Dynamic capacity allocation CDMA spread spectrum communications
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having at least one relay station within the geographical area, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
- coupling, with a diplexer, the signal received at said relay station to said radio-relay system;
measuring, at said radio-relay system, with a first receiver having a bandpass filter and with the first bandwidth overlapping the radio-relay bandwidth, a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system;
measuring, at said radio-relay system, with a second receiver having a bandpass filter with the second bandwidth not overlapping the radio-relay bandwidth, a second power level outside the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system;
comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold;
generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level;
regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a power level transmitted from the at least one spread-spectrum-base station located within the geographical region in response to the ratio signal; and
regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a number of user units accessing the at least one spread-spectrum-base station.
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Abstract
A dynamic capacity allocation spread spectrum CDMA communications system for overlaying, at least in part, geographically and in frequency a radio-relay system. A first receiver, located near the relay receiver of the radio-relay system, measures a first power level within the relay bandwidth of the radio-relay system. A second receiver, located near the relay receiver, measures a second power level outside the relay bandwidth of the radio-relay system. The first power level is compared to a predetermined threshold. A ratio signal is generated from the first power level and the second power level. When the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, the ratio signal is used to regulate the power level and dynamically allocate the capacity transmitted from each spread-spectrum-base station.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having at least one relay station within the geographical area, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
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coupling, with a diplexer, the signal received at said relay station to said radio-relay system; measuring, at said radio-relay system, with a first receiver having a bandpass filter and with the first bandwidth overlapping the radio-relay bandwidth, a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; measuring, at said radio-relay system, with a second receiver having a bandpass filter with the second bandwidth not overlapping the radio-relay bandwidth, a second power level outside the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a power level transmitted from the at least one spread-spectrum-base station located within the geographical region in response to the ratio signal; and regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a number of user units accessing the at least one spread-spectrum-base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread-spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
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measuring a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; measuring a second power level outside the bandwidth of said radio-relay system; comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; and regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a power level transmitted from the at least one spread-spectrum-base station in response to the ratio signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread-spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising the steps of:
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measuring a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; measuring a second power level outside the bandwidth of said radio-relay system; comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; and regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a number of user units accessing the at least one spread-spectrum-base station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio relay system having at least one relay station within the geographical area, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising:
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first means, located near a relay receiver of said radio-relay system, for measuring with a first receiver having a bandwidth approximately equal to the radio-relay bandwidth for transmitting the signal to said radio-relay system, a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; second means, located near said relay receiver of said radio-relay system, for measuring with a second receiver having a bandwidth approximately equal the radio-relay bandwidth for transmitting the signal to said radio-relay system, a second power level outside the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; means, located at each relay station, for coupling the signal received at said relay station to at said first measuring means and to said second measuring means; means for comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; means for generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; and first means for regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a power level transmitted from the at least one spread-spectrum-base station located within the geographical region in response to the ratio signal; and second means for regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a number of user units accessing the at least one spread-spectrum-base station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising:
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first means for measuring a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; second means for measuring a second power level outside the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; means for comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; means for generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; and means for regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a power level transmitted from the at least one spread-spectrum-base station in response to the ratio signal.
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30. A system for dynamically allocating power and capacity of a spread spectrum system having at least one spread-spectrum-base station, with said spread spectrum system overlaying, at least in part, in frequency and in a same geographical area as a radio-relay system, said radio-relay system having a signal with a radio-relay bandwidth, comprising:
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first means for measuring a first power level within the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; second means for measuring a second power level outside the radio-relay bandwidth of said radio-relay system; means for comparing the first power level to a predetermined threshold; means for generating a ratio signal from the first power level and the second power level; and means for regulating, when the first power level exceeds the predetermined threshold, a number of user units accessing the at least one spread-spectrum-base station.
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