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LOAD-ADAPTIVE UPLINK TRANSMIT POWER

  • US 20100167780A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2009
  • Published: 07/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An access terminal of a wireless communication system, the access terminal comprising:

  • an antenna configured to transmit and receive wireless communications;

    a transceiver coupled to the antenna;

    a load level monitor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive, from the transceiver via the antenna, and analyze indications of reverse link wireless network traffic load over a period of time in a region of the wireless network containing the access terminal;

    a load level module communicatively coupled to the load level monitor and configured to combine the indications over the period of time to determine a load level associated with the access terminal; and

    a transmission module, communicatively coupled to the load level module and the transceiver, configured to cause the transceiver to change from transmitting data packets in accordance with a first value of a transmission characteristic to transmitting data packets in accordance with a second value of the transmission characteristic in response to the load level being below a first load threshold value.

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