Patent ID: 8023529
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for using resources in a communication system, Comprising dividing a communication area into at least one of at least one central region in which a communication node serves exclusively, at least one boundary region in which service coverages of at least two communication nodes are overlapped and the at least two communication nodes server simultaneously, and at least one common region in which at least two communication nodes serve simultaneously; and allocating resources to at least one user terminal located in one of the at least one central region, the at least one boundary region, and the at least one common region, at last one dividing resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one central region, at least one resource for the at least one boundary region, and at least one resource for the at least one common region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one central region and at least one resource for the at least one boundary region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one central region and at least one resource for the at least one common region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one boundary region and at least one resource for the at least one common region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one central region; allocating the resources available to the communication system as resources for the at least one central region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one boundary region; allocating the resources available to the communication system as resources for the at least one boundary region; dividing the resources available to the communication system and allocating the divided resources as at least one resource for the at least one common region allocating the resources available to the communication system as resources for the at least one common region, and allocating none of the resources available to the communication system as after the first predetermined time elapses; and wherein the allowing of the user terminal to hold the resources in use for the user terminal for a first predetermined time and allocating resources to the user terminal after the first predetermined time elapses comprises allowing the user terminal to hold the resources for a new region to the user terminal after the second predetermined time elapses, when the user terminal moves to the new region before the first predetermined time elapses.