Automatic configuration sub-system for distributed antenna systems

A unit of a distributed antenna system, the unit comprising:

• an input section configured to receive a plurality of downlink signals from at least one base station;
• a processing device communicatively coupled to the input section and configured to:
• identify a plurality of signal parameters for the plurality of downlink signals, and
• automatically determine a configuration plan for the distributed antenna system based on the plurality of signal parameters, wherein the configuration plan specifies different combinations of subsets of the plurality of downlink signals for routing to a plurality of remote antenna units of the distributed antenna system;
• wherein the processing device is configured to identify the plurality of signal parameters for the plurality of downlink signals by:
• for each frequency band used by the distributed antenna system:
• configuring a receiver of the unit to receive respective signals in the frequency band, and
• determining whether a respective power level for the respective signals in the frequency band exceeds a threshold;
• identifying at least one frequency band having a power level exceeding the threshold,
• determining a signal power distribution among frequencies in the at least one frequency band, and
• determining the plurality of signal parameters based on the signal power distribution.