A method for distributing radio channels in a radio communications system which comprises at least one fixed unit and a plurality of remote units, said fixed unit allocating radio channels to said remote units, wherein each radio channel corresponds to a time slot of a frame having predetermined quality requirements and a pseudo-random sequence, and a channel is allocated to an incoming call, or to a foreseen incoming call, or to a call in process, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) setting-up of a list of radio channels occupied with calls in process based on said quality requirements;
- b) analyzing said quality requirements of a call to which it is desired to allocate a radio channel;
- c) comparing said analysis of the quality requirements of the call with said list in order to find on said list an occupied radio channel in accordance with a predetermined selection criterion;
- d) releasing the occupied radio channel of said time slot;
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- e) allocating to said call the released radio channel within said time slot.