Patent ID: 8155661

Claim:
A method for automatic resource restriction distribution for coordination of the interference between cells or sectors of a single frequency network with the frequency band being subdivided into at least two subsets whereby at least one of said at least two subsets is used with restricted power in at least one cell or sector, wherein each mobile terminal of a plurality of mobile terminals in the single frequency network performs power measurements of pilot symbols of its serving cell and of its neighbor cells over a representative time interval, based on said power measurements, the signal to interference ratio in the cells in case of no interference coordination and in case of interference coordination leading to removal of the strongest interferer is calculated, by means of the signal to interference ratios, the data throughput in the case of no interference coordination and in the case of interference coordination leading to removal of the strongest interferer is calculated, and at least one dedicated subset of said at least two subsets of the frequency band is chosen for usage with restricted power in at least one dedicated cell or sector of the single frequency network in such a way that the overall data throughput in the cells is maximized.