Patent ID: 7092720

Claim:
A method for allocating resources in a wireless communication system including a base station and a radio network controller (RNC), the method comprising the steps of: receiving an allocation request for a new service at the RNC; selecting a set of resources by the RNC to allocate to the new service that takes into account the capabilities of the base station, wherein the selecting step includes: examining a first set of base station capabilities; determining whether the set of resources would exceed any of the first set of capabilities; terminating the method if any of the first set of capabilities would be exceeded; examining a second set of base station capabilities; and determining whether the set of resources can be allocated without exceeding the second set of capabilities; and if a set of resources can be found that does not exceed the first set and the second set of capabilities of the base station, then executing the allocation request by the RNC; else rejecting the allocation request by the RNC.