Selective power control messaging
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a signal;
determining a quality of the received signal; and
transmitting a power control message, with a selected size, to request a modification in transmission power, the power control message being based at least in part on the quality of the received signal.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method and apparatus are described to receive a signal, determine a quality of the received signal, and transmit a power control message, with a selected size, to request a modification in transmission power, the power control message being based at least in part on the quality of the received signal.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal;
determining a quality of the received signal; and
transmitting a power control message, with a selected size, to request a modification in transmission power, the power control message being based at least in part on the quality of the received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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transmitting a signal;
receiving a power control message, of a selected size, to request modification of transmission power level, the power control message being based at least in part on the quality of the signal,; and
adjusting transmission power based at least in part on the received power control message. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A signal comprising:
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a standard power control message, the standard power control message requesting that a transmission power level be increased or decreased by a predetermined amount; and
an optional extended power control message, the extended power control message requesting that the transmission power level be increased or decreased by an amount specified by the extended power control message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A radio unit comprising:
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a receiver to receive a first signal, the radio signal determining a quality of the first signal; and
a transmitter to transmit a second signal, the second signal including a power control message of selectable size to request a modification in transmission power, the power control message being based at least in part on the quality of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A radio unit comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit a first signal; and
a receiver to receive a second signal, the second signal including a power control message of selectable size, the power control message being based at least in part on a quality of the first signal, the radio unit adjusting transmission power of the transmitter in response to the power control message. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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