Method and apparatus for controlling power for variable-rate vocoded communications
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling power for variable-rate vocoded communications 有权
    用于控制可变速率声控通信功率的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06697343B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-24

    申请号:US09383233

    申请日:1999-08-26

    IPC分类号: G08C1700

    摘要: A base station assembles a frame including information bits at a vocoding rate for downlink transmission over a traffic channel as channel bits at a channel rate. The base station places at least one rate-indicating bit at a beginning of the frame for indicating the vocoding rate. The mobile station evaluates the downlink transmission with consideration of the vocoding rate indicated by the at least one rate-indicating bit. The mobile station can determine the vocoding rate by decoding the beginning of the frame to permit power control in less than one frame duration from initial receipt of the frame at the mobile station.

    摘要翻译: 一个基站组装一个帧,包括一个声码率的信息比特,用于通过业务信道进行下行链路传输,作为信道速率的信道比特。 基站在帧的开始处放置至少一个速率指示位,用于指示声码率。 考虑到由至少一个速率指示位指示的声码速率,移动站评估下行链路传输。 移动台可以通过解码帧的开始来确定声码速率,从而允许在移动站的初始接收帧的不到一帧的持续时间内进行功率控制。

    Method and system for controlling forward transmit power in a wireless system
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for controlling forward transmit power in a wireless system 有权
    在无线系统中控制正向传输功率的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06496531B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-17

    申请号:US09389080

    申请日:1999-09-02

    IPC分类号: H04B1713

    摘要: A method and system for controlling down link transmit power during a soft hand-off in a spread-spectrum wireless system supports independent power control of multiple forward channels to reduce fading. For a soft hand-off, a mobile switching center determines if a forward control channel is transmitted from different sectors of base stations than a forward data channel is. The base stations preferably adjust transmit powers of the forward channels grouped into different physical channels by receiving power control data over the allocated reverse power control channels to compensate for fading of the forward channels during a soft hand-off.

    摘要翻译: 用于在扩展频谱无线系统中的软切换期间控制下行链路发射功率的方法和系统支持多个前向信道的独立功率控制以减少衰落。 对于软切换,移动交换中心确定前向控制信道是否从正向数据信道的基站的不同扇区发送。 基站优选地通过在分配的反向功率控制信道上接收功率控制数据来调整分组成不同物理信道的前向信道的发射功率,以补偿在软切换期间前向信道的衰落。

    Method for adjusting the transmit power level during soft handoff in wireless communication systems

    公开(公告)号:US06628958B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-30

    申请号:US09396947

    申请日:1999-09-15

    IPC分类号: H04Q720

    摘要: A base station in a soft handoff adjusts its transmit power level by a first amount if the base station is participating in a soft handoff and by a second amount if the base station is not participating in the soft handoff, i.e. in simplex mode. The first and second amounts are different. In one embodiment of the invention, the adjustment is performed by using a down-step size that is larger in magnitude than an up-step size when the base station is in soft handoff. The transmit power level is then adjusted by the smaller up and larger down step sizes when the base station receives an indication to adjust the transmit power level. The step sizes used when the base station is in simplex mode is larger than the up-step size and smaller than the down step size. In another embodiment, when the base station is in soft handoff, the adjustment is performed by adjusting the transmit power level by the same step size as used during simplex mode when the base station receives an indication to adjust the transmit power level and then reducing the result by a reduction amount. The order of these two steps can be reversed, and the transmit power level can be first reduced by the reduction amount and then adjusted by the same step sizes as used during simplex mode. The reduction amount has a magnitude greater than zero and smaller than the step size. The method of adjusting the base station transmit power level by different amounts based on whether the base station participating in a soft handoff can be used with the method of programming each base station in a soft handoff with a threshold power level to constrain the power transmitted by the base station on the forward link. When the threshold power level is a minimum-threshold power level, each base station maintains its transmit power level at or above the minimum-threshold power level. When the threshold power level is a maximum-threshold power level, each base station maintains its transmit power level at or below the maximum-threshold power level. The threshold power level can be either an adjustable or a fixed threshold power level.

