Systems and methods for analog transport of RF voice/data communications

A method for transporting analog multi-band RF signals, the method comprising:

• receiving a first multi-band RF signal from a first communications medium, the first multi-band RF signal including a first RF frequency band and one or more additional RF frequency bands;
• separating the first RF frequency band from the multi-band RF signal;
• varying a power level of the first RF frequency band;
• recombining the first RF frequency band with the one or more additional RF frequency bands into a second multi-band RF signal;
• transmitting the second multi-band RF signal on a second communications medium;
• receiving a plurality of pilot tones at a plurality of frequencies;
• calculating a power loss for each of the plurality of pilot tones;
• determining a power loss versus RF frequency relationship based on the calculated power loss for each of the plurality of pilot tones;
• estimating a power loss for the first RF frequency band based on the power loss versus RF frequency relationship;
• and
• varying an attenuation of the first RF frequency band based on the estimated power loss for the first RF frequency band.

A system for implementing automatic gain control for a communications medium, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of pilot tones at a plurality of frequencies from a common communications medium;
• means for calculating a power loss for each of the plurality of pilot tones, the means for calculating a power loss responsive to the means for receiving the plurality of pilot tones;
• means for determining a power loss versus RF frequency relationship for the common communications medium based on the calculated power loss for each of the plurality of pilot tones, the means for determining the power loss versus RF frequency relationship responsive to the means for calculation the power loss;
• means for estimating a power loss for an RF frequency band based on the power loss versus RF frequency relationship, the means for estimating a power loss for an RF frequency band responsive to the means for determining a power loss versus RF frequency relationship;
• and
• means for varying a power level of one or more RF signals in the RF frequency band based on an estimated power loss for the RF frequency band, the means for varying the power level responsive to the means for estimating the power loss.