Patent ID: 8675587

Claim:
A method for selecting a bandwidth option for a cell in a network, comprising: obtaining, by a processor, for the cell, network traffic data associated with mobility traffic and fixed wireless traffic for a geographical area, a physical characteristic of an antenna in the geographical area, and a type of connectivity at a customer premises; determining, by the processor, a busy time data traffic from the network traffic data for both the fixed wireless traffic and the mobility traffic; determining, by the processor, for the cell, a cell range from the physical characteristic of the antenna and the type of connectivity at the customer premises, wherein the determining the cell range comprises: determining the cell range in a downlink direction; determining the cell range in an uplink direction; and determining the cell range for the cell as a minimum of the cell range in the uplink direction and the cell range in the downlink direction; selecting, by the processor, the bandwidth option from a plurality of bandwidth options; and determining, by the processor, an average throughput in accordance with the bandwidth option that is selected and the cell range, wherein the average throughput comprises a throughput for serving both the mobility traffic and the fixed wireless traffic.