Patent ID: 8923809

Claim:
A system, comprising: a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: identifying a set of mobile devices served by a set of radio antennas; based on a predicted loading of the radio antenna being determined to have exceeded a defined threshold, determining that a loading of a radio antenna of the set of radio antennas is to be reduced to maintain a data rate level, wherein the loading is a function of a utilized antenna resource based on a first data rate and an interference associated with the radio antenna, and wherein the data rate level is based on a function of a defined level; determining a respective proportion of the predicted loading of the radio antenna to which each mobile device of the set of mobile devices contributes; selecting a mobile device from the set of mobile devices to be subjected to data rate reduction, wherein the mobile device is selected based on the respective proportion of the predicted loading of the radio antenna that is associated with the mobile device; and instructing that a second data rate of the mobile device is to be reduced.