Multi-source same-cell wireless distribution system (WDS) with dynamic source adaptation

A method for supporting multi-source same-cell operation with dynamic source adaptation in a wireless distribution system (WDS), comprising:

• providing a plurality of remote units each configured to distribute a downlink communications signal comprising an identical cell identification to one or more client devices in a respective coverage cell among a plurality of coverage cells in the WDS, wherein the WDS does not include a macro coverage cell associated with the identical cell identification;
• communicatively coupling a signal distribution circuit to a plurality of signal sources each having a defined source capacity and associated with the identical cell identification, the plurality of signal sources configured to distribute the downlink communications signal to the WDS;
• receiving the downlink communications signal from each of the plurality of signal sources;
• determining a selected coverage cell among the plurality of coverage cells having a client device load higher than a predefined load threshold;
• determining a selected signal source among the plurality of signal sources for providing the respective defined source capacity to the selected coverage cell;
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• distributing the downlink communications signal received from the selected signal source exclusively to the selected coverage cell.

A signal distribution circuit, comprising:

• a control circuit configured to:
• receive a downlink communications signal from each of a plurality of signal sources communicatively coupled to the signal distribution circuit, wherein each of the plurality of signal sources has a defined source capacity and associated with an identical cell identification, the plurality of signal sources configured to distribute the downlink communications signal to a wireless distribution system (WDS), wherein the WDS does not include a macro coverage cell associated with the identical cell identification;
• determine a selected coverage cell among a plurality of coverage cells respectively defined by a plurality of remote units, wherein the selected coverage cell has a client device load higher than a predefined load threshold;
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• determine a selected signal source among the plurality of signal sources for providing the respective defined source capacity to the selected coverage cell;
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• a signal distributor/combiner circuit configured to distribute the downlink communications signal received from the selected signal source exclusively to the selected coverage cell.