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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Guang Han, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Rajeev Agrawal, Northbrook, IL (US);
Anand S. Bedekar, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Guang Han, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Rajeev Agrawal, Northbrook, IL (US);
Anand S. Bedekar, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A central controller () receives (), from each of a plurality of base stations certain operating information. This operating information can comprise, for example, a self-identifier, information regarding allowed wireless distance coverage, identifiers for neighboring ones of the plurality of base stations, information regarding wireless distances to neighboring base station, or loading information. This operating information is used () to form adjacency information regarding the plurality of base stations. This adjacency information is then used () (along, for example, with the aforementioned loading information) to develop a resource allocation plan as pertains to the resources. This plan is then communicated () to the plurality of base stations such that the latter can utilize the plan to thereby partition use of the plurality of resources to support communication needs of the base stations while avoiding undue interference with respect to the use of such resources.