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Method and apparatus of assigning and sharing channels in a cellular communication system

  • US 5,437,054 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1993
  • Issued: 07/25/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of permitting real-time borrowing of channel, in a cellular communication system having a plurality of distinct channels, the cellular communication system having a plurality of substantially similar cell clusters, each cell cluster having a plurality of cells wherein each cell has at least one base station capable of sending and receiving transmissions, each cell having a plurality of adjacent cells, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining a total number of distinct channels (CT) available for use by the cellular communication system, the total number of distinct channels being at most equal to the plurality of distinct channels;

    specifying a cell cluster size (N) for the cellular communication system where N=the number of cells in a cell cluster;

    selecting N disparate groups of channels from the total number of distinct channels, each channel within the N disparate groups of channels being substantially distinct from any other channel within the N disparate groups of channels;

    respectively assigning the N disparate groups of channels to the N cells of each cell cluster wherein one channel group is assigned to each cell; and

    segmenting the group of channels assigned to each respective cell into a plurality of channel sub-groups assigned for lending to a predetermined adjacent cell, the number of channel sub-groups respectively corresponding to at least the plurality of adjacent-cells, the channels of each of the channel sub-groups being respectively designated for lending from the respective cell to said predetermined adjacent cell.

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