Method for allocating channel resources for improving frequency utilization efficiency of wireless communication systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a base station that serves a corresponding cell in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of cells, allocating at least one primary channel such that the primary channel of the cell is different from that of its neighboring cell served by another base station;
at the base station, allocating one or more secondary channels for its cell, wherein each of the one or more secondary channels for respective ones of the plurality of cells is associated with a corresponding primary channel and has the same frequency as its corresponding primary channel, and wherein within the cell the frequency of the secondary channel is different from the frequency of the primary channel;
at the base station, receiving from at least one terminal that it serves a channel performance report indicating performance on the secondary channel, and an indication of actual usage of the secondary channel and interference on the secondary channel;
at the base station, generating a merit score for its secondary channel based on the channel performance report received from the at least one terminal and actual usage on the secondary channel, wherein generating the merit score comprises generating over a period of time that is longer than a transmission frame length, a first value representing actual usage of the secondary channel as measured by the at least one terminal and a second value representing an amount of time that performance on the secondary channel is poor based on the channel performance report; and
at the base station, determining whether to activate the secondary channel based on a comparison of the first and second values with a threshold.
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Abstract
A method for improving a frequency utilization efficiency for a wireless communication system having a plurality of cells includes the following steps. At least one primary channel is allocated for each cell, the primary channel being different from that of its neighboring cell. One or more secondary channels are allocated for each cell, which have the same frequencies as their corresponding primary channels but differ in configuration, the secondary channels being different in frequency from the primary channel of the same cell. The secondary channel of the cell is activated for carrying communication traffic when the primary channel of the same cell has a capacity of being used exceeding a predetermined threshold value.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a base station that serves a corresponding cell in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of cells, allocating at least one primary channel such that the primary channel of the cell is different from that of its neighboring cell served by another base station; at the base station, allocating one or more secondary channels for its cell, wherein each of the one or more secondary channels for respective ones of the plurality of cells is associated with a corresponding primary channel and has the same frequency as its corresponding primary channel, and wherein within the cell the frequency of the secondary channel is different from the frequency of the primary channel; at the base station, receiving from at least one terminal that it serves a channel performance report indicating performance on the secondary channel, and an indication of actual usage of the secondary channel and interference on the secondary channel; at the base station, generating a merit score for its secondary channel based on the channel performance report received from the at least one terminal and actual usage on the secondary channel, wherein generating the merit score comprises generating over a period of time that is longer than a transmission frame length, a first value representing actual usage of the secondary channel as measured by the at least one terminal and a second value representing an amount of time that performance on the secondary channel is poor based on the channel performance report; and at the base station, determining whether to activate the secondary channel based on a comparison of the first and second values with a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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at a base station that serves a corresponding cell in a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of cells, allocating at least one primary channel such that the primary channel of the cell is different from that of its neighboring cell served by another base station; at the base station, allocating one or more secondary channels for its cell, wherein each of the one or more secondary channels for respective ones of the plurality of cells is associated with a corresponding primary channel and has the same frequency as its corresponding primary channel, and wherein within the cell the frequency of the secondary channel is different from the frequency of the primary channel, wherein allocating comprises designating a channel that is a primary channel for a first cell served by the base station as a secondary channel for a second cell served by another base station based on one or more predetermined factors comprising at least one of;
a geographical distance between the first cell and the second cell, a level of isolation between the first cell and the second cell, and a carrier-to-interference ratio for co-channel and adjacent channel interference as between the first cell and the second cell; andat the base station, receiving from at least one terminal that it serves a channel performance report indicating performance on the secondary channel and an indication of actual usage of the secondary channel and interference on the secondary channel; at the base station, generating a merit score for its secondary channel based on the channel performance report received from the at least one terminal, and actual usage on the secondary channel, wherein generating the merit score comprises generating over a period of time that is longer than a transmission frame length, a first value representing actual usage of the secondary channel as measured by the at least one terminal and a second value representing an amount of time that performance on the secondary channel is poor based on the channel performance report; at the base station, determining whether to activate the secondary channel based on a comparison of the first and second values with a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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