Integrated power control and congestion control in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a communication system having base stations and mobile stations, comprising the steps of:
- controlling signal transmission power of at least one mobile station in the system based on a signal traffic congestion in the system, wherein the step of controlling signal transmission power comprises;
measuring a quality of a signal transmitted from one of the mobile stations to one of the base stations;
comparing the measured signal quality with a first threshold value SIRt ;
measuring a received signal power Pr at the one base station;
comparing the measured signal power Pr with a second threshold value Pt ; and
changing the signal transmission power of the one mobile station based on the comparisons of the measured signal quality with the first threshold value SIRt and the measured signal power with the second threshold value Pr ;
whereinthe signal transmission power of the one mobile station is increased when a) (SIRm /SIRt)<
1 and Pr <
Pt, or b) (SIRm /SIRt)((Pr /Pt))<
1 and Pr >
Pt, whereSIRm is a signal to interference ratio measured at the one base station of a signal transmitted from the one mobile station;
SIRt is a predetermined signal to interference ratio threshold value;
Pr is a total signal power received at the one base station;
Pt is a predetermined total received signal power threshold value; and
n is greater than zero; and
controlling the sign traffic congestion in the system based on the comparison of the measured signal power with the second threshold value Pt, wherein the step of controlling congestion is performed when Pr >
Pt and comprises the steps of;
selecting a signal transmission between a first mobile station and a first base station;
performing at least one of lowering a bit rate of the selected signal transmission, executing an interfrequency handover of the selected signal transmission, and terminating the selected signal mission; and
repeating the steps of selecting and performing until Pr <
Pt.
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Abstract
A method of stabilizing a communication system having base stations and mobile stations using integrated control of both signal transmission power levels and signal congestion levels. In particular, the method includes measuring a quality such as a signal to interference ratio of a signal transmitted from a mobile station to a base station and measuring a total received signal power at the base station. The signal transmission power of the mobile station is changed based on comparisons of the measured signals with predetermined threshold values. When the measured total received signal power at the base station exceeds the corresponding predetermined threshold value, a congestion control algorithm is executed to reduce the signal congestion level.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a communication system having base stations and mobile stations, comprising the steps of:
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controlling signal transmission power of at least one mobile station in the system based on a signal traffic congestion in the system, wherein the step of controlling signal transmission power comprises; measuring a quality of a signal transmitted from one of the mobile stations to one of the base stations; comparing the measured signal quality with a first threshold value SIRt ; measuring a received signal power Pr at the one base station; comparing the measured signal power Pr with a second threshold value Pt ; and changing the signal transmission power of the one mobile station based on the comparisons of the measured signal quality with the first threshold value SIRt and the measured signal power with the second threshold value Pr ;
whereinthe signal transmission power of the one mobile station is increased when a) (SIRm /SIRt)<
1 and Pr <
Pt, or b) (SIRm /SIRt)((Pr /Pt))<
1 and Pr >
Pt, whereSIRm is a signal to interference ratio measured at the one base station of a signal transmitted from the one mobile station; SIRt is a predetermined signal to interference ratio threshold value; Pr is a total signal power received at the one base station; Pt is a predetermined total received signal power threshold value; and n is greater than zero; and controlling the sign traffic congestion in the system based on the comparison of the measured signal power with the second threshold value Pt, wherein the step of controlling congestion is performed when Pr >
Pt and comprises the steps of;selecting a signal transmission between a first mobile station and a first base station; performing at least one of lowering a bit rate of the selected signal transmission, executing an interfrequency handover of the selected signal transmission, and terminating the selected signal mission; and repeating the steps of selecting and performing until Pr <
Pt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for stabilizing a communication system having base stations and mobile stations, comprising:
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means for stabilizing a power vector of the system based on signal traffic congestion in the system, including means for measuring a total signal power pr received at one of the base stations; means for comparing the measured signal power Pr with a first threshold value Pt ; means for measuring a quality SIRm of a signal transmitted from one of the mobile stations to the one base station; means for comparing the measured quality SIRm with a second threshold value SIRt ; and means for changing the signal transmission power of the one mobile station based on the comparisons of the measured values with the threshold values, by increasing the signal transmission power of the one mobile station when a) (SIRm /SIRt)<
1 and Pr <
Pt, or b) (SIRm /SIRt)((Pr /Pt)n)<
1 and Pr >
Pt, whereSIRm is a signal to interference ratio measured at the one base station of a signal transmitted from the one mobile station; SIRt is a predetermined signal to interference ratio threshold value; Pr is a total signal power received at the one base station; Pt is a predetermined total received signal power threshold value; and n is greater than zero; and means for reducing congestion in the system from a first level to a second level when Pr >
Pt, by selecting a signal transmission between a first mobile station and a first base station and performing at least one of a) lowering a bit rate of the selected signal transmission, b) performing an interfrequency handover of the selected signal transmission, and c) terminating the selected signal transmission, until Pr <
Pt. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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