Combining a GPS carrier with existing communication carriers over a common coaxial connection

A method of receiving a non-GPS communication carrier signal that has been multiplexed with a GPS carrier signal over a coaxial cable, the method comprising:

• transmitting or receiving, by a communication device and through a single coaxial cable, a combined communication signal comprising a GPS carrier signal and a non-GPS communication carrier signal;
• power splitting, using a power splitter, the combined communication signal resulting in separation of a discrete GPS carrier signal component and a discrete non-GPS communication carrier signal component;
• moving the frequency of the GPS carrier signal component to a new frequency using a mixer and local oscillator;
• routing the GPS carrier signal component to a GPS receiving device;
• and
• routing the non-GPS communication carrier signal component to an indoor electronics device for demodulation and processing.

A system for combining a GPS carrier signal and a non-GPS communication carrier signal over a common coaxial connection, the system comprising:

• an antenna coupled to a receiver of a signal communication system configured to receive a non-GPS communication carrier signal, the communication system further configured to receive a GPS carrier signal;
• a local oscillator configured to prevent the GPS carrier signal from interfering with native operating frequencies on the coaxial cable by moving the frequency of the received GPS carrier signal;
• a filter configured to filter the GPS carrier signal;
• an amplifier configured to improve the GPS carrier signal power;
• a filter and power combiner configured to power combine the GPS carrier signal and the non-GPS communication carrier signal;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the combined GPS carrier and non-GPS communication carrier signals to a communication device through a single coaxial cable.

A system for transmitting and/or receiving a non-GPS communication carrier signal that has been multiplexed with a GPS carrier signal over a coaxial cable, the system comprising:

• a mixer and a local oscillator configured to move a frequency of a GPS carrier signal component to a new frequency;
• a communication device configured to communicate a combined communication signal through a single coaxial cable, the combined communications signal comprising the GPS carrier signal component and a non-GPS communication carrier signal component;
• a power splitter configured to power split the combined communication signal resulting in separation of the GPS carrier signal component and the non-GPS communication carrier signal component;
• a GPS receiving device configured to receive the separated GPS carrier signal component;
• and
• an indoor electronics unit configured to receive, demodulate, and process the separated non-GPS communication carrier signal component.