Systems and methods for reducing congestion in a wireless network

A wireless communication system for reducing congestion, comprising:

• a first base station;
• a second base station;
• at least one consumer premises equipment;
• and
• a data communication network facilitating data communication amongst the first base station, the second base station, and the at least one consumer premises equipment,
• wherein the system is configured to:
• determine if a wireless sector associated with the first base station is congested;
• determine if a number of active consumer premises equipment in the wireless sector is above a threshold;
• and
• implement a congestion prime scenario to reduce a level of congestion in the wireless sector when the number of active consumer premises equipment is above the threshold.

A computer readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for reducing congestion in a wireless communication system, which when executed, performs a method comprising:

• determining if a wireless sector is congested;
• determining if a number of active consumer premises equipment in the wireless sector is above a threshold;
• and
• implementing a congestion prime scenario to reduce a level of congestion in the wireless sector when the number of active consumer premises equipment is above the threshold.

A wireless base station for reducing congestion in an associated wireless sector, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory,
• wherein the wireless base station is configured to:
• determine if the wireless sector is congested;
• determine if a number of active consumer premises equipment in the wireless sector is above a threshold;
• and
• implement a congestion prime scenario to reduce a level of congestion in the wireless sector when the number of active consumer premises equipment is above the threshold.