Patent ID: 8130664

Claim:
A method of adjusting a size of a macro-diversity region to be synchronously transmitted in downlink frames from a plurality of base stations in a network, the method comprising: receiving and storing content data into a buffer; determining the macro-diversity region size based on a set of pre-selected configuration parameters including an incoming rate of the content data; allocating at least a portion of the content data in the buffer to the macro-diversity region; monitoring an amount of the content data in the buffer in accordance with the set of pre-selected configuration parameters including an incoming rate of the content data to determine whether the amount of content data in the buffer is within a target range defined by a low-end value and a high-end value; adjusting the size of the macro-diversity region by one or more increments in response to changes in the amount of the content data in accordance with the target range; and transmitting the macro-diversity region to the plurality of base stations for synchronous transmission to a client station.