System and method of quantifying the degree of balance on forward link and reverse link channels
First Claim
1. A telecommunications system for quantifying the degree of balance of a forward link channel and a reverse link channel within a cell within a cellular network, said telecommunications system comprising:
- a base station within said cell, said base station measuring a plurality of bit error rates on said reverse link channel;
measuring means for measuring a plurality of bit error rates on said forward link channel; and
quantifying means for quantifying the degree of balance of said forward and reverse link channels based upon said bit error rates on said reverse link channel and said bit error rates on said forward link channel, the degree of balance indicating the degree to which said bit error rates on said forward and reverse link channels are equal.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for analyzing the speech quality, e.g., the Bit Error Rate (BER), on the forward and reverse links to determine whether the links are balanced. For a target cell, the BER on the forward and reverse links can first be measured. The determination of whether the links in the target cell are balanced depends upon whether the BER percentage is known or only the BER class information is available. If the BER percentage is known, the relative difference of the mean BER on the reverse and forward links can be compared to determine the degree of the balance. However, if only the BER class is available, the relative distribution of occurrences of the BER classes on the reverse and forward links can be analyzed to determine whether the links are balanced. The analysis of the path balance can also be used to benchmark speech quality balance in cellular systems.
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1. A telecommunications system for quantifying the degree of balance of a forward link channel and a reverse link channel within a cell within a cellular network, said telecommunications system comprising:
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a base station within said cell, said base station measuring a plurality of bit error rates on said reverse link channel; measuring means for measuring a plurality of bit error rates on said forward link channel; and quantifying means for quantifying the degree of balance of said forward and reverse link channels based upon said bit error rates on said reverse link channel and said bit error rates on said forward link channel, the degree of balance indicating the degree to which said bit error rates on said forward and reverse link channels are equal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for quantifying the degree of balance of a forward link channel and a reverse link channel within a cell within a cellular network, said method comprising the steps of:
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measuring, by a base station within said cell, a plurality of bit error rates on said reverse link channel; measuring a plurality of bit error rates on said forward link channel; and quantifying the degree of balance of said forward and reverse link channels based upon said bit error rates on said reverse link channel and said bit error rates on said forward link channel, the degree of balance indicating the degree to which said bit error rates on said forward and reverse link channels are equal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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