TdDD switching control apparatus of the distributed antenna system

1. A distributed antenna system in which a head-end unit shares a TDD (Time Division Duplex) switching signal with a plurality of remote units, the distributed antenna system comprising:

the head-end unit comprising:

an FEM (Front-End Module) configured to receive an input signal from a base station and perform noise-filtering of the input signal, to adjust a power level of the input signal, and to generate a power level-adjusted signal from the input signal;

a Tsync detector configured to detect a synchronization signal from the power level-adjusted signal;

a switching signal generator configured to generate a DL/UL (Down Link/Up Link) switching signal by using the power level-adjusted signal and the synchronization signal;

an OOK (On-Off Keying) modulator configured to modulate a carrier signal based on the DL/UL switching signal and to thereby generate an OOK-modulated analog signal;

a combiner configured to generate a combined signal by combining the power level-adjusted signal with the OOK-modulated analog signal; and

a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert the combined signal into an optical signal, and

a plurality of remote units, connected to the head-end unit via optical fibers, each comprising:

a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert the optical signal into an electric signal to thereby generate the combined signal;

an OOK (On-Off Keying) demodulator configured to demodulate the combined signal to thereby generate the DL/UL switching signal;

a switching signal delay control unit configured to apply a delay to the DL/UL switching signal for compensating a hardware delay and to thereby output compensated DL/UL switching signal; and

a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit a DL signal or a UL signal by using the compensated DL/UL switching signal.

2. The distributed antenna system of claim 1 , wherein the switching signal generator comprises:

a frame detector configured to generate a special subframe sync signal by detecting a starting position of a special subframe from the power level-adjusted signal and the synchronization signal;

a matched filter configured to generate a matched signal upon receiving an input of the power level-adjusted signal and the special subframe sync signal; and

a switching signal detector configured to detect the DL/UL switching signal from the matched signal and the special subframe sync signal.

3. The distributed antenna system of claim 2 , wherein the special subframe comprises a DwPTS (Downlink Pilot Time Slot), a GP (Guard Period) and an UpPTS (Uplink Pilot Time Slot), and

wherein the frame detector is configured to detect the starting position of the special subframe based on a PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) contained in the DwPTS.

4. The distributed antenna system of claim 2 , wherein the matched filter is configured to have a filter factor matched to the special subframe sync signal, and to generate a maximum output value of the matched signal in response to an input of the special subframe sync signal.

5. The distributed antenna system of claim 1 , configured to support a MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) scheme.

6. The distributed antenna system of claim 5 , further comprising a signal selector configured to select a signal among signals from a plurality of base stations by analyzing qualities of the signals in order to support the MIMO scheme.

7. A method, in a distributed antenna system, for sharing a TDD (Time Division Duplex) switching signal between a head-end unit and a plurality of remote units, the method comprising:

by the head-end unit, receiving the input signal from the base station and performing noise-filtering of the input signal, adjusting a power level of the input signal, and generating a power level-adjusted signal from the input signal;

by the head-end unit, detecting a synchronization signal from the power level-adjusted signal;

by the head-end unit, generating a DL/UL (Down Link/Up Link) switching signal by using the power level-adjusted signal and the synchronization signal;

by the head-end unit, generating an OOK-modulated analog signal by modulating a carrier signal based on the DL/UL switching signal;

by the head-end unit, generating a combined signal by combining the power level-adjusted signal with the OOK-modulated analog signal;

by the head-end unit, converting the combined signal into an optical signal,

by each of the plurality of remote units, converting the optical signal into an electric signal to generate the combined signal;

by each of the plurality of remote units, demodulating the combined signal to generate the DL/UL switching signal;

by each of the plurality of remote units, applying a delay to the DL/UL switching signal for compensating a hardware delay and thereby outputting a compensated DL/UL switching signal; and

by each of the plurality of remote units, transmitting a DL signal or a UL signal by using the compensated DL/UL switching signal.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the generating of the DL/UL switching signal switching signal comprises:

generating a special subframe sync signal comprising:

detecting a starting position of a special subframe from the power level-adjusted signal and the synchronization signal;

generating a matched signal upon receiving an input of the power level-adjusted signal and the special subframe sync signal; and

detecting the DL/UL switching signal from the matched signal and the special subframe sync signal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the special subframe comprises a DwPTS (Downlink Pilot Time Slot), a GP (Guard Period) and an UpPTS (Uplink Pilot Time Slot), and

wherein the generating of the special subframe sync signal comprises detecting the starting position of the special subframe based on a PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) contained in the DwPTS.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating of the matched signal have a filter factor matched to the special subframe sync signal, and comprises generating a maximum output value of the matched signal in response to an input of the special subframe sync signal.

11. The method of claim 7 , supporting a MIMO (Multi-Input Multi-Output) scheme.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising selecting a signal among signals from a plurality of base stations by analyzing qualities of the signals in order to support the MIMO scheme.