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Apparatus and method of controlling transmitting power in a subscriber terminal of a wireless telecommunications system
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-11-16
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Granted: 1998-09-29
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Expires: 2015-11-16
Abstract
Abstract A wireless telecommunications systems (1) includes a central terminal (10) for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals to and from a subscriber terminal (20). A downlink communication path is established from a transmitter (200) of the central terminal (10) to a receiver (202) of the subscriber terminal (20). A downlink signal (212) is transmitted from the transmitter (200) to the receiver (202) during setup and operation of the wireless telecommunications system (1). The downlink signal (212) includes an overhead channel (224) having a power control signal (236). The power control signal (236) is capable of adjusting a transmitting power of a transmitter (204) in the subscriber terminal (20). Adjustment of the transmitting power of the transmitter (204) facilitates establishment and maintenance of an uplink communication path between the transmitter (204) of the subscriber terminal and a receiver (206) of the central terminal (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Shashikant Bhagalia
- 👤 Joemanne Chi Cheung Yeung
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/04; H04W52/52; G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/46; G06F9/54; G06F9/546; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B1/7073; H04B1/7075; H04B1/7077; H04B1/7085; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/02; H04J3/06; H04J3/0635; H04J3/0682; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/40; H04L12/403; H04L12/66; H04L41/00; H04L41/02; H04L41/0226; H04L41/0233; H04L41/06; H04L41/0677; H04L41/08; H04L41/0803; H04L41/0813; H04L41/0816; H04L41/22; H04L43/00; H04L69/00; H04L69/14; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04B1/70735; H04B1/70775; H04B2001/70706; H04B2201/00; H04B2201/69; H04B2201/707; H04B2201/70702; H04B2201/70706; H04B2201/70707; H04B2201/7071; H04B2201/70711; H04B2201/7097; H04B2201/709709; H04L2209/00; H04L2209/80; H04L69/08; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13093; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13109; H04Q2213/1319; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13199; H04Q2213/13202; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13216; H04Q2213/13292; H04Q2213/13296; H04Q2213/13298; H04Q2213/13299; H04Q2213/13335; H04Q2213/13376; H04W52/06; H04W52/08; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/20; H04W8/205; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/14; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/021; H04W92/00; H04W92/04; H04W92/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of controlling transmitter power in a subscriber terminal from a central terminal in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising the steps of: establishing a downlink communication path from a transmitter of the central terminal to a receiver of the subscriber terminal; transmitting a downlink signal from the transmitter of the central terminal, the downlink signal having a traffic carrying channel, the downlink signal having an overhead channel to transfer control information separate from the traffic carrying channel, the overhead channel including a power control signal; extracting the power control signal from the overhead channel of the downlink signal at the receiver of the subscriber terminal; adjusting a transmitting power of a transmitter in the subscriber terminal in response to a value of the power control signal in order to establish an uplink communication path between the transmitter in the subscriber terminal and a receiver in the central terminal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of controlling transmitter power in a subscriber terminal from a central terminal in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising the steps of: establishing a downlink communication path from a transmitter of the central terminal to a receiver of the subscriber terminal; transmitting a downlink signal from the transmitter of the central terminal, the downlink signal having a traffic carrying channel, the downlink signal having an overhead channel to transfer control information separate from the traffic carrying channel, the overhead channel including a power control signal; extracting the power control signal from the overhead channel of the downlink signal at the receiver of the subscriber terminal; adjusting a transmitting power of a transmitter in the subscriber terminal in response to a value of the power control signal in order to establish an uplink communication path between the transmitter in the subscriber terminal and a receiver in the central terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the power control signal is a multi-bit value specifying positive or negative incremental adjustments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the overhead channel is decoded into one of every ten bit positions of the downlink signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitter of the subscriber terminal is powered off prior to establishing the downlink communication path and receiving the power control signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal is powered to a minimum value upon establishing the downlink communication path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitting power is incrementally increased from the desired minimum value until the transmitting power reaches a desired threshold range.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: comparing the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal to a threshold range; transmitting the power control signal having a value indicating further adjustments to the transmitting power in response to the transmitting power being outside the threshold range.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of: transmitting the power control signal having a value indicating that no further adjustments are to be made to the transmitting power in response to the transmitting power falling within the threshold range.