Patent ID: 8861485

Claim:
A radio-communications network comprising at least two base stations, wherein the base stations communicate within timeslots with mobile stations, wherein the timeslots are subdivided into transmission slots, during which the base stations transmit messages, and reception slots, during which the base stations receive messages, wherein the base stations are set up in such a manner that they jointly determine an assignment of the timeslots to transmission slots and reception slots, and wherein a first base station determines a message transmission and reception requirement of the first base station with respect to the mobile stations communicating with the first base station and transmits to a second base station a first suggestion based on the message transmission and reception requirement for the assignment of the timeslots to the transmission slots and the reception slots, wherein the second base station determines a second message transmission and reception requirement of the second base station with respect to the mobile stations communicating with the second base station, and determines, based on the second message transmission and reception requirement, if it accepts the first suggestion, and wherein the second base station transmits an acceptance message to the first base station if it accepts the first suggestion, and, transmits a rejection to the first base station if it rejects the first suggestion, and a second suggestion for the assignment of the time slots to the transmission slots and the reception slots.