Patent ID: 8219092

Claim:
A method for allocating frequencies to at least one user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system that includes a system node and at least one cell, the method performed by the system node and comprising: in response to a request for service from a UE, classifying the UE into a cell-edge UE group when the UE is within in a cell-edge region of a cell, wherein the cell-edge UE group is allocated first frequencies within an available bandwidth, and wherein the cell-edge region of the cell is physically defined by a cell-edge outer boundary and a cell-edge inner boundary, and a cell-center region of the cell is physically defined by the cell-edge inner boundary; providing the service to the UE using one of the first frequencies allocated to the cell-edge UE group; during provision of the service, determining that the UE is performing better than other UE that are classified in the cell-edge UE group, based on at least one indicator of UE performance; based on the determining step, reclassifying the UE into a cell-center UE group, wherein the cell-center UE group is allocated second frequencies within the available bandwidth, wherein the second frequencies are different from the first frequencies; and continuing to provide the service to the UE using one of the second frequencies allocated to the cell-center UE group.