Method and system for improving uplink performance

A method of transmitting a signal through a distributed antenna system comprising:

• providing a plurality of remote units, each remote unit having at least one antenna;
• providing a plurality of signal regeneration components, each signal regeneration component coupled with at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units via an input port;
• at least one of the signal regeneration components demodulating all active input signals present on the input port to extract symbol information carried by each of the active input signals;
• and
• re-modulating the extracted symbol information to re-generate a signal of symbols for each of the active input signals adapted for transmission through the distributed antenna system.

A distributed antenna system comprising:

• a plurality of antennas;
• a plurality of signal regeneration components, at least one signal regeneration component coupled with each of the plurality of antennas via an input port, each signal regeneration component including:
• a demodulation block adapted to demodulate all active input signals present on the input port and extract symbol information carried by each of the active input signals;
• and
• a re-modulation block adapted to receive the extracted symbol information and to re-generate a signal of symbols for each of the active input signals for transmission through the distributed antenna system.