Method and apparatus for scheduling frequency selective and frequency diverse allocations in mobile communications systems

摘要

A base station ( 105 ) includes a scheduler ( 220 ) to determine a location of a user terminal ( 110 ) within a cell ( 125 ) of a wireless system ( 100 ). The cell has a cell boundary ( 125 ). The scheduler ( 220 ) also determines a subcarrier frequency diverse resource allocation for a call on the user terminal ( 110 ) in response to the location of the user terminal ( 110 ) being within a predetermined distance from an edge of the cell boundary ( 125 ). The scheduler ( 220 ) further determines a subcarrier frequency selective resource allocation for the call on the user terminal ( 110 ) in response to the location of the user terminal ( 110 ) being beyond a predetermined distance from the edge of the cell boundary. The base station ( 105 ) also includes a transceiver ( 215 ) to transmit the call according to the subcarrier frequency diverse resource allocation and the subcarrier frequency selective resource allocation.