Patent ID: 9380585
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network, the method comprising: obtaining for the cell, via a processor, network traffic data for a geographical area and a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area; determining, via the processor, busy time data traffic from the network traffic data; determining for the cell, via the processor, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna; selecting, via the processor, the bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options for the cell, wherein the selecting selects a smallest bandwidth option from the plurality of bandwidth options such that an average throughput of the cell exceeds the busy time data traffic; determining, via the processor, the average throughput of the cell in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range; and using, via the processor, the bandwidth option that is selected, the cell range and the average throughput for executing a usage of a radio frequency spectrum in the network to ensure capacity is available to serve a plurality of customers in the network.