  In this paper we consider global and non-global radial solutions of the
focusing energy--critical wave equation on $\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^N$
where $N \geq 5$ is odd. We prove that if the solution remains bounded in the
energy space as you approach the maximal forward time of existence, then along
a sequence of times converging to the maximal forward time of existence, the
solution decouples into a sum of dynamically rescaled solitons, a free
radiation term, and an error tending to zero in the energy space. If, in
addition, we assume a bound on the evolution that rules out formation of
multiple solitons, then this decoupling holds for all times approaching the
maximal forward time of existence.
