Patent ID: 8165591

Claim:
A method for allocation of channels to base stations within the cells of a tile for reuse within a cellular communications system comprising: a) indexing the base stations (BS) within a cellular communications system according to rows and columns; b) determining a co-channel interference requirement within the cellular communications system; c) determining the number (N) of cell types required within the cellular communications system; d) placing only one cell type in each row; e) allocating channels to each cell according to: i) allocate a distinct group of S+X channels for each cell type, where S is the number of sectors in a cell, and X is the number of channels needed to complete an alternation scheme, ii) divide the S+X number of channels into rotating groups and alternating groups, iii) designate which sector types receive members of the rotating group, iv) designate which sector types receive members of the alternating group, v) for a first row, first column cell: allocate members of the rotating group into the designated rotating group sectors of the first row, first column cell, allocate at least one of the alternating group into the designated alternating group sector or sectors, and vi) for each succeeding cell in the row, rotate allocation of the members of the rotating group between or among the designated rotating sectors and alternate the allocation of members of the alternating group within the designated alternating group sector or sectors; and f) operating the base stations with the allocated channels.