Forward Link Power Control
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of forward link power control in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- a. grouping a plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals;
b. for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group, and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of forward link power control in a communications system comprises: grouping a plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group; and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level.
-
Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A method of forward link power control in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
-
a. grouping a plurality of user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; b. for each said group, determining a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group, and assigning one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A wireless communication system comprising:
a plurality of user terminals; and a transmitter arranged to transmit wireless signals to the plurality of user terminals over a forward link; wherein the plurality of user terminals are grouped into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; for each said group, a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group is determined, and one or more forward link carriers are assigned to the group, with the corresponding power level.
-
16. A non-transient computer readable medium containing program instructions for causing a computer to:
-
a. group a plurality of wireless user terminals into a plurality of groups, at least one of which comprises more than one of the user terminals; b. for each said group, determine a corresponding forward link power level required to satisfy an aggregate demand of the group, and c. assign one or more forward link carriers to the group, with the corresponding power level.
-
Specification