Cell division method and access network equipment

The embodiment of the invention discloses a cell division method and access network equipment, which are used for improving the flexibility of cell division. The method provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps that access network equipment acquires a first load capacity of a first cell; the access network equipment divides a corresponding target area for the firstcell according to the first load capacity, wherein the target area is an area covered by a signal of the first cell; and the access network equipment sends a first control instruction to the radio frequency equipment in the target area, wherein the first control instruction is used for indicating the radio frequency equipment in the target area to work by using the signal frequency of the first cell. 本申请实施例公开了一种小区划分方法以及接入网设备，用于提高小区划分的灵活性。本申请实施例方法包括：接入网设备获取第一小区的第一负载量；所述接入网设备根据所述第一负载量为所述第一小区划分对应的目标区域，所述目标区域为所述第一小区的信号所覆盖的区域；所述接入网设备向所述目标区域的射频设备发送第一控制指令，所述第一控制指令用于指示所述目标区域的射频设备使用所述第一小区的信号频率进行工作。