SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT IN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK EMPLOYING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM

An apparatus for a distributed antenna system (DAS) is configured to communicate with a plurality of remote antenna units to extend coverage for at least one base station. The apparatus comprises transceiver circuitry to receive downlink signals from the at least one base station for communications to the remote antenna units and to transmit uplink signals to the at least one base station based on signals received from the remote antenna units. Controller circuitry is operatively coupled to the remote antenna units and configured to control multiple transmissions of the downlink signals from the transceiver circuitry to the remote antenna units via a common downlink signal, including controlling downlink transmission power levels of the remote antenna units, using the common downlink signal and based, at least in part, on signal information received from at least one of the remote antenna units. The downlink signals are transmitted by the transceiver circuitry to multiple antenna units of the remote antenna units. The remote antenna units are to provide coverage within a service area of the distributed antenna system.