Distributed antenna system to transport first cellular RF band concurrently with Ethernet or second cellular RF band

A distributed antenna system (DAS) comprising:

• a host unit including:
• a first radio access network (RAN) interface module to communicate with a first RAN node, first signals corresponding to a first cellular radio frequency (RF) band, the first RAN interface module configured to convert between the first signals and first transport signals, wherein the first transport signals are in a first frequency spectrum;
• a distribution module coupled to the first RAN interface module, the distribution module configured to distribute the first transport signals between one or more downstream RJ45 connectors and the first RAN interface module;
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• one or more non-permanent connectors configured to couple the distribution module to a second RAN interface module and/or a set of one or more upstream RJ45 jacks connectors, wherein the second RAN interface module is configured to communicate with the first RAN node and/or a second RAN node, second signals corresponding to a second cellular RF band and to convert between the second signals and second transport signals, wherein the set of one or more upstream RJ45 jacks connectors are configured to pass Ethernet signals therethrough;
• wherein the distribution module is configured to couple a downlink portion of the first transport signals and either a downlink portion of the second transport signals or a downlink Ethernet signal from one of the upstream RJ45 jacks connectors to a first twisted pair cable connected to one of one or more downstream RJ45 jacks connectors, wherein the distribution module is configured to couple an uplink portion of the first transport signals on the first twisted pair cable to the first RAN interface module and to couple either an uplink portion of the second transport signals or an uplink Ethernet signal from the first twisted pair cable to the one or more non-permanent connectors,
• wherein the first frequency spectrum of the first transport signals is non-overlapping with a frequency spectrum of the second transport signals and with a frequency spectrum of the uplink and downlink Ethernet signals, wherein an uplink or downlink portion of the first transport signals is communicated concurrently with an uplink or downlink portion of the either the second transport signals or the uplink and downlink Ethernet signals over the first twisted pair cable;
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• a first active antenna unit (AAU) including:
• a host unit interface communicatively coupled to the host unit over the first twisted pair cable and to communicate the first transport signals and either the second transport signals or the uplink and downlink Ethernet signals over the first twisted pair cable, the first AAU configured to communicate first wireless RF signals in the first cellular RF band, the first wireless RF signals corresponding to the first transport signals communicated with the host unit;
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• a pass-through interface to pass both the second transport signals and the uplink and downlink Ethernet signals through the first AAU between the host unit and a downstream device, wherein the pass-through interface is configured to pass the second transport signals when the downstream device is a second AAU, wherein the pass-through interface is configured to pass the Ethernet signals when the downstream device is an Ethernet device.