Monitoring non-supported wireless spectrum within coverage areas of distributed antenna systems (DASS)

A method of monitoring non-supported wireless spectra within a coverage area of an optical fiber-based communications system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a plurality of antennas, one or more electromagnetic signals;
• receiving, at a listening module connected to at least one remote unit, the one or more electromagnetic signals from at least one of the plurality of antennas, the listening module comprising at least one filter;
• passing the one or more electromagnetic signals in a non-supported radio band different than a supported radio band of the communications system to an output of the listening module;
• transmitting the non-supported radio band from the output of the listening module over an optical communications medium of the communications system;
• and
• receiving the non-supported band at at least one monitoring module.

A method of monitoring non-supported wireless spectra within a coverage area of an optical fiber-based communications system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at at least one antenna, one or more electromagnetic signals;
• receiving, at a listening module connected to at least one remote unit of the communications system, the one or more electromagnetic signals from at the at least one antenna, the listening module comprising at least one filter;
• filtering the one or more electronic signals in a non-supported radio band different than a supported radio band;
• passing the non-supported radio band to an output of the listening module;
• transmitting the non-supported radio band from the output of the listening module over an optical communications medium of the communications system;
• and
• receiving the non-supported band at at least one monitoring module.

A method of monitoring non-supported wireless spectra within a coverage area of an optical fiber-based communications system having a fiber optic infrastructure including a plurality of optical cables, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a plurality of antennas, a plurality of electromagnetic signals;
• receiving, at a listening module connected to at least one of a plurality of remote units, the plurality of electromagnetic signals from at least one of the plurality of antennas;
• filtering the plurality of electromagnetic signals in a non-supported radio band different than a supported radio band of the system;
• and
• passing the plurality of electromagnetic signals in the non-supported radio band to an output of the listening module.

A method of monitoring non-supported wireless spectra within a coverage area of an optical fiber-based communications system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a plurality of antennas, one or more electromagnetic signals;
• receiving, at a listening module connected to at least one of a plurality of remote units distributed over multiple floors of a building infrastructure, the one or more electromagnetic signals from at least one of the plurality of antennas, the listening module comprising at least one filter;
• passing the one or more electromagnetic signals in a non-supported radio band different than a supported radio band of the communications system to an output of the listening module;
• transmitting the non-supported radio band from the output of the listening module over an optical communications medium of the communications system;
• and
• receiving the non-supported band at at least one monitoring module.

A method of monitoring non-supported wireless spectra within a coverage area of an optical fiber-based communications system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a plurality of antennas, one or more electromagnetic signals;
• receiving, at a listening module, the one or more electromagnetic signals from at least one of the plurality of antennas, the listening module comprising at least one filter;
• passing the non-supported radio band through an analog/digital converter in the listening module;
• attenuating the non-supported radio band;
• passing the one or more electromagnetic signals in a non-supported radio band to an output of the listening module;
• transmitting the non-supported radio band from the output of the listening module;
• and
• receiving the non-supported band at at least one monitoring module.