Patent ID: 7242930

Claim:
A method for transmitting signals in a multi-sector wireless communications system, the method comprising: generating a first signal from a first signal source located in a first cabinet associated with a first sector; processing the first signal using a first Auto Tune Combiner located in the first cabinet; generating a second signal from a second signal source located in a second cabinet associated with a second sector; processing the second signal using a second Auto Tune Combiner located in the second cabinet; combining the processed first signal with the processed second signal by connecting the first and the second Auto Tune Combiners; and transmitting the combined processed first and second signals in the second sector, the first cabinet and the second cabinet being cabinets of a self-contained cell site, the second cabinet having a maximum signal source capacity that limits the number of signal sources that can transmit in the second sector, the connecting of the first and second Auto Tune Combiners overcoming the maximum signal source capacity of the second cabinet by transferring signal source capacity from the first sector to the second sector.