Open-loop power controlenhancement for blindrescue channel operation
First Claim
1. In a system comprising a network and at least one mobile station (MS) for enabling communications with the at least one MS, the at least one MS having a connection with the network that is capable of becoming a potentially failing connection and the system for executing a rescue procedure for rescuing the potentially failing connection upon detection of the potentially failing connection, a method for computing a mean rescue transmission output power level of a MS having a potentially failing connection, the method comprising:
- determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure; and
computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining an efficient and reliable power level for the MS'"'"'s transmitter for reverse link communications during a rescue procedure to rescue dropped calls quickly and with a high success rate is disclosed. A mobile station'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level is computed by first determining the mobile station'"'"'s mean receive input power level when the mobile station transmits during a connection rescue procedure. This mean receive input power level is then adjusted using up to four parameters. These four variables include (1) a pre-rescue power delta, (2) a rescue interference delta, (3) a rescue delay compensation value, and (4) a pre-determined value.
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38 Claims
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1. In a system comprising a network and at least one mobile station (MS) for enabling communications with the at least one MS, the at least one MS having a connection with the network that is capable of becoming a potentially failing connection and the system for executing a rescue procedure for rescuing the potentially failing connection upon detection of the potentially failing connection, a method for computing a mean rescue transmission output power level of a MS having a potentially failing connection, the method comprising:
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determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure; and
computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. In a system comprising a network and at least one mobile station (MS) for enabling communications with the at least one MS, the at least one MS having a connection with the network that is capable of becoming a potentially failing connection and the system for executing a rescue procedure for rescuing the potentially failing connection upon detection of the potentially failing connection, a method for computing a mean rescue transmission output power level of a MS having a potentially failing connection, the MS capable of maintaining a normal active set of pilots AN during normal operation and an updated rescue active set of pilots AR during the rescue procedure, the normal active set of pilots AN creating a combined normal pilot strength value PSN and the updated rescue active set of pilots AR creating a combined rescue pilot strength value PSR, the method comprising:
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determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure; and
computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control;
wherein the delta power level includes contributions from one or more of four parameters, the four parameters comprising a pre-rescue power delta computed by subtracting the MS'"'"'s mean receive power level from the MS'"'"'s transmit power level, the MS mean receive power level and the MS transmit power level measured at a time power control bits were received by the MS prior to detection of the potentially failing connection, the pre-rescue power delta including the offset, a rescue interference delta computed by determining a normal active set first interference correction term ICN=min(max(OFFSET−
PSN,LO_IC),HI_IC) and an updated rescue active set second interference correction term ICR=min(max(OFFSET−
PSR,LO_IC),HI_IC), where OFFSET is a highest value in a selected range of PSN and PSR values, LO_IC is a lowest value in a selected range of ICN and ICR values, and HI_IC is a highest value in the selected range of ICN and ICR values, and computing the rescue interference delta as ICR−
ICN,a rescue delay compensation value that is multiplied by a coefficient that increases as a delay time increases, the delay time representing a time interval beginning at the time power control bits were received by the MS prior to detection of the potentially failing connection, and ending at an end of the rescue procedure, and a pre-determined value selected to balance a time needed to complete the rescue procedure and the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level.
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19. In a system comprising a network and at least one mobile station (MS) for enabling communications with the at least one MS, the at least one MS having a connection with the network that is capable of becoming a potentially failing connection and the system for executing a rescue procedure for rescuing the potentially failing connection upon detection of the potentially failing connection, a method for computing a mean rescue transmission output power level of a MS having a potentially failing connection, the method comprising:
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a step for determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure; and
a step for computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control.
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20. A mobile station (MS) for communicating with a network and for assisting in rescuing the MS when the MS has a connection with the network that has become a potentially failing connection by executing a rescue procedure and transmitting on a reverse link at a specified mean rescue transmission output power level, the MS comprising:
a MS processor programmed for determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure, and computing the mean rescue transmission output power level for the MS by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37)
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34. A mobile station (MS) for communicating with a network and for assisting in rescuing the MS when the MS has a connection with the network that has become a potentially failing connection by executing a rescue procedure and transmitting on a reverse link at a specified mean rescue transmission output power level, the MS comprising:
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a MS processor programmed for determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure, and computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control;
wherein the MS processor is further programmed for including in the delta power level contributions from one or more of four parameters, the four parameters comprising a pre-rescue power delta computed by subtracting the MS'"'"'s mean receive power level from the MS'"'"'s transmit power level, the MS mean receive power level and the MS transmit power level measured at a time power control bits were received by the MS prior to detection of the potentially failing connection, the pre-rescue power delta including the offset, a rescue interference delta computed by maintaining a normal active set of pilots AN and measuring a combined normal pilot strength value PSN from AN during normal operation, maintaining an updated rescue active set of pilots AR and measuring a combined rescue pilot strength value PSR from AR during execution of the rescue procedure, determining a normal active set first interference correction term ICN=min(max(OFFSET−
PSN,LO_IC),HI_IC) and an updated rescue active set second interference correction term ICR=min(max(OFFSET−
PSR,LO_IC),HI_IC), where OFFSET is a highest value in a selected range of PSN and PSR values, LO_IC is a lowest value in a selected range of ICN and ICR values, and HI_IC is a highest value in the selected range of ICN and ICR values, and computing the rescue interference delta as ICR−
ICN,a rescue delay compensation value that is multiplied by a coefficient that increases as a delay time increases, the delay time representing a time interval beginning at the time power control bits were received by the MS prior to detection of the potentially failing connection, and ending at an end of the rescue procedure, and a pre-determined value selected to balance a time needed to complete the rescue procedure and the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level.
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38. A mobile station (MS) for communicating with a network and for assisting in rescuing the MS when the MS has a connection with the network that has become a potentially failing connection by executing a rescue procedure and transmitting on a reverse link at a specified mean rescue transmission output power level, the MS comprising:
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means for determining a mean rescue receive power level for the MS when the MS begins transmitting during the rescue procedure; and
means for computing the MS'"'"'s mean rescue transmission output power level by adding a delta power level to a negative of the mean rescue receive power level, the delta power level inherently including an offset representing open-loop power control.
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