Patent ID: 9137707
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a wireless communications system wherein a first node controls traffic to and from user terminals in a first cell of the system, and wherein the first node transmits downlink traffic in radio frames, each frame comprising a certain number of sub-frames, and wherein said method comprises: performing measurements on one or more pre-defined system indicators in at least said first cell; varying the number of available downlink sub-frames which are used by the first node for transmission of downlink traffic, according to a decision made based on results of said measurements; communicating the result to a central node in the system that makes said decision, and receiving said decision from the central node in return, for implementation of the decision by the first node; and varying content of the downlink sub-frames which are used, according to said decision.