Method and apparatus for allocating access and backhaul resources

An apparatus for allocating access and backhaul resources, comprising:

• a receiver, configured to obtain multiple coordinating sets in a network and a transmission mode corresponding to each coordinating set, wherein each coordinating set comprises at least two wireless access points;
• a processor, configured to determine, according to the multiple coordinating sets and the transmission mode corresponding to each coordinating set, an access and backhaul resource allocation manner corresponding to an optimal network access and backhaul joint utility;
• and
• a transmitter, configured to instruct wireless access points in the network to use the access and backhaul resource allocation manner to transmit data to user terminals in the network
• wherein the network access and backhaul joint utility is a sum of the following two:
• a sum of data rates that is obtainable in the transmission mode by user terminals of the coordinating sets in the network and a sum of data rates that is obtainable by user terminals out of the coordinating sets in the network.

A method for allocating access and backhaul resources, comprising:

• obtaining multiple coordinating sets in a network, wherein each coordinating set comprises at least two wireless access points;
• calculating, for combinations of multiple transmission modes of the multiple coordinating sets, a network access and backhaul joint utility of each combination;
• selecting, from multiple network access and backhaul joint utilities obtained by calculation, a combination of transmission modes and an access and backhaul resource allocation manner that are corresponding to an optimal access and backhaul joint utility;
• and
• instructing wireless access points in the network to use the selected transmission modes and the selected access and backhaul resource allocation manner to transmit data to user terminals in the network
• wherein the network access and backhaul joint utility is a sum of the following two:
• a sum of data rates that is obtainable in the transmission mode of the combination by user terminals of the coordinating sets in the network and a sum of data rates that is obtainable by user terminals out of the coordinating sets in the network.