    Method and apparatus for adaptive setting of initial traffic power
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for adaptive setting of initial traffic power 有权
    初始交通量自适应设定方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US07190688B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-13

    申请号:US09157758

    申请日:1998-09-21

    IPC分类号: H04B7/216

    CPC分类号: H04W52/243 H04W52/50

    摘要: A method and apparatus that permits base stations to adaptively set initial power levels in forward link traffic channels (i.e., base station to mobile unit) based on an interference measure, where the interference measure is the difference between the base station transmitted pilot EC/IO and the mobile unit received pilot EC/IO. The interference measure indicates how much interference is present from other base stations in the mobile unit's locale, mobile receiver noise and other similar sources. Call quality and system capacity are optimized since the initial power level is set in accordance with the interference environment. The method of the invention implements the adaptive setting by extracting the mobile unit received pilot EC/IO from the access message transmitted by the mobile unit. The interference measure is then determined and used by the base station to set the initial power level in the forward link traffic channel.

    摘要翻译: 一种允许基站基于干扰测量自适应地将前向链路业务信道(即,基站到移动单元)中的初始功率电平设置的方法和装置,其中干扰测量是基站发射导频E

    Method and system for overhead message updates
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and system for overhead message updates 有权
    开销消息更新的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06374103B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-16

    申请号:US09164399

    申请日:1998-09-30

    IPC分类号: H04Q708

    CPC分类号: H04W68/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for arranging transmission of overhead messages on the paging channel of a wireless communications system is described. Certain paging channel slots are established, based on a timing reference, that must contain an overhead message. In the intervening slots or slot fragments, the base station transmits mobile-directed messages, when they are available. When no mobile directed messages are available for transmission, the base station selects an overhead message from a queue for transmission on the intervening paging channel slot or slot fragment.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种在无线通信系统的寻呼信道上安排开销消息传输的方法和装置。 基于定时参考建立某些寻呼信道时隙,其必须包含开销消息。 在插入时隙或时隙片段中,当基站可用时,基站发送移动定向的消息。 当没有移动定向消息可用于传输时,基站从队列中选择开销消息以在中间寻呼信道时隙或时隙片段上进行传输。

    Apparatus and method for controlling the transmission power of the forward link of a wireless communication system
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for controlling the transmission power of the forward link of a wireless communication system 失效
    用于控制无线通信系统的前向链路的发送功率的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06609007B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-19

    申请号:US09395494

    申请日:1999-09-14

    IPC分类号: H04Q720

    CPC分类号: H04W52/226 H04W52/143

    摘要: A method that adjusts the power level of a set of forward-link signals of a base station responsive to the loading of the forward link as determined by a power level measurement of the signal set. One power level measurement is a pilot fraction of the forward link. Other power level measurements, such as the signal set's power level, can be used, alone or in combination, instead of or in addition to the pilot fraction of the forward link to adjust the power level of the signal set. The power level of the signal set can be changed in any manner, including by scaling it by a scaling factor, or by increasing the power level by a fixed or a variable amount. The power level measurement of the signal set is obtained during a current time period. The scaling factor that will be used in the subsequent time period is determined using the power level measurement. In one embodiment of the invention, the scaling factor can be obtained from a look-up table that is based on the power level measurement. If the cell containing the base station includes several sectors, the power level of the signal set in a sector is adjusted when the power level measurement in that sector indicates that the power level should be adjusted.

