REVERSE LINK RATE AND STABILITY CONTROL
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Abstract
In a radio access network, the reverse link rate of an access terminal is controlled and stabilized by determining a number of connections in one or more sectors in which the access terminal has a connection and setting a rate limit based on at least one of the determined number of connections. The number of connections can be determined for each sector in which the access terminal has a connection or for some subset of these sectors. If the number of connections is determined for more than one sector, the radio access network may limit the reverse link rate based on the sector having the greatest number of connections.
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56 Claims
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36. A method for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a sector of a radio access network, the method comprising:
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determining an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values; and setting a rate limit for the access terminal based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A radio node configured to transmit radio signals to, and to receive radio signals from, an access terminal in a sector of a radio access network, the radio node comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and memory for storing instructions that are executed by the one or more processing devices to; determine an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; compare the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the compare. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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