Patent ID: 8509250

Claim:
A resource allocation method for a network element adapted for multimedia broadcast and synchronized services in a mobile communication system, said mobile communication system comprising a plurality of base stations synchronized for data transmission, the method comprising: inputting a set of synchronized subframe numbers per radio frame and a total number of radio frames, wherein each radio frame contains a predefined number of subframes; selecting a first value of said set of synchronized subframe numbers; performing a first allocation wherein said first value is allocated as a number of synchronized subframes per frame to said total number of radio frames; performing a second allocation wherein said first value is allocated as said number of synchronized subframes per frame to a first half of said total number of radio frames, if said first allocation is not performed; selecting a second value of said set of synchronized subframe numbers; performing a third allocation wherein said second value is allocated as said number of synchronized subframes per frame to said first half of said total number of radio frames, if said first and second allocation is not performed; performing a fourth allocation wherein said second value is allocated as said number of synchronized subframes per frame to a second half of said total number of radio frames, if said second allocation is performed; selecting a third value of said set of synchronized subframe numbers; performing a fifth allocation wherein said third value is allocated as said number of synchronized subframes per frame to a third half of said second half of radio frames, if said first and forth allocation is not performed, wherein one of said allocations is performed according to bandwidth requirements of said multimedia broadcast and synchronized services.