Patent ID: 8195174

Claim:
A method for allocating resources by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising: determining if a mobile station within a cell is located in one of a first region corresponding to a cell center, a third region corresponding to a cell edge, and a second region corresponding to an area between the first and third regions; allocating frequency resources within an entire frequency band to the mobile station when the mobile station is located in the first region, wherein the entire frequency band comprises at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band; allocating frequency resources within the first frequency band to the mobile station when the mobile station is located in the third region; allocating frequency resources within the second frequency band to the mobile station when the mobile station is located in the second region; and allocating transmission power for the mobile station to one of a first transmission power allocated for the first region, a second transmission power allocated for the second region, and a third transmission power allocated for the third region, according to a region in which the mobile station is located, wherein the first transmission power corresponds to a remainder obtained by excluding the second transmission power and third transmission power from a total transmission power allocated to the cell, and the third transmission power is greater than the second transmission power.