Title :
Demonstration of a Radio over Fibre Distributed Antenna Network for Combined In-building WLAN and 3G Coverage
Author :
Crisp, Michael J. ; Li, Sheng ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
A RF-over-fibre distributed multi-antenna network is demonstrated to improve coverage and reduce the required dynamic range of co-existing IEEE 802.11 g WLAN and 3G services by using overlapping cells, fed from a single signal source.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; antenna arrays; optical fibre LAN; radio-over-fibre; wireless LAN; 3G service; IEEE 802.11g WLAN; overlapping cell; radio over fibre distributed multiantenna network; single signal source; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Costs; Femtocell networks; Interference; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Signal generators; Throughput; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348378
