Patent ID: 7227850

Claim:
A method for use in cellular communications system having a first type of channel and a second type of channel different from the first type of channel, comprising: establishing a connection with a mobile radio in a first cell that includes the first type of channel being assigned a first frequency for a first uplink or downlink channel direction and the second type of channel being assigned a second different frequency for a second uplink or downlink channel direction, where the first and second uplink or downlink channel directions may be different or the same; associating a first frequency reuse for the first type of channel such that the first type of channel in the first uplink or downlink channel direction in a second cell adjacent to the first cell is assigned a third frequency different from the first and second frequencies, and associating a second frequency reuse for the second type of channel such that the second type of channel in the second uplink or downlink channel direction in the second cell adjacent to the first cell is assigned the second frequency, wherein one of the channels is a code division multiple access (CDMA) channel.