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of: gradually increasing the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal in response to establishing the downlink communication path.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: placing the transmitting power into a desired threshold range; monitoring the transmitting power; increasing or decreasing the transmitting power through the power control signal upon falling below or exceeding the desired threshold range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising a step of: entering a fine adjustment mode upon reaching the desired threshold range, wherein the transmitting power is increased or decreased in 0.1 decibel increments in the fine adjustment mode in response to the power control signal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: monitoring the downlink communication path from the central terminal to the subscriber terminal; resetting the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal to a previous value in response to an interruption in the downlink communication path to facilitate reestablishment of the downlink communication path.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of: entering a coarse adjustment mode upon establishing the downlink communication path, wherein the transmitting power is adjusted in one decibel increments in the coarse adjustment mode in response to the power control signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting power is adjusted to match the transmitting power of other transmitters in other subscriber terminals serviced by the central terminal.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for controlling transmitting power in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising: a transmitter at a central terminal for transmitting a downlink signal, the downlink signal having a traffic carrying channel, the downlink signal having an overhead channel to transfer control information separate from the traffic carrying channel, the overhead channel including a power control signal; a receiver at a subscriber terminal for receiving the downlink signal, the receiver of the subscriber terminal operable to extract the power control signal from the downlink signal; a transmitter at the subscriber terminal for transmitting an uplink signal, the transmitter of the subscriber terminal operable to receive the power control signal, the power control signal operable to adjust a transmitting power of the transmitter.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for controlling transmitting power in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising: a transmitter at a central terminal for transmitting a downlink signal, the downlink signal having a traffic carrying channel, the downlink signal having an overhead channel to transfer control information separate from the traffic carrying channel, the overhead channel including a power control signal; a receiver at a subscriber terminal for receiving the downlink signal, the receiver of the subscriber terminal operable to extract the power control signal from the downlink signal; a transmitter at the subscriber terminal for transmitting an uplink signal, the transmitter of the subscriber terminal operable to receive the power control signal, the power control signal operable to adjust a transmitting power of the transmitter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the power control signal is a multi-bit value specifying positive or negative incremental adjustments.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the overhead channel is decoded into one of every ten bit positions of the downlink signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising: a receiver at the central terminal for receiving an uplink signal from the transmitter of the subscriber terminal, the receiver of the central terminal comparing the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal to a desired threshold range, the receiver of the central terminal setting a value of the power control signal in response to the comparison.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power control signal is set to a value indicating no further adjustments in response to the transmitting power falling within the desired threshold range.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power control signal is set to a value indicating an increase adjustment in response to the transmitting power being below the desired threshold range.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the power control signal is set to a value indicating a decrease adjustment in response to the transmitting power exceeding the desired threshold range.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the power control signal adjusts the transmitting power in incremental steps, the power control signal providing positive or negative incremental adjustments of one decibel in a coarse adjustment mode, the power control signal providing positive or negative incremental adjustments of 0.1 decibels in a fine adjustment mode.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the transmitting power is adjusted to match transmitting powers of other transmitters within the wireless telecommunications network.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the transmitting power is initially set at a desired minimum value prior to adjustment to prevent interference with other transmitters and receivers in the wireless telecommunications system.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the power control signal gradually increases the transmitting power from the desired minimum value to prevent introduction of interference to other transmitters and receivers of the wireless telecommunications system.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the receiver in the central terminal continuously monitors the transmitting power of the transmitter in the subscriber terminal to provide continuous adjustments to the transmitting power through the power control signal.
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