Reducing interference by combining signals at different strengths and transmitting the combined signal from an antenna

Abstract

The technologies described herein are generally directed toward facilitating indicating frequency and time domain resources in communication systems with multiple transmission points. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor, a base transceiver station, and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, can facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include receiving a first signal. The operations can further include combining the first signal with a second signal resulting in a combined signal, wherein the first signal can be combined using a different weight than is applied to the second signal. The operations can further include broadcasting by an antenna of the base transceiver station, the combined signal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 based on an amount of broadcast interference to be mitigated between a satellite radio signal received from a source of satellite radio signals and a communication network signal of a communication network, selecting, by core network equipment comprising a processor, a first signal strength to apply to the communication network signal that is different than a second signal strength to apply to the satellite radio signal;   configuring, by the core network equipment, base station equipment to combine the satellite radio signal with the communication network signal resulting in a combined signal, wherein the satellite radio signal is combined using the first signal strength and the communication network signal is combined using the second signal strength; and   facilitating, by the core network equipment, a broadcast of the combined signal, wherein the broadcast is by the base station equipment to a satellite radio receiver and a user equipment that communicates via the communication network.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein combining the satellite radio signal with the communication network signal comprises combining according to an analog combination that combines a first analog signal and a second analog signal. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein combining the satellite radio signal with the communication network signal comprises combining according to a digital combination that combines a first digital signal and a second digital signal. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the satellite radio signal is received via a radio frequency over fiber protocol. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the combining comprises duplexing the satellite radio signal and the communication network signal, resulting in the combined signal being a frequency-domain multiplexed signal. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the base station equipment further comprises off-air repeater equipment, and wherein receiving the satellite radio signal comprises receiving the satellite radio signal by the off-air repeater equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the combined signal is for reception by the satellite radio receiver and the user equipment in different geographic locations. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communication network signal is communicated via an ethernet to cell site protocol. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising converting the satellite radio signal from a radio frequency signal to an optical signal. 
     
     
         10 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 based on an amount of interference reduction to be achieved between a first signal received from a source of satellite radio signals and a second signal of a communication network at a time when the first signal and the second signal are broadcast, selecting a ratio of signal strengths of the first signal and the second signal, and 
 configuring network equipment to:
 combine the first signal and the second signal in accordance with the ratio, resulting in a combined signal, and 
 broadcast the combined signal to a satellite radio receiver and a user equipment communicatively coupled to the communication network, wherein the combined signal is for reception by the satellite radio receiver and the user equipment in different geographic locations. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second signal comprises a bidirectional cellular network data signal of the communication network. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the combining comprises duplexing the first signal and the second signal, resulting in the combined signal being a frequency-domain multiplexed signal. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein receiving the first signal comprises receiving the first signal by off-air repeater equipment. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the combined signal is for reception by the satellite radio receiver and the user equipment in different geographic locations. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second signal comprises a wireless communication network signal. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising, converting, by the network equipment, the first signal from a radio frequency signal to an optical signal. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein combining the first signal with the second signal comprises combining according to an analog combination that combines a first analog signal and a second analog signal. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of network equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 receiving a first signal from a source of satellite radio signals,   receiving a second signal from network core equipment that is part of a cellular data network,   based on an amount of interference reduction to be achieved between the first signal and the second signal at a time when the first signal and the second signal are broadcast, selecting a ratio of signal strengths of the first signal and the second signal, and   configuring base station equipment to combine the first signal and the second signal in accordance with the ratio, resulting in a combined signal for broadcast to a satellite radio receiver and a user equipment enabled for service via the cellular data network.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the combined signal is for reception by the satellite radio receiver and the user equipment in different geographic locations. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the second signal comprises a bidirectional cellular network data signal of the cellular data network.