Resource allocation in cellular systems

A base station for use in a cellular communication system using frames of communication resources in time and/or frequency domain, wherein

• said communication resources within each of said frames are divided into at least three regions, whereby a first region has a higher reuse than a second and a third region;
• said first region being a hybrid region, in which the communication resources individually are allocable for either uplink or downlink communication on a cell-to-cell basis;
• said second region being a dedicated region, in which all communication resources are system-wide dedicated to downlink communication;
• and
• said third region being a dedicated region, in which all communication resources are system-wide dedicated to uplink communication.

A communication method in a cellular communication system using frames of communication resources in time and/or frequency domain, comprising the steps of:

• using a higher slot reuse for communication resources within a first region of each of said frames than for the communication resources within a second region and a third region of each of said frames;
• allocating the communication resources in said first region, which according to the reuse of said first region is available for each base station, individually for either uplink or downlink communication on a cell-to-cell basis;
• allocating all of the communication resources in said second region system-wide for uplink communication;
• and
• allocating all of the communication resources in said third region system-wide for downlink communication.