Antenna monitoring for wireless and telecommunications for private, public, and first responders

An antenna monitoring system comprising:

• a plurality of transmitters, each of the transmitters configured to be located in proximity to an antenna of a plurality of antennas, the plurality of transmitters configured to transmit a first plurality of signals to the plurality of antennas on a plurality of channels, each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters configured to transmit a signal of the first plurality of signals on a particular channel of the plurality of channels;
• and
• a receiver configured to be connected over a first wired connection to a coupler, the coupler connected to the plurality of antennas over a second wired connection, the receiver comprising hardware circuitry configured to:
• receive over the first and second wired connections a second plurality of signals from the plurality of antennas, the second plurality of signals transmitted in response to the transmission of the first plurality of signals;
• in response to not receiving a signal associated with a channel of the plurality of channels, determine that no second signal has been received from an antenna of the plurality of antennas associated with a transmitter configured to transmit a signal of the first plurality of signals on the channel;
• and
• in response to the determination, output an indication of a failure of the antenna.

An antenna monitoring method comprising:

• under control of hardware circuitry of a receiver connected to a plurality of antennas over a wired connection:
• receiving over the wired connection a plurality of signals from the plurality of antennas, the plurality of signals being transmitted in response to another plurality of signals transmitted to the plurality of antennas from a plurality of transmitters monitoring the plurality of antennas, the plurality of transmitters transmitting the another plurality of signals on a plurality of channels, each of the channels of the plurality of channels associated with only one transmitter of the plurality of transmitters;
• determining that no signal has been received from at least one antenna in response to determining that no signal has been received on a channel associated with a transmitter monitoring the at least one antenna;
• and
• outputting an indication of a failure corresponding to the at least one antenna.

An antenna monitoring system comprising:

• a plurality of transmitters configured to be located in proximity to a plurality of antennas and to transmit a first plurality of signals on a plurality of channels, each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters configured to transmit a signal of the first plurality of signals on a particular channel of the plurality of channels;
• and
• a receiver comprising hardware circuitry configured to:
• receive a second plurality of signals from the plurality of antennas, the second plurality of signals transmitted by the plurality of antennas in response to the first plurality of signals being transmitted to the antennas by the plurality of transmitters;
• in response to not receiving a signal associated with a channel of the plurality of channels, determine that no signal has been received from at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, the at least one antenna associated with a transmitter assigned the channel;
• and
• in response to the determination, output an indication corresponding to a failure of the at least one antenna.

An antenna monitoring system comprising hardware circuitry configured to:

• receive a first plurality of signals from a plurality of antennas, the first plurality of signals transmitted by the plurality of antennas in response to a second plurality of signals being transmitted to the antennas on a plurality of channels by a plurality of transmitters located in proximity to the plurality of antennas, each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters configured to transmit a signal of the second plurality of signals on a particular channel of the plurality of channels;
• in response to not receiving a signal associated with a channel of the plurality of channels, determine that no signal has been received from at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas associated with a transmitter assigned the channel;
• and
• in response to the determination, output an indication corresponding to a failure of the at least one antenna.