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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2008
Esmail Hejazi Dinan, Herndon, VA (US);
Vijay Rudraraju, Herndon, VA (US);
Howard Bishop Anderson, Ashburn, VA (US);
Hemanth Balaji Pawar, Herndon, VA (US);
Daniel A. Vivanco, Herndon, VA (US);
Esmail Hejazi Dinan, Herndon, VA (US);
Vijay Rudraraju, Herndon, VA (US);
Howard Bishop Anderson, Ashburn, VA (US);
Hemanth Balaji Pawar, Herndon, VA (US);
Daniel A. Vivanco, Herndon, VA (US);
Clearwire IP Holdings LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for dynamically allocating capacity to uplinks and downlinks in a communication network. In the method, base stations of the communication network are apportioned into groups. Each of the base stations communicates over an uplink and a downlink with communication devices. For each of the groups, a first indication of utilization of the uplink for each of the base stations of the group is received. Also received is a second indication of utilization of the downlink for each of the base stations of the group. A capacity allocation between the uplinks and the downlinks of the base stations of the group is determined based upon the first and second indications. The capacity allocation is then employed for each of the base stations of the group.