Patent ID: 8655365

Claim:
Method for the management of the resources of an access network infrastructure of a cellular radio communication network, comprising: receiving a radio signal indicative of a quality measure for a radio transmission between a first user equipment and a first radio access point while the first user equipment is located within radio coverage of the first radio access point, wherein the first radio access point is in an access network infrastructure of a cellular radio communication network, the access network infrastructure including a plurality of radio access points, each radio access point serving at least one radio cell and capable of communicating over a radio interface with user equipment located within radio coverage of the corresponding radio access point; determining whether the first user equipment belongs to a pre-defined set of user equipment associated with the first radio access point; applying a first criterion for determining whether to establish a radio communication link between the first user equipment and the first radio access point if the first user equipment belongs to the pre-defined set of user equipment, wherein the first criterion is pre-defined relative to the quality of transmission between user equipment and the first radio access point, wherein the first criterion is used to determine the radio communication link will be established if the quality measure associated with the radio signal satisfies the first criterion and the first user equipment belongs to the pre-defined set of user equipment; applying a second criterion for determining whether to establish the radio communication link between the first user equipment and the first radio access point if the first user equipment does not belong to said pre-defined set of user equipment, wherein the second criterion is pre-defined relative to the quality of transmission between user equipment and the first radio access point, wherein the second criterion is used to determine the radio communication link will be established if the quality measure associated with the radio signal satisfies the second criterion and the first user equipment does not belong to the pre-defined set of user equipment; wherein the second criterion is distinct from the first criterion and the quality of transmission associated with the second criterion is greater than the quality of transmission associated with the first criterion.