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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Andrew Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Fred William Phillips, Forest, VA (US);
Chris Ranson, Concord, VA (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling uplink signal power in a distributed antenna systemhaving a master unitand a plurality of remote unitsand coupled with a base stationincludes monitoring a noise condition of the distributed antenna system. The invention dynamically adjusts an uplink gain within the distributed antenna systemthat is applied to uplink signals to a base station, based on the monitored noise condition. Monitoring the noise condition in the distributed antenna systemincludes monitoring one or more remote unitsof the plurality of remote units and determining if the remote unit is active status or mute status and then. The uplink gain is increased in response to a decrease in the number of remote units that are active status and decreased in response to an increase in the number of remote units that are active status.