Distributed antenna systems (das) supporting expanded, programmable communications services distribution to programmable remote communications service sector areas

A method for distributing expanded, programmable communications services to remote communications service sector areas in a communication system, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of downlink communications signals for one or more communications services from at least one base station;
• switching the plurality of downlink communications signals into one or more downlink communications service sector sets in at least one first programmable switch, based on a first programmable configuration for the at least one first programmable switch;
• extending the received one or more downlink communications service sector sets into one or more extended downlink communications service sector sets based on a configuration for an extender module;
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• switching the received one or more extended downlink communications service sector sets into one or more remote communications service areas in at least one second programmable switch, based on a second programmable configuration for the at least one second programmable switch, each of the one or more remote communications service areas comprised of a subset of a plurality of remote antenna units in the communication system;
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• distributing each of the one or more extended downlink communications service sector sets into their switched remote communications service area among the one or more remote communications service areas.