A method setting a maximum number of determinations for computing power allocation responsive to allocating power multiple users in one subchannel of an OFDM system; beginning determination of maximum sum-throughput of users in the OFDM system with a randomly generated power profile with an iteration including: i) computing a sum-throughput using a power profile; ii) keeping a previous power profile if the sum-throughput of the current power profile sum-throughput is less than the previous power profile sum-throughput; iii) finding an index of power profile that has maximumm sum-throughput; and ascertaining power profiles when the iteration is complete.