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Method and apparatus for performing fast power control in a mobile communication system
Assignee: Qualcomm Inc
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Filing: 1997-10-27
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2017-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for controlling transmission power in a mobile communication system, which provides for a closed-loop power control method. A mobile station provides information on the quality of the signal received from the base station, and the base station responds by adjusting the power allocated to that user in a shared base station signal. The transmission power is adjusted initially by a large increment and then ramped down at an increasingly decreasing rate. The mobile station also provides information to the base station as to its relative velocity and the base station adjusts its transmission power in accordance with this velocity information.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr.
- 👤 Joseph P. Odenwalder
- 👤 Charles E. Wheatley, III
- 👤 Roberto Padovani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/04; H04W52/30; H04W52/36; H04W52/362; H04W52/06; H04W52/08; H04W52/18; H04W52/22; H04W52/228; H04W52/28; H04W52/282; H04W52/367; H04W52/38; H04W52/50; H04W52/20; H04W52/24; H04W52/247; H04W52/283; H04W52/54; H04W52/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for controlling transmission power from a central communications station comprising: receiver means for receiving a signal from a remote station; transmitter means for adjusting a transmission power in accordance with said received signal wherein following a transmission power increase, reducing said transmission power at a first nonzero predetermined rate for a predetermined time period and reducing said transmission power at a second nonzero predetermined rate which is unequal to said first predetermined rate following said predetermined time period.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
An apparatus for controlling transmission power from a central communications station comprising: receiver means for receiving a signal from a remote station; transmitter means for adjusting a transmission power in accordance with said received signal wherein following a transmission power increase, reducing said transmission power at a first nonzero predetermined rate for a predetermined time period and reducing said transmission power at a second nonzero predetermined rate which is unequal to said first predetermined rate following said predetermined time period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said received signal is a power control message generated by said remote station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said received signal is a motion message generated by said remote station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said receiver means is further for measuring a Doppler shift in said received signal and wherein said transmitter means is for adjusting the transmission power level in accordance with said measured Doppler shift.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a decoder means for decoding said received signal and for generating a quality estimate in accordance with said decoded signal and wherein said transmitter means is for adjusting the transmission power level in accordance with said quality estimate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said receiver means is further for measuring received signal power and wherein said transmitter means is for adjusting the transmission power level in accordance with said received signal power.
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