Patent ID: 7313109

Claim:
A radio access network, comprising: a first base transceiver station (BTS) for receiving reverse link signals in a reverse link frequency band and transmitting forward link signals in a first forward link frequency band, said first forward link frequency band having a first frequency bandwidth, said first BTS providing forward link coverage in a first wireless coverage area; a second BTS for transmitting forward link signals in a second forward link frequency band, said second forward link frequency band having a second frequency bandwidth, wherein said first and second frequency bands are non-overlapping and said second frequency bandwidth is greater than said first frequency bandwidth, said second BTS providing forward link coverage in a second wireless coverage area, wherein said first and second wireless coverage areas overlap and said second wireless coverage area is greater than said first wireless coverage area; and a base station controller (BSC), communicatively coupled to said first BTS and to said second BTS.