A wireless distribution system, WDS, comprising: a plurality of remote units (214 - 214(N), 1012), wherein at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units comprises a remote cluster (216, 216 , 216 , 216 ), wherein the remote cluster includes one or more network elements; a central digital routing unit, DRU, communicatively coupled to the plurality of remote units over a plurality of communications links (202 - 202(N), 612, 702 - 702 , 804 - 804(M)), wherein the central DRU is communicatively coupled to the remote cluster by a time-division-based communications link (202 (N)) among the plurality of communications links; the central DRU configured to: communicate a first type communications signal with a first signal source ; and communicate a second type communications signal with a second signal source ; and at least one central protocols division routing circuit, PDRC, communicatively coupled to the central DRU and the time-division-based communications link, the at least one central PDRC configured to communicate the first type communications signal and the second type communications signal at different times over the time-division-based communications link with the remote cluster based on a link configuration ratio; characterized in that the WDS further comprises a link configurator controller configured to determine the link configuration ratio such that the link configuration ratio indicates a ratio of time that the time-division-based communications link is to be partitioned between the first and second types of communications signals, wherein the link configuration controller is configured to determine the link configuration ratio based on sensed actual characteristics of one or more of the first type communications signal and the second type communications signal. a plurality of remote units (214 - 214(N), 1012), wherein at least one remote unit among the plurality of remote units comprises a remote cluster (216, 216 , 216 , 216 ), wherein the remote cluster includes one or more network elements; a central digital routing unit, DRU, communicatively coupled to the plurality of remote units over a plurality of communications links (202 - 202(N), 612, 702 - 702 , 804 - 804(M)), wherein the central DRU is communicatively coupled to the remote cluster by a time-division-based communications link (202 (N)) among the plurality of communications links; the central DRU configured to: communicate a first type communications signal with a first signal source ; and communicate a second type communications signal with a second signal source ; and communicate a first type communications signal with a first signal source ; and communicate a second type communications signal with a second signal source ; and at least one central protocols division routing circuit, PDRC, communicatively coupled to the central DRU and the time-division-based communications link, the at least one central PDRC configured to communicate the first type communications signal and the second type communications signal at different times over the time-division-based communications link with the remote cluster based on a link configuration ratio; characterized in that the WDS further comprises a link configurator controller configured to determine the link configuration ratio such that the link configuration ratio indicates a ratio of time that the time-division-based communications link is to be partitioned between the first and second types of communications signals, wherein the link configuration controller is configured to determine the link configuration ratio based on sensed actual characteristics of one or more of the first type communications signal and the second type communications signal. <EOS>