Patent ID: 8073455
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions executable by a computing device for performing a method of determining one or more sectors requiring additional communications resources in a network divided into a plurality of sectors, the method comprising: determining a total-hourly, busy-time traffic for each hour for each of the plurality of sectors for one month; by way of a processor of said computing device, determining a total-monthly, busy-time traffic for each of the plurality of sectors by summing each total-hourly, busy-time traffic for each of the plurality of sectors; dividing the plurality of sectors into a plurality of groups based on the total-monthly, busy-time traffic for each sector; creating an ordering of sectors in each of the plurality of groups, based on the total-hour, busy-time traffic by utilizing a different ordering algorithm from a set of ordering algorithms for each of the plurality of groups; by way of said processor, determining the one or more sectors requiring additional communications resources based on the ordering of sectors in each group; and facilitating allocation of said additional communications consistent with said ordering.