Distributed antenna systems and methods of wireless communications for facilitating simulcasting and de-simulcasting of downlink transmissions

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• simulcasting downlink transmissions on a first carrier with a first group of two or more remote antenna units employing a sector identity (ID);
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• simulcasting downlink transmissions on a second carrier with a second group of two or more remote antenna units employing the sector ID, wherein at least one remote antenna unit of the second group differs from the remote antenna units of the first group.

A distributed antenna system, comprising:

• means for simulcasting downlink transmissions on a first carrier with a first group of two or more remote antenna units employing a sector identity (ID);
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• means for simulcasting downlink transmissions on a second carrier with a second group of two or more remote antenna units employing the sector ID, wherein at least one remote antenna unit of the second group differs from the remote antenna units of the first group.

A distributed antenna system, comprising:

• a plurality of remote antenna units spatially separated from one another, wherein two or more remote antenna units with respective coverage areas that are non-adjacent to one another are adapted to simulcast downlink transmissions.

A method for wireless communication comprising:

• simulcasting downlink transmissions with a first remote antenna unit;
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• simulcasting the downlink transmissions with a second remote antenna unit, the first remote antenna unit and the second remote antenna unit forming a simulcasting group, wherein the second remote antenna unit is positioned so that a coverage area associated with the second remote antenna unit is not adjacent to a coverage area associated with the first remote antenna unit.

A distributed antenna system comprising:

• means for simulcasting downlink transmissions with a first remote antenna unit;
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• means for simulcasting the downlink transmissions with a second remote antenna unit, the first remote antenna unit and the second remote antenna unit forming a simulcasting group, wherein the second remote antenna unit is positioned so that a coverage area associated with the second remote antenna unit is not adjacent to a coverage area associated with the first remote antenna unit.

A computer program product comprising:

• a processor-readable medium comprising instructions for:
• simulcasting downlink transmissions with a plurality of remote antenna units, wherein at least one of the remote antenna units is positioned so that a coverage area associated with the at least one remote antenna unit is not adjacent to a coverage area associated with any of the other remote antenna units of the plurality.