Patent ID: 9363705
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of cells configured to each facilitate network communications over one or more of a plurality of channels, each cell having a plurality of sectors over which at least one of the plurality of channels is communicated; a unit with a computer-readable medium having a plurality of non-transitory instructions operable therewith to facilitate redistribution of network capacity associated with the plurality of channels, the non-transitory instructions being sufficient for: i) determining an overloaded sector of the plurality of sectors, the overloaded sector communicating over a first channel of the plurality of channels prior to an overload period; ii) instructing the overloaded sector to communicate over the first channel and a second channel of the plurality of channels during the overload period; iii) instructing supporting sectors proximate to the overloaded sector to communicate over the second channel during the overload period; and iv) instructing a device within the overloaded sector to simultaneously communicate with the supporting sectors and the overloaded sector over the second channel during the overload period.