Timing adjustments for small cell distributed antenna systems

A method comprising:

• configuring a distributed antenna system to have a first additional delay in addition to a first inherent delay of the distributed antenna system between a host unit and a first remote antenna unit;
• wherein the distributed antenna system is communicatively coupled to a base station configured with a subscriber access timing window having a minimum allowed delay and a maximum allowed delay;
• wherein a first total delay of the first additional delay and the first inherent delay of the distributed antenna system is equal to or greater than the minimum allowed delay and
• wherein a coverage area of communication from a first antenna of the first remote antenna unit is proportional to the first total delay.

A distributed antenna system comprising:

• a host unit communicatively coupled to a first service provider interface which receives a first signal from the first service provider interface;
• a first remote antenna unit communicatively coupled to the host unit;
• wherein a base station to which the distributed antenna system is communicatively coupled is configured with a subscriber access timing window having a minimum allowed delay and a maximum allowed delay;
• wherein the distributed antenna system is configured so that a first total delay between the host unit and the first remote antenna unit is equal to or greater than the minimum allowed delay;
• and
• wherein a coverage area of communication from a first antenna of the first remote antenna unit is proportional to the first total delay.