Indoor Wireless Service Signal Distribution via Broadband

摘要

Ubiquitous wireless service coverage indoors poses a challenge for cellular service providers. Many subscribers find that there are areas within their residences or offices which have no coverage or poor coverage, leading to dissatisfaction with their service, and a reluctance to "cut the cord" on the wireline phone in favor of wireless service only. As multi-media enabled applications over mobile grow in popularity, the gap between coverage and demand threatens to intensify. Today's in-building coverage solutions involve installation of dedicated fiber or coaxial cable for signal distribution, driving the price of deployment beyond what is affordable for a small-to-medium business or a residence. A mechanism to provide wireless service signal distribution via broadband may drive down cost by leveraging in-building electrical wires. It proposes distribution of digital wireless service signals for traffic and control channels at a relatively low data rate, enabling transmission over broadband. This approach may be used for existing cellular service, as well as emerging 4G (Fourth Generation) wireless services.