Multiple application devices for providing services in wireless distribution systems (WDS), including distributed antenna systems (DAS), and related systems and methods

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to coordinate with the one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices based on media access availability and prioritization.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein a first multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to communicate indirectly with a second multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices via at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein at least one multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to use correlation between location indicium of the at least one multiple application device and location indicium of at least one user device in a coverage area of at least one of the plurality of remote units to drive the capacity of service resources of the WDS to a desired coverage area or a specific user device in the coverage area.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein at least one multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to use context information relating to the at least one multiple application device and/or at least one user device in a coverage area of at least one of the plurality of remote units to drive the capacity of service resources of the WDS to a desired coverage area or a specific user device in the coverage area.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user;
• and
• a controller configured to manage the plurality of multiple application devices as a group and to manage processing within the group based on media access availability and resource access and availability.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein two or more of the plurality of multiple application devices are configured to communicate directly between each other by multiple hops.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein one or more of the plurality of multiple application devices are configured to sense multiple radiation patterns of a plurality of ambient radiating sources and mitigate interference.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein one or more of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to provide location indicia for an indoors environment using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein one or more of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to generate contextual information by collecting information from multiple different applications running on devices within the WDS and correlating the collected information to create contextual information, the contextual information to be used to continually upgrade individual applications running on one or more of the multiple application devices.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein one or more of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to generate contextual information by collecting information from multiple different applications running on similar devices in similar systems connected to a computing cloud and correlating the collected information to create contextual information, the contextual information to be used to continually upgrade individual applications running on one or more of the multiple application devices.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user,
• wherein one or more of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to consolidate multiple user requests, associated contextual information, and emergent knowledge provided by various applications running on other devices to provide a customized user experience.

A wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• a central unit;
• a plurality of remote units;
• a plurality of multiple application devices associated with at least one of the central unit and at least one of the remote units among the plurality of remote units, wherein each of the plurality of multiple application devices comprises at least one multiple applications processor, is connected to at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices, and is configured to coordinate with at least one other multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices to provide a service requested by a user, wherein:
• the central unit is configured to:
• receive a downlink communications signal from a communications system;
• distribute the downlink communications signal over at least one downlink communications medium to the plurality of remote units;
• receive an uplink communications signal from the plurality of remote units over at least one uplink communications medium;
• and
• distribute the uplink communications signal to the communications system;
• each remote unit among the plurality of remote units is configured to:
• receive the downlink communications signal from the central unit over the at least one downlink communications medium;
• distribute the downlink communications signal to a client device;
• receive the uplink communications signal from the client device;
• and
• distribute the uplink communications signal to the central unit over the at least one uplink communications medium;
• and
• at least one multiple application device of the plurality of multiple application devices is configured to:
• receive at least one of the downlink communications signal and the uplink communications signal;
• determine that a request has been received in the at least one of the downlink communications signal and the uplink communications signal for a service from another device;
• execute, via the at least one multiple applications processor, an application layer application corresponding to the requested service;
• and
• communicate application level information sufficient to perform the requested service.