a method and a system for handling resources in purpose to avoid congestion in a cellular radio system , comprising at least one mobile terminal connectable to a network via at least one base station . according to the invention the method comprises the steps : receiving in the at least one base station a signal sent from a mobile terminal , the receiving in different base stations corresponding to different radio paths of the signal ; deriving from these uplinks a resulting signal corresponding to the signal sent from the mobile terminal ; determining the importance of each uplink to the resulting signal ; deciding according to the determination which downlinks that should be given less power or be removed if there is or is about to be a shortage of resources , in purpose to free resources ; controlling the power of the decided downlinks if there is or is about to be a shortage of resources .