Power control for a channel with multiple formats in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling transmit power for a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- processing data for transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is selected for use for each of the one or more data channels from the associated set of one or more available formats;
specifying a particular performance metric for each selected format for each of the one or more data channels; and
transmitting the data for the one or more data channels at a particular transmit power level to achieve the performance metric specified for each format selected for use.
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Abstract
Techniques to more efficiently control the transmit power for a data transmission that uses a number of formats (e.g., rates, transport formats). Different formats for a given data channel (e.g., transport channel) may require different target SNIRs to achieved a particular BLER. In one aspect, individual target BLER may be specified for each format of each data channel. In another aspect, various power control schemes are provided to achieve different target SNIRs for different formats. In a first power control scheme, multiple individual outer loops are maintained for multiple formats. For each format, its associated outer loop attempts to set the target SNIR such that the target BLER specified for that format is achieved. In a second power control scheme, multiple individual outer loops are maintained and the base station further applies different adjustments to the transmit power levels for different formats.
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71 Claims
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1. A method for controlling transmit power for a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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processing data for transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is selected for use for each of the one or more data channels from the associated set of one or more available formats;
specifying a particular performance metric for each selected format for each of the one or more data channels; and
transmitting the data for the one or more data channels at a particular transmit power level to achieve the performance metric specified for each format selected for use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling transmit power for a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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receiving the data transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is used for each of the one or more data channels and is selected from the associated set of one or more available formats;
determining a status of each data block received on the one or more data channels for a current time interval; and
for each format used in the current time interval, adjusting a setpoint for the format based at least in part on the status of one or more data blocks received on the data channel that uses the format, and wherein the transmit power for the data transmission is adjusted based on a reference setpoint derived based on at least one setpoint for at least one available format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and
a digital signal process device (DSPD) communicatively coupled to the memory and capable of interpreting digital information to;
direct reception of data blocks for a data transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is used for each of the one or more data channels and is selected from the associated set of one or more available formats;
receive a status of each data block received on the one or more data channels for a current time interval; and
adjust a setpoint for each format used in the current time interval based at least in part on the status of one or more data blocks received on the data channel that uses the format, and wherein at least one setpoint for at least one available format is used to derive a reference setpoint that is further used to adjust the transmit power for the data transmission.
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28. A method for controlling transmit power for a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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processing data for transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is selected for use for each of the one or more data channels from the associated set of one or more available formats;
determining a power offset associated with each of one or more formats selected for use in a current time interval for the one or more data channels; and
transmitting the data for the one or more data channels at a particular transmit power level determined based in part on one or more power offsets for the one or more selected formats. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and
a digital signal process device (DSPD) communicatively coupled to the memory and capable of interpreting digital information to;
direct processing of data for transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is selected for use for each of the one or more data channels from the associated set of one or more available formats;
determine a power offset associated with each of one or more formats selected for use in a current time interval for the one or more data channels; and
direct transmission of the data for the one or more data channels at a particular transmit power level determined based in part on one or more power offsets for the one or more selected formats.
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39. A method for controlling transmit power for a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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receiving the data transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, wherein at any given time instance a specific format is used for each of the one or more data channels and is selected from the associated set of one or more available formats, and wherein data for the one or more data channels is transmitted at a particular transmit power level determined based in part on one or more power offsets for one or more formats selected for use in a current time interval for the one or more data channels;
determining a status of each data block received in the current time interval on the one or more data channels; and
for each format used in the current time interval, updating a setpoint for the format based at least in part on the status of one or more data blocks received on the data channel that uses the format. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory; and
a digital signal process device (DSPD) communicatively coupled to the memory and capable of interpreting digital information to;
direct reception of data blocks for a data transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, wherein at any given time instance a specific format is used for each of the one or more data channels and is selected from the associated set of one or more available formats, and wherein data for the one or more data channels is transmitted at a particular transmit power level determined based in part on one or more power offsets for one or more formats selected for use in a current time interval for the one or more data channels;
receive a status of each data block received in the current time interval on the one or more data channels;
update a setpoint for each format used in the current time interval based on the status of one or more data blocks received on the data channel that uses the format; and
derive a power offset update for each format used for the data transmission based on the setpoint for the format and a reference setpoint.
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58. A method for reporting performance of a data transmission in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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receiving the data transmission on a power-controlled channel comprised of one or more data channels, wherein each data channel is associated with a respective set of one or more available formats, wherein each format identifies a specific set of parameter values for processing data, and wherein at any given time instance a specific format is selected for use for each of the one or more data channels from the associated set of one or more available formats;
determining a status of each data block received on the one or more data channels; and
reporting a value for a particular number of data blocks received correctly within a particular time window as indicative of the performance of the data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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61. A power control unit in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a first power control loop operative to receive an indication of a signal quality of a received data transmission and a reference setpoint, and to derive power control commands based on the indicated signal quality and the reference setpoint; and
a second power control loop coupled to the first power control loop and operative to receive status of one or more data blocks in the data transmission and to adjust a setpoint for each of one or more formats used for the data transmission, and wherein the one or more formats are selected from among a plurality of available formats, and wherein the reference setpoint is derived based on at least one setpoint for at least one available format. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. An apparatus for controlling transmit power in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving an indication of a signal quality of a received data transmission and a reference setpoint, and to derive power control commands based on the indicated signal quality and the reference setpoint; and
means for receiving status of one or more data blocks in the data transmission and to adjust a setpoint for each of one or more formats used for the data transmission, wherein the one or more formats are selected from among a plurality of available formats, and wherein the reference setpoint is derived based on at least one setpoint for at least one available format. - View Dependent Claims (67)
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68. A power control unit for use in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a signal quality measurement unit operative to receive and process a data transmission to determine a signal quality of the data transmission;
a receive data processor operative to process the data transmission to determine status of one or more data blocks received in a current time interval from the data transmission; and
a power control processor coupled to the signal quality measurement unit and operative to receive the determined signal quality and derive power control commands based on the determined signal quality and a reference setpoint, receive the status of the one or more data blocks for the current time interval and adjust a setpoint for each of one or more formats used in the current time interval for the data transmission, wherein the one or more formats are selected from among a plurality of available formats, and derive the reference setpoint based on at least one setpoint for at least one transport available format. - View Dependent Claims (69)
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70. An apparatus for controlling transmit power in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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means for receiving and processing a data transmission to determine a signal quality of the data transmission;
means for processing the data transmission to determine status of one or more data blocks received in a current time interval from the data transmission;
means for receiving the determined signal quality and deriving power control commands based on the determined signal quality and a reference setpoint;
means for receiving the status of the one or more data blocks for the current time interval and adjusting a setpoint for each of one or more formats used in the current time interval for the data transmission, wherein the one or more formats are selected from among a plurality of available formats; and
means for deriving the reference setpoint based on at least one setpoint for at least one transport available format. - View Dependent Claims (71)
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