Method of improving signal quality

• US 6,405,053 B1
• Filed: 06/27/2000
• Issued: 06/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: McGuire, Robert J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRAVER, CHARLES R
• Application Number:
  US09/603,715
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 455/522, 455/524, 455/561, 455/560, 455/562, 455/423, 455/424, 455/436, 455/439, 455/453, 455/477, 455/451, 455/452, 455/450, 455/446, 455/501, 455/63, 455/67.1, 455/67.3, 379/112.05, 379/112.1
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/228 using past power values or information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/50 at the moment of starting communication in a multiple access environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/14 WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; RLL [Radio Local Loop]

Abstract

A method for transmitting data is provided. The method includes receiving a service request for a standby subscriber terminal, such as when a call is placed to or from the standby subscriber terminal. The number of telecommunications channels carried by a trunk group is then changed, such as by increasing or decreasing the number of encoded telecommunications channels carried by the trunk group. The standby subscriber terminal is then assigned to one of the telecommunications channels of the trunk group.

Claims

1. A method for improving signal quality comprising:

testing the signal quality of a trunk group signal;

decreasing the number of telecommunications channels carried by the trunk group if the signal quality is not acceptable and the number of telecommunications being carried by the trunk group is less than one half of the maximum number; and

increasing the amplification power level of the trunk group.

2. A method for improving signal quality comprising:

testing the signal quality of a first trunk group signal;

decreasing the number of telecommunications channels carried by the first trunk group if the signal quality is not acceptable;

increasing the amplification power level of the first trunk group by decreasing the amplification power level of a second trunk group by a predetermined amount; and

increasing the amplification power level of the first trunk group due to a processing gain obtained by decreasing the number of telecommunications channels.

3. A method for improving signal quality comprising:

testing the signal quality of a first trunk group signal;

decreasing the number of telecommunications channels carried by the first trunk group if the signal quality is not acceptable;

increasing the amplification power level of the first trunk group a first amount due to a processing gain obtained by decreasing the number of telecommunications channels;

decreasing the amplification power level of a second trunk group by a second amount; and

increasing the amplification power level of the first trunk group by the second amount of amplification power made available by decreasing the amplification power level of the second trunk group.