Patent ID: 9426804
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A radio resource setting method for, when there are a first communication area managed by a first base station and a second communication area including at least part of the first communication area and managed by a second base station, setting radio resources that the first and second base stations can use for wireless communication with a terminal, the radio resource setting method comprising: obtaining loads of the first communication area and the second communication area; calculating a first delay index of the first communication area using the load of the first communication area; calculating using the load of the second communication area a second delay index of the second communication area in case where the radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area have been set; calculating a ratio of radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area based on the first delay index and the second delay index; and setting the radio resources whose use is limited in the second communication area using the ratio of the radio resources whose use is limited.