenuators for adjusting transmission levels for a trunk and its segments, branches, and corresponding antennas. Distributed antenna systems for over the air antenna transmission and reception testing using local or global signals. Distributed antenna systems with a system controller selectively depowering and repowering segments is thereof. Distributed antenna systems with switches coupled to an antenna monitoring module by multiple selectable routes. Distributed antenna systems with loop-based antenna configurations supplying power in multiple directions.

An antenna monitoring module electrically coupled to an antenna, the antenna monitoring module including an embedded element in the antenna, test antenna configured to send and receive radio frequency (RF) test signals to and from the antenna, an input blocking module disposed at an input of the antenna monitoring module to facilitate receipt of a master test signal by the antenna monitoring module, an addressable mixed signal processor that determines an integrity of a connection to the antenna and a performance of the antenna based on measurements associated with the RF test signals and the master test signal.

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