Patent ID: 6882867

Claim:
An extra capacity radio base station for a wireless communication system, comprising: a first radio base station providing wireless communication to at least one sector of the wireless communication system, the first radio base station coupled to a first group of n radios, where n is an integer, the first group of n radios transmitting and receiving frequencies in at least one range of 806-960 MHz, 1710-1855 MHz, 2500-2690 MHz, and 2.4 GHz-2.5 GHz; and a second radio base station coupled to the first radio base station, the second radio base station also providing wireless communication to the at least one sector, the second radio base station coupled to a second group of n radios, the second group of n radios also transmitting and receiving frequencies in at least one range of 806-960 MHz, 1710-1855 MHz, 2500-2690 MHz, and 2.4 GHz-2.5 GHZ, wherein the firs radio base station coupled to the second radio base station creates the extra capacity radio base station, the extra capacity radio base station utilizing an extra control radio for voice or data communication to create 2n+1 radios available for voice or data communication and one control radio for control signals to the at least one sector of the wireless communication system.