Forward link power control
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1. A method of forward link power control in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- a. for each of a plurality of user terminals, determining a respective forward link demand of that user terminal;
b. grouping the plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups according to said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals, wherein at least one of the groups comprises more than one of the user terminals;
c. for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate of said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals within that group, and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding forward link power level.
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A method of forward link power control in a communications system comprises: grouping a plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group; and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of forward link power control in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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a. for each of a plurality of user terminals, determining a respective forward link demand of that user terminal; b. grouping the plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups according to said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals, wherein at least one of the groups comprises more than one of the user terminals; c. for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate of said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals within that group, and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding forward link power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals; and a transmitter arranged to transmit wireless signals to the plurality of user terminals over a forward link; wherein a respective forward link demand is determined for each of the user terminals, and the user terminals are grouped into a plurality of groups according to said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals, wherein at least one of the groups comprises more than one of the user terminals; for each said group, a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate of said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals within that group is determined, and one or more forward link carriers are assigned to the group, with the corresponding forward link power level.
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18. A non-transient computer readable medium containing program instructions for causing a computer to:
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a. for each of a plurality of user terminals, determine a forward link demand of that user terminal; b. group the plurality of wireless user terminals into a plurality of groups according to said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals, wherein at least one of the groups comprises more than one of the user terminals; c. for each said group, determine a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate of said determined forward link demands of each of the user terminals within that group, and assign one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding forward link power level.
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