Patent ID: 9736698
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of partitioning a coordination area in a wireless network, comprising: obtaining antenna directions of respective cells, base station locations of the respective cells, and scope of a coordination area within the wireless network; determining an initial coordination area based on the scope of the coordination area and the base station locations in the respective cells; partitioning the initial coordination area into an inner area and an outer area, wherein the inner area and the outer area each comprise at least two cells; partitioning the outer area into an inward area and an outward area based on the antenna directions of cells within the outer area and the base station locations of the respective cells within the outer area, wherein a portion of each of the respective cells in the outer area is disposed in the inward area; and combining the inner area and the inward area within the outer area into a new coordination area.