Power control of plural packet data control channels
First Claim
1. A method of controlling power in a cellular telecommunications system that provides high-speed packet data to a multiplicity of mobile stations (MSs) from a serving base station (BS), the method comprising:
- a) evaluating an expected reception quality for a multiplicity of MSs served by a serving BS;
b) categorizing the MSs served by the serving BS into a plurality of reception categories that reflect results of the expected reception quality evaluation;
c) assigning a first one of a plurality of packet data control channels (PDCCHs) preferentially to MSs in a first reception category;
d) transmitting information on the first PDCCH with a first robustness to MSs in the first reception category; and
e) transmitting information on a different second PDCCH at a second robustness lower than the first robustness to MSs of a second reception category, such that more transmit power is attributable to the first PDCCH than to the second PDCCH.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling more efficient use of plural packet data control channels (PDCCHs) that are associated with a common block of one or more packet data channels in a cellular communication system capable of high-speed data communications. Mobile stations (MSs) within a coverage area of a base station (BS) are categorized in accordance with an expected ability to receive signal transmissions, by determining position, transmission path length, reported channel quality, required reverse transmit power, or otherwise. The plural PDCCHs are preferentially associated with different categories of MSs, and are transmitted at different levels of robustness. The most robust PDCCH reaches all served MSs, and another PDCCH is transmitted at a lower robustness for more efficient utilization. Power may be reduced, and/or data density increased, on a less robust PDCCH.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of controlling power in a cellular telecommunications system that provides high-speed packet data to a multiplicity of mobile stations (MSs) from a serving base station (BS), the method comprising:
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a) evaluating an expected reception quality for a multiplicity of MSs served by a serving BS;
b) categorizing the MSs served by the serving BS into a plurality of reception categories that reflect results of the expected reception quality evaluation;
c) assigning a first one of a plurality of packet data control channels (PDCCHs) preferentially to MSs in a first reception category;
d) transmitting information on the first PDCCH with a first robustness to MSs in the first reception category; and
e) transmitting information on a different second PDCCH at a second robustness lower than the first robustness to MSs of a second reception category, such that more transmit power is attributable to the first PDCCH than to the second PDCCH. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Cellular communication system base station (BS) apparatus for transmitting high-speed data to a multiplicity of users, the apparatus comprising:
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a) packet data channel transmission facilities configured to share a packet data channel between a plurality of user transceivers by transmitting different packet data to each of a plurality of distinct user tranceivers on the packet data channel during a common packet transmission period;
b) a plurality of distinct packet control channel (PCC) signal processing paths, including a first PCC and a second PCC;
c) a user transceiver receive evaluation block configured to estimate ability to receive signals for each of a multiplicity of user transceivers assigned to share the packet data channel, and to categorize the user transceivers in a plurality of receive ability categories according to such estimated ability to receive;
d) processing facilities configured to prepare first and second information messages regarding the packet data channel for concurrent transmission on the first and second PCCs, respectively, to a corresponding plurality of user transceivers selected based in part according to receive ability categories of the user transceivers; and
e) robustness control facilities for controlling a second PCC message transmission robustness distinctly from a robustness of a concurrent first PCC message transmission. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Cellular communication system mobile station (MS) apparatus for receiving high-speed data from a base station, the apparatus comprising:
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a) packet data channel receive facilities configured to receive data received in a selectable portion of a packet data channel;
b) receive processing facilities for processing signals on a plurality of distinct packet control channels (PCCs), including a first PCC and a second PCC, to obtain messages for controlling processing of the packet data channel; and
c) a modulation and/or coding scheme (MCS) selection block for selectably controlling the modulation and/or coding used for the second PCC distinctly from modulation and/or coding used for the first PCC. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling power in a cellular telecommunications system that provides high-speed packet data to a multiplicity of mobile stations (MSs) from a serving base station (BS), the method comprising:
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a) a step for evaluating an expected reception quality for a multiplicity of MSs served by a serving BS;
b) a step for categorizing the MSs in accordance with results of the reception quality evaluation step;
c) a step for assigning a plurality of packet data control channels (PDCCHs) to MSs in accordance with a reception category; and
d) a step for transmitting information on the plurality of PDCCHs with different robustness depending upon a target MS reception category.
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