Patent ID: 7092717

Claim:
A method for determining values of variables for dynamic adjustment of a communication channel, the method comprising: determining a first metric of a first link; determining a second metric of a second link; and determining a value of at least one variable in accordance with the first metric and the second metric, wherein the determining a value of at least one variable in accordance with the first metric and the second metric comprises: if a sector served by a base station is a serving sector then: if the first metric is below a first threshold or the second metric is above a second threshold then: if a first variable is not at a first maximum value then: increasing the first variable, wherein if the first variable is at a first maximum value then: if a second variable of the at least one variable is not at a second maximum value then: increasing the second variable; and decreasing the first variable, wherein the increasing the second variable and decreasing the first variable comprises: doubling the value of the second variable; and setting the first variable to a default value.