Hybrid DAS — combining active and passive

Hybrid DAS Concept

Hybrid DAS combines the best attributes of active and passive architectures. A digital headend and fiber backbone transport signals from the equipment room to intermediate distribution points on each floor — the active portion. From these floor-level distribution points, passive coaxial networks with splitters and antennas provide the final coverage — the passive portion. This approach uses fiber to overcome long-distance transport losses between floors while leveraging low-cost passive components for the short horizontal runs within each floor. The intermediate distribution point, sometimes…