Patent ID: 8254947
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. In a cellular communication network including a computing device having a processor and memory, a method comprising: a) allocating, by the computing device, downlink and uplink communication resources by setting a given balance of downlink and uplink communication resources while leaving a part of said downlink and uplink communication resources remaining to be allocated; b) determining, by the computing device, a downlink cell radius and an uplink cell radius that ensure network coverage with said resources as allocated in step a); c) selecting, by the computing device, an effective cell radius as the smaller of said downlink cell radius and said uplink cell radius; d) checking, by the computing device, whether said selected effective cell radius satisfies assigned cell traffic requirements; e) if said selected effective cell radius does not satisfy assigned cell traffic requirements as checked in step d), reducing, by the computing device, said effective cell radius and repeating step d) by using said reduced effective cell radius; and f) if said selected effective cell radius satisfies assigned cell traffic requirements as checked in step d), checking, by the computing device, whether said resources remaining to be allocated for downlink differ from said resources remaining to be allocated for uplink in excess of a given amount.