A cellular communications network providing multi-hyperband capability
comprises a mobile switching center acting as a data administration and
call control center for a plurality of cells, each cell divided into one
or more sectors. A plurality of communications links connect the mobile
switching center to associated cells. Each sector is capable supporting
one or more hyperbands. Entities representing sector-specific data are
differentiated from hyperband-specific entities. Thus, a sector-related
message transmitted via the communications links comprises a cell and
sector number key and a plurality of parameters related to the cell and
sector number, and a hyperband-related message transmitted via the
communications links comprises a hyperband key, wherein the hyperband key
corresponds to one of the supported multiple hyperbands, and a plurality
of parameters related to the hyperband corresponding to the hyperband
key.