Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.

Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting fixture includes a pole having a first section and a second section. The second section of the pole includes a radio frequency (RF) transparent material. The lighting fixture also includes a light housing coupled to the first section of the pole and a light source in the light housing. The lighting fixture further includes an antenna assembly in the second section of the pole. The antenna assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment device (UE). The lighting fixture also includes a communications backhaul interface coupled to the antenna assembly.

Abstract: An enclosure for housing electrical equipment is disclosed. The enclosure is produced by thermoforming four separate pieces or bodies together to form the top and bottom of the enclosure. The enclosure is made of a moldable material, such as plastic or fiberglass.

Abstract: An enclosure for housing electrical equipment is disclosed. The enclosure is produced by thermoforming four separate pieces or bodies together to form the top and bottom of the enclosure. The enclosure is made of a moldable material, such as plastic or fiberglass.

Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.

Abstract: Presented herein are methods and systems for providing network access at a slave node based on a signal transmitted by a master BTS. In one example, a pseudorandom code (PN code) selection is described, in which each slave node has a known associated time offset and data is transmitted with a PN code advanced by the known time offset and the propagation delay. Using an example slave base station transceiver architecture (or just slave node for short), the “traditional” BSC can be removed from at least one base station (e.g., “slave nodes”) and a master base station may be configured to control the signal being transmitted from each slave node. Each slave node then may transmit and receive RF signals. The master BTS head end may receive signal portions from the slave nodes and mobile devices, and combine them for relay back into the network.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a smart combiner that includes a radio frequency (RF) power coupler having a first input, a second input, a first output, and a second output. The smart combiner further includes a first RF power detector coupled between the first input and the first output, and a second RF power detector coupled between the second input and the second output. The first RF power detector may be configured to monitor a power level of a signal at the first input, and the second RF power detector may be configured to monitor a power level of a signal at the second input. Further, the first RF power detector and the second RF power detector may be further configured to transmit a signal to an external computing device based on the monitored power levels.

Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.

Abstract: An occurrence of a particular event related to a local radio access network may be detected. The local radio access network may be configured to provide wireless service to WCDs. Possibly in response to the occurrence of the particular event, a local content server device or a remote content server device may be selected. At least some transactions involving a particular WCD served by the local radio access network may be routed between the particular WCD and the selected content server device. The local content server device may contain at least some content that is also contained by the remote content server device.

Abstract: An enclosure for housing electrical equipment is disclosed. The enclosure is produced by thermoforming four separate pieces or bodies together to form the top and bottom of the enclosure. The enclosure is made of a moldable material, such as plastic or fiberglass.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing a flexible distributed antenna system (DAS) head end are disclosed. A flexible DAS head end includes an RF conditioning module configured to be connected to one or more base station transceiver (BTS) devices and one or more low-power RF modules that are also part of the flexible DAS head end. In an example embodiment, the flexible DAS head end receives high-power digital-RF passband transmissions from its connections to the one or more BTS devices, and low-power digital-RF passband signals from the one or more low-power RF modules. The low-power RF modules, in turn, can receive input baseband signals from one or more baseband units (BBUs) in a wireless network, and then convert the input signals to the lo low-power digital-RF passband signals. The RF conditioning module constructs one or more superposition RF signals from the passband signals, and routes and transmits them to an array of antenna nodes.

Abstract: A mobility gateway may authenticate a first wireless communication device (WCD) with a first wireless operator. The first WCD may subscribe to the first wireless operator, and may be served by a first wireless coverage area that is defined by a first carrier frequency. The first carrier frequency may be associated with the first wireless operator. The mobility gateway may also authenticate a second WCD with a second wireless operator. The second WCD may subscribe to the second wireless operator, may be served by a second wireless coverage area that is defined by a second carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be associated with the second wireless operator. The mobility gateway may route network traffic between a local network point of presence and at least one of the first and second WCD.

Abstract: Presented herein are methods and systems for providing network access at a slave node based on a signal transmitted by a master BTS. In one example, a pseudorandom code (PN code) selection is described, in which each slave node has a known associated time offset and data is transmitted with a PN code advanced by the known time offset and the propagation delay. Using an example slave base station transceiver architecture (or just slave node for short), the “traditional” BSC can be removed from at least one base station (e.g., “slave nodes”) and a master base station may be configured to control the signal being transmitted from each slave node. Each slave node then may transmit and receive RF signals. The master BTS head end may receive signal portions from the slave nodes and mobile devices, and combine them for relay back into the network.

Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.

Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.

Abstract: A method and system for normalizing various simulcasting nodes within a distributed antenna system (DAS) simulcast sector uses the simulcast sector's known fiber delays, the distance between the nodes, and its corresponding RF delays. The methodology includes adding calculated delays to the known fiber delays to normalize each node's delay. Each normalized node delay value is equal to the value of the fiber delay of the furthest node plus the respective RF delay distance from that node.

Abstract: A distributed antenna system for using distributed antennas provides for locating a plurality of distributed antennas on existing infrastructure such as existing utility poles, traffic lights/signals, streetlights, etc. Each of the distributed antennas is connected to a base station hotel using a fiber optic cable. The distributed antenna system allows users to access wireless services provided by a plurality of carriers and using a plurality of communication technologies using a truly shared network and without having to implement duplicative wireless infrastructure components.

Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.

Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing a flexible distributed antenna system (DAS) head end are disclosed. A flexible DAS head end includes an RF conditioning module configured to be connected to one or more base station transceiver (BTS) devices and one or more low-power RF modules that are also part of the flexible DAS head end. In an example embodiment, the flexible DAS head end receives high-power digital-RF passband transmissions from its connections to the one or more BTS devices, and low-power digital-RF passband signals from the one or more low-power RF modules. The low-power RF modules, in turn, can receive input baseband signals from one or more baseband units (BBUs) in a wireless network, and then convert the input signals to the lo low-power digital-RF passband signals. The RF conditioning module constructs one or more superposition RF signals from the passband signals, and routes and transmits them to an array of antenna nodes.