Common rate control command generation
First Claim
1. A method of reverse link rate control at a base station comprising:
- receiving status bits from mobile stations in a group of mobile stations subject to common rate control, said status bits from each mobile station indicating whether the mobile station can increase its reverse link data rate; and
selectively generating common rate control commands for the group of mobile stations based on evaluating the status bits.
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Abstract
A method of Common Rate Control (CRC) command generation considers status bits returned by mobile stations subject to CRC. The status bits from each mobile station, e.g., the Mobile station Status Indication Bits (MSIBs) defined by Release D of the IS-2000 standards, indicate whether the mobile station is capable of increasing its reverse link data rate, and may additionally indicate whether the mobile station has enough data for transmission to warrant a higher rate. Regardless, the status bits indicate how many in a group of mobile stations are capable of increasing their reverse link rates. Thus, a base station'"'"'s command generation logic can take advantage of the additional knowledge gained from the status bits when generating CRC commands.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of reverse link rate control at a base station comprising:
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receiving status bits from mobile stations in a group of mobile stations subject to common rate control, said status bits from each mobile station indicating whether the mobile station can increase its reverse link data rate; and
selectively generating common rate control commands for the group of mobile stations based on evaluating the status bits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A base station system comprising one or more rate control processors configured to generate common rate control commands for a group of mobile stations:
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process status bits from mobile stations in a group of mobile stations subject to common rate control, said status bits from each mobile station indicating whether the mobile station can increase its reverse link data rate; and
selectively generate common rate control commands for the group of mobile stations based on evaluating the status bits. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of generating common rate control commands at a base station for one or more groups of mobile stations comprising selectively operating in first and second modes, wherein:
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in the first mode of operation, generating common rate control commands for the one or more groups of mobile stations is based at least in part on status bits received from each mobile station that indicate whether the reverse link rate of the mobile station can be increased; and
in the second mode of operation, generating common rate control commands for the one or more groups is not based on the status bits. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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