Wireless network having joint power and data rate adaptation
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1. A method for jointly adapting power and data transmission rate in a wireless network, comprising:
- setting a transmission rate for a mobile station;
measuring a signal quality for the mobile station;
adjusting, if necessary, a transmission power level towards a power control target associated with the transmission rate;
adjusting, if necessary, the transmission rate for the mobile station based upon signal quality measured over a period of time;
determining an average signal quality level over the period of time;
incrementing a rate adaptation counter if the average signal quality is greater than or equal to a predetermined low threshold for the transmission rate