Corning Optical Communications LLC

Corning Cable Systems

Ccs Technology Corporation

Corning Incorporated

Michael Sauer

Jacob George

Wolfgang Gottfried Tobias Schweiker

Christian Heidler

Jonathan Richard Hull

Jessica Joy Kedziora

Dean Michael Thelen

Igor Berlin

Anthony Ng'oma

Dale Alan Webb

Martyn N Easton

Rajeshkannan Palanisamy

Eric Michael Sadowski

David Robert Peters

Andrey Kobyakov

Gerald Bernhart Schmidt

William Patrick Cune

Alranzo Boh Ruffin

Luis Alberto Zenteno

Dragan Pikula

Michael S Pambianchi

Richard Stephen Vodhanel

Bruce Cinkai Chow

Kenneth Robert Baker

Daniel Aloysius Nolan

Jack Winters

William Carl Hurley

David Alan Seddon

Chung-En Zah

Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov

Davide Domenico Fortusini

Shenping Li

Aravind Chamarti

Michael Brian Webb

Jason Elliott Greene

Wolfgang Schweiker

Dan Owewn Harris

Andrey Evgenievich Korolev

Nobuhiko Nishiyama

James G Renfro, Jr

Steven Casey Kapp

Alexej Sysoliatin

Raymond Allen Casterline

Anthony Ng'Oma

John Kedziora

Gary L Coakley

Vladimir M Cotfas

Jason Elliot Greene

Jonathan R Hull

Benjamin Seldon D

Distributed antenna systems provide location information for client devices communicating with remote antenna units. The location information can be used to determine the location of the client devices relative to the remote antenna unit(s) with which the client devices are communicating. A location processing unit (LPU) includes a control system configured to receive uplink radio frequency (RF) signals communicated by client devices and determines the signal strengths of the uplink RF signals. The control system also determines which antenna unit is receiving uplink RF signals from the device having the greatest signal strength.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining location of a mobile device(s) in a distributed antenna system(s)

Power management for remote units in a wireless distribution system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide communication services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit.

Power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems

Power management for remote units in a distributed communication system. Power can be managed for a remote unit configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the remote unit. For example, the remote unit may be configured to include power-consuming remote unit modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the remote unit may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the remote unit to external power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the remote unit, the power-consuming remote unit modules and/or external power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the remote unit. In this instance, the power available at the remote unit can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the remote unit.

Local power management for remote antenna units in distributed antenna systems

Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna.

Systems with optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods

Power management for a remote antenna unit(s) (RAUs) in a distributed antenna system. Power can be managed for an RAU configured to power modules and devices that may require more power to operate than power available to the RAU. For example, the RAU may be configured to include power-consuming RAU modules to provide distributed antenna system-related services. As another example, the RAU may be configured to provide power through powered ports in the RAU to power-consuming devices. Depending on the configuration of the RAU, the power-consuming RAU modules and/or power-consuming devices may demand more power than is available at the RAU. In this instance, the power available at the RAU can be distributed to the power-consuming modules and devices based on the priority of services desired to be provided by the RAU.

Fiber optic array cables and related systems and methods to determine and/or track locations of objects are disclosed. The fiber optic array cables can be employed in an optical-fiber-based communication system, including a centralized optical-fiber based communication system. In one embodiment, the fiber optic array cable is configured to carry optical RF or radio-over-fiber (RoF) signals to establish communications with objects. The fiber optic array cable includes multiple reference units along the length of the cable. The reference units can be configured to convert received optical RF signals into electrical RF signals to establish RF communications with objects capable of receiving electrical RF signals. The reference units are also configured to convert received electrical RF signals from the objects into optical RF signals, which are then used to determine the location of the object. Having the availability of the multiple reference units on one or more the fiber optic array cables can provide enhanced reliability in tracking objects.

Location tracking using fiber optic array cables and related systems and methods

Optical fiber-based wireless systems and related components and methods are disclosed. The systems support radio frequency (RF) communications with clients over optical fiber, including Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) communications. The systems may be provided as part of an indoor distributed antenna system to provide wireless communication services to clients inside a building or other facility. The communications can be distributed between a head end unit (HEU) that receives carrier signals from one or more service or carrier providers and converts the signals to RoF signals for distribution over optical fibers to end points, which may be remote antenna units (RAUs). In one embodiment, calibration of communication downlinks and communication uplinks is performed to compensate for signal strength losses in the system.

Optical fiber-based distributed antenna systems, components, and related methods for calibration thereof

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Michael Sauer