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Adaptive resource allocation in a mobile telephone system

  • US 5,335,356 A
  • Filed: 09/05/1991
  • Issued: 08/02/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of monitoring and altering transmission quality of a call in a mobile radiotelephone system, comprising the steps of:

  • measuring properties of a radio channel carrying said call at a plurality of receiver sites to yield a plurality of measurements;

    evaluating said measurements;

    repeating said measuring step at intervals;

    repeating said evaluating step at a variable time interval equal to the smallest time value of a set comprising a first time value determined as a function of a measurement indicative of quality of reception at a receiver site presently handling said call, a second time value determined as a function of a measurement indicative of a distance of a mobile station party to said call from said receiver site presently handling said call, and a third time value determined as a function of a difference between a signal strength measurement at said receiver site handling said call and a greatest signal strength measurement at the remaining receiver sites; and

    issuing a command to alter said transmission quality responsive to said evaluating step.

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