Patent ID: 8160007

Claim:
A method that facilitates scheduling uplink transmissions in a communication network including a first base station that includes a first sector employing static loading offset levels, comprising: broadcasting a first loading factor based on at least a first loading offset level utilized to evaluate a first path loss ratio related to a first channel that includes a first frequency bandwidth; broadcasting a second loading factor based on at least a second loading offset level utilized to evaluate a second path loss ratio related to a second channel that includes a second frequency bandwidth, the first loading offset level and the second loading offset level differ by at least 0.5 dB; receiving channel quality reports from one or more mobile devices pertaining to evaluated first and second path loss ratios related to said first and second channels, respectively; scheduling a first mobile device for uplink transmission on the first channel based on the channel quality reports; scheduling a second mobile device for uplink transmission on the second channel based on the channel quality reports; and transmitting assignments to the first mobile device and the second mobile device related to the scheduled uplink transmissions.