Minimizing inter-femtocell downlink interference

A system for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a communication network that includes a centralized controller and at least one femtocell, each femtocell including a base station, comprising:

• a memory device resident in the centralized controller;
• and
• a processor disposed in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to:
• calculate a power assignment priority for each femtocell;
• determine a priority order for said at least one femtocell, the priority order based on the power assignment priority calculated for each femtocell;
• calculate a power to assign to the base station for each femtocell based on the priority order;
• allocate a first portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for real-time traffic;
• and
• allocate a second portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for non-real-time traffic.