Power control based on combined quality estimates
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1. Radio power control circuitry providing transmission power control for a connection between a radio network and a mobile radio station, comprising:
- a first power control loop, operating on a first time scale, for estimating a signal-to-interference ratio for a communications channel, comparing the estimated signal-to-interference ratio to a target signal-to-interference ratio to produce a signal-to-interference ratio difference, and generating a power control command for transmitting a signal over the communications channel based on the signal-to-interference ratio difference;
a second power control loop, operating on a second time scale slower than the first time scale, for estimating a bit error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated bit error rate with a target bit error rate to produce a bit error rate difference, and updating the target signal-to-interference ratio based on the bit error rate difference; and
a third power control loop, operating on a third time scale slower than the second time scale, for estimating a frame error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated frame error rate with a target frame error rate to produce a frame error rate difference, and updating the target signal-to-interference ratio based on the frame error rate difference.
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Abstract
A wireless telecommunications system is described in which mobile station power control is affected by a functional combination of signal-to-interference sampling, bit error rate sampling, and frame error rate sample. The signal-to-interference sampling provides rapid power control adjustment, while the bit error rate and frame error rate factors provide less speedy but better power control adjustment. The power control function has applicability in single link and multiple link power control adjustments.
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1. Radio power control circuitry providing transmission power control for a connection between a radio network and a mobile radio station, comprising:
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a first power control loop, operating on a first time scale, for estimating a signal-to-interference ratio for a communications channel, comparing the estimated signal-to-interference ratio to a target signal-to-interference ratio to produce a signal-to-interference ratio difference, and generating a power control command for transmitting a signal over the communications channel based on the signal-to-interference ratio difference;
a second power control loop, operating on a second time scale slower than the first time scale, for estimating a bit error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated bit error rate with a target bit error rate to produce a bit error rate difference, and updating the target signal-to-interference ratio based on the bit error rate difference; and
a third power control loop, operating on a third time scale slower than the second time scale, for estimating a frame error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated frame error rate with a target frame error rate to produce a frame error rate difference, and updating the target signal-to-interference ratio based on the frame error rate difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transmission power control method for a communication between a mobile radio station and a telecommunications network, comprising:
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in a first power control loop operating on a first time scale, estimating for a communications channel a received signal-to-interference ratio, a receive channel bit error rate on a second time scale longer than the first time scale, comparing the estimated signal-to-interference ratio to a signal-to-interference ratio target to produce a signal-to-interference ratio difference, and generating a power control command for transmitting a signal over the communications channel based on the signal-to-interference ratio difference;
in a second power control loop, operating on a second time scale slower than the first time scale, estimating a bit error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated bit error rate with a target bit error rate to produce a bit error rate difference, and updating the signal-to-interference ratio target based on the bit error rate difference;
in a third power control loop, operating on a third time scale slower than the second time scale, for estimating a frame error rate for the communications channel, comparing the estimated frame error rate with a target frame error rate to produce a frame error rate difference, and updating the signal-to-interference ratio target based on the frame error rate difference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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