Code planning for wireless communications

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a system comprising a processor, a portion of a wireless communications network that comprises at least a predefined number of network devices;
• defining a center of the portion of the wireless communications network;
• reserving, by the system, a first set of scrambling codes for a first set of network devices of the network devices;
• and
• assigning, by the system, a second set of scrambling codes to a second set of network devices of the network devices comprising determining an order based on distances of the second set of network devices from the center of the portion of the wireless communications network, wherein a first network device of the first set of network devices and a second network device of the second set of network devices are assigned a same scrambling code.

A computer-readable storage device storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• determining a first allocation of a first set of primary scrambling codes to a first set of network devices located in a populated area of a wireless communications network comprising at least a pre-defined population;
• determining a second allocation of a second set of primary scrambling codes for a second set of network devices comprising determining distances between devices of the first set of network devices and the second set of network devices and coverage areas of the first set of network devices and the second set of network devices;
• and
• assigning the first set of primary scrambling codes to the first set of network devices and the second set of primary scrambling codes to the second set of network devices, wherein scrambling codes of the first set of primary scrambling codes are reused in the second set of primary scrambling codes.