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Abstract

A wireless communication system having pooled Carrier Aggregation, according to one aspect of the present invention, includes a multi-sector cell site having a plurality of primary cells and at least one secondary cell. Each of the primary cells has a primary cell coverage area. The secondary cell has a coverage area that encompasses at least a substantial portion of each of the primary cell coverage areas of the plurality of primary cells. The secondary component carriers from the secondary cell may be aggregated with primary component carriers from each of the plurality of primary cells. Each of the plurality of primary cells comprises a sector of the multi-sector cell site, and the secondary cell provides omni-directional coverage for the cell site. In this example, each of the plurality of primary cells and the secondary cell comprise co-located eNodeBs. The omni-directional coverage provided by the secondary cell may comprise quasi-omnidirectional coverage provided by a plurality of antennas coupled to a single radio.

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