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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
George Blandino, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Leon Lubranski, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Tracy Van Brakle, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the second antenna system included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system, and redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the third antenna system included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, the first series of antenna systems providing first communication services, the second series of antenna systems providing second communication services, and the second communication services utilized at least in part as backup communication services when a communication fault is detected in the first series of antenna systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.