Patent ID: 8914053

Claim:
A method for selecting transceivers to provide wireless communication service for a wireless user endpoint comprising: receiving a reference signal generated by the wireless user endpoint for reception by a first plurality of transceivers, the first plurality of transceivers each having a wired connection to a control unit to form a distributed antenna system; determining by the control unit that the reference signal is associated with the first plurality of transceivers, wherein the reference signal is associated with a group identifier (group ID) associated with the first plurality of transceivers and wherein determining that the reference signal is associated with the first plurality of transceivers is based on the group ID; determining at least one characteristic of at least one communication channel between a wireless user endpoint and a first plurality of transceivers based on the reference signal; analyzing the at least one characteristic of the at least one communication channel; and selecting at least one transceiver of the first plurality of transceivers to provide wireless communication service for the wireless user endpoint based on the at least one characteristic of the at least one communication channel.