Radio communication device and method of controlling transmission rate

• US 6,487,394 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2000
• Issued: 11/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: INVT SPE LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hiramatsu, Katsuhiko, Kato, Osamu, Ue, Toyoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh Cong
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gantt, Alan T.
• Application Number:
  US09/649,003
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 455/69, 455/67.1, 455/67.4, 455/63, 455/422, 370/465, 370/468
• US Class Current: 455/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0002 by adapting the transmission rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0025 Transmission of mode-switching indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/24 using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/265 taking into account the quality of service QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/267 taking into account the information rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality

Abstract

The communication terminal apparatus measures reception quality and reports the measurement result to the base station apparatus, and the base station apparatus switches the transmission rate based on the reported result of the reception quality. In this way, the transmission rate is switched starting at the point in time at which the reception quality of the communication terminal apparatus deteriorates. Furthermore, the transmission rate is switched so that the amount of interference with others is within the allowable range according to the channel condition between the communication terminal apparatus and base station apparatus.

Claims

1. A base station communication apparatus comprising:

first transmission power control means for increasing or decreasing transmssion power on a slot-by-slot basis according to transmission power control information received from a communication terminal apparatus;

transmission rate control means for changing a transmission rate of a communication with said communication terminal apparatus; and

second transmission power control means for increasing or decreasing the transmission power on a frame-by-frame basis based on an average value of transmission power to said communication terminal apparatus.

2. The base station communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission rate control means controls a change in the transmission rate based on a transmission rate selected from a set of transmission rates designated in advance from a higher layer.

3. The base station communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission rate control means changes a spreading factor to change the transmission rate.

4. The base station communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission rate control means decreases the transmission rate when the average value of the transmission power reaches an allowable transmission power value.

5. A base station communication apparatus comprising:

first transmission power control means for increasing or decreasing transmission power according to transmission power control information received on a slot-by-slot basis from a communication terminal apparatus;

transmission rate control means for changing a transmission rate of a communication with said communication terminal apparatus; and

second transmission power control means for calculating an average value of the transmission power to said communication terminal apparatus at least for each frame,

wherein said transmission rate control means changes the transmission rate based on the calculated average value of the transmission power, whereby total transmission power is increased or decreased.

6. The base station communication apparatus according to claims 5, wherein said transmission rate control means controls a change in the transmission rate based on a transmission rate selected from a set of transmission rates designated in advance from a higher layer.

7. The base station communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said transmission rate control means changes a spreading factor to change the transmission rate.

8. The base station communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said transmission rate control means decreases the transmission rate when the average value of the transmission power reaches an allowable transmission power value.

9. A base station communication apparatus comprising:

first transmission power control circuitry that increases or decreases transmission power on a slot-by-slot basis according to transmission power control information received from a communication terminal apparatus;

transmission rate control circuitry that changes a transmission rate of a communication with said communication terminal apparatus; and

second transmission power control circuitry that increases or decreases the transmission power on a frame-by-frame basis based on an average value of transmission power to said communication terminal apparatus.

10. A base station communication apparatus comprising:

first transmission power control circuitry that increases or decreases transmission power according to transmission power control information received on a slot-by-slot basis;

from a communication terminal apparatus;

transmission rate control circuitry that changes a transmission rate of a communication with said communication terminal apparatus; and

second transmission power control circuitry that calculates an average value of the transmission power to said communication terminal apparatus at least for each frame,

wherein said transmission rate control circuitry changes the transmission rate based on the calculated average value of the transmission power, whereby total transmission power is increased or decreased.

11. A transmission power control method usable in a radio communication apparatus having radio transmitting means and radio receiving means, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving in said radio receiving means transmission power control information;

increasing or decreasing transmission power in said radio transmitting means on a slot-by-slot basis based on the received transmission power control information; and

changing a transmission rate based on an average value of the transmission power in said radio transmitting means, to thereby change the transmission power in said radio transmitting means on a frame-by-frame basis.

12. A transmission power control method usable in a radio communication apparatus having radio transmitting means and radio receiving means, said method comprising the steps of:

a first transmission power control step of increasing or decreasing transmission power according to transmission power control information received on a slot-by-slot basis from a communication terminal apparatus;

a transmission rate control step of changing a transmission rate of a communication with said communication terminal apparatus; and

a second transmission power control step of calculating an average value of the transmission power to said communication terminal apparatus at least for each frame, changing the transmission rate based on the calculated average value of the transmission power, thereby increasing or decreasing total transmssion power.