Abstract:
An outer loop power control method for a radio communications system, e.g. UMTS, comprising determining that a plurality of different services (e.g. voice and data) are being communicated, performing a comparison with respect to the different services, and providing an inner loop power control performance target, for example a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target, in a manner dependent on the comparison, i.e. the transmission power is adjusted to achieve the higher required SIR of the plurality of services. The required SIR for the various services is checked frequently to ensure that as requirements change the transmission power is only as high as required, therefore extending battery life.
Abstract:
A method (200) for scheduling one or more data packets in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system (100) comprises the steps of measuring power by the one or more base sites (122-132) and computing an amount of downlink power resource needed to transmit one or more data packets using measurements made in the one or more of the base sites (122-132); and/or an amount of power resource availability into which one or more data packets can be scheduled. The method also comprises scheduling the one or more data packets based on the computed amount of power. In this manner, a CDMA communication system is able to determine whether sufficient power resource exists in order to schedule one or more data packets, thereby improving scheduling efficiency in scenarios where transmit power in the communication system is highly variable.
Abstract:
An outer loop power control method and apparatus for a radio communications system, for example a UMTS cellular radio communications system ( 60 ), comprising: determining that a plurality of different services are being communicated; performing a comparison with respect to the different services; and providing an inner loop power control performance target, for example a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target, in a manner dependent upon the comparison.
Abstract:
A method (200) for scheduling one or more data packets in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system (100) comprises the steps of measuring power by the one or more base sites (122-132) and computing an amount of downlink power resource needed to transmit one or more data packets using measurements made in the one or more of the base sites (122-132); and/or an amount of power resource availability into which one or more data packets can be scheduled. The method also comprises scheduling the one or more data packets based on the computed amount of power. In this manner, a CDMA communication system is able to determine whether sufficient power resource exists in order to schedule one or more data packets, thereby improving scheduling efficiency in scenarios where transmit power in the communication system is highly variable.