    摘要翻译: 一种响应于由信号组的功率电平测量确定的正向链路的加载来调整基站的一组前向链路信号的功率电平的方法。 一个功率电平测量是前向链路的导频部分。 可以单独或组合地使用诸如信号组的功率电平的其它功率电平测量,而不是前导链路的导频部分或除了前向链路的导频部分之外,以调整信号集的功率电平。 信号组的功率电平可以以任何方式改变,包括通过缩放比例缩放,或通过将功率电平增加固定或可变量。 在当前时间段期间获得信号组的功率电平测量。 将在后续时间段内使用的缩放因子使用功率电平测量来确定。 在本发明的一个实施例中,可以从基于功率电平测量的查找表中获得缩放因子。 如果包含基站的小区包括几个扇区,则当扇区中的功率电平测量指示应调整功率电平时,调整扇区中设置的信号的功率电平。

    Method and apparatus for inter-frequency hand-off in wireless communication systems
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for inter-frequency hand-off in wireless communication systems 失效
    无线通信系统中频间切换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06181943B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09050535

    申请日:1998-03-30

    IPC分类号: H04Q738

    CPC分类号: H04W36/30

    摘要: An apparatus and method which, in a wireless communication system, improve the quality of inter-frequency hand-offs from an existing call connection frequency to a new frequency by minimizing oscillating inter-frequency hand-offs between the existing call connection frequency and the new frequency, and by minimizing redundant and unnecessary tuning and searching at the new frequency. The present invention accomplishes this improvement by adding specific threshold comparison values (or triggers) within existing messages and through more robust data reporting, from the mobile unit to the base station, when tuning and searching is performed. Particularly, two comparative triggers provided by the present invention avoid unnecessary tuning and searching in the new frequency, thus reducing voice degradation and the risk of dropped calls while pilot searching in the current frequency. Additionally, an alternative embodiment of the present invention compares received power in the new frequency to the received power in the original frequency. If the received power in the new frequency does not exceed the received power in the original frequency by a specified hysteresis threshold value, then a search of the new frequency is unnecessary and the mobile unit “retunes” to the original frequency.

    摘要翻译: 一种在无线通信系统中通过最小化现有呼叫连接频率与新的呼叫连接频率之间的振荡频间切换来提高从现有呼叫连接频率到新频率的频率间切换质量的装置和方法 频率,并且通过最小化在新频率下的冗余和不必要的调谐和搜索。 本发明通过在现有消息中添加特定的阈值比较值(或触发)并且通过在执行调谐和搜索时从移动单元到基站的更鲁棒的数据报告来实现这一改进。 特别地,本发明提供的两个比较触发器避免了在新频率中的不必要的调谐和搜索,从而在当前频率的导频搜索的同时降低了语音恶化和掉话的风险。 此外,本发明的替代实施例将新频率中的接收功率与原始频率中的接收功率进行比较。 如果新频率的接收功率不以原始频率的接收功率超过指定的滞后阈值,则不需要搜索新的频率,并且移动单元“重新调谐”到原始频率。

    Method of determining transmission rate from a mobile station to a base station in a wireless communication system
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of determining transmission rate from a mobile station to a base station in a wireless communication system 有权
    在无线通信系统中确定从移动台到基站的传输速率的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07142867B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-28

    申请号:US09663265

    申请日:2000-09-15

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20 H04J3/16

    摘要: A method is disclosed for determining when a request for a higher transmission rate should be granted to a mobile station that currently has access to a communication system to facilitate the maintenance of a performance target (quality of service level) of the reverse link. The method for determining when a mobile station can have access to a higher transmission rate includes obtaining first and second estimated performance indicators for a reverse link of the base station that a mobile station is currently accessing. A blocking threshold value is established. Access at the requested higher transmission rate is based on a comparison of the first and second indicators relative to the established blocking threshold value. If access is denied at the requested higher rate, access will be granted at the next lower rate which will not degrade the performance of the wireless communication system.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于确定何时应当向当前可以访问通信系统的移动台授予更高传输速率的请求以便于维护反向链路的性能目标(服务质量水平)的方法。 用于确定何时移动台能够访问较高传输速率的方法包括获得用于移动台正在访问的基站的反向链路的第一和第二估计性能指示符。 建立阻塞阈值。 以所请求的较高传输速率进行访问是基于第一和第二指示符相对于建立的阻塞阈值的比较。 如果访问以所请求的较高速率被拒绝,则将以下一个更低的速率授予访问,这不会降低无线通信系统的性能。