Patent ID: 8483691
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of assigning system resources in a wireless communication system, comprising: forming a plurality of sets of constrained system resources from among total available system resources, wherein each set of constrained system resources overlaps with each remaining one of the plurality of sets of constrained system resources; forming a plurality of sets of usable system resources from among the total available system resources, wherein each set of usable system resources is associated with, and orthogonal to, at least one of the plurality of sets of constrained system resources; and assigning the plurality of sets of usable system resources and the plurality of sets of constrained system resources to a plurality of base stations, wherein each base station is assigned one set of usable system resources and the at least one associated set of constrained system resources, wherein a portion of a set of constrained system resources that is assigned to a particular base station does not overlap with any set of constrained system resources that is assigned to any neighboring base station.