1. A method for selecting a traffic processor for transmitting broadcast/multicast service flow in a cellular network, said method comprising the steps of: predicting a processor occupancy required to transmit the broadcast/multicast service flow; evaluating processor occupancy of a plurality of traffic processors; selecting the traffic processor with the highest available processor occupancy; and comparing an available processor occupancy at the selected traffic processor to the predicted processor occupancy required to transmit the broadcast/multicast service flow, wherein the step of comparing the available processor occupancy at the selected traffic processor to the predicted processor occupancy required to transmit the broadcast/multicast service flow includes calculating a maximum number of base stations that the selected traffic processors can support for the broadcast/multicast service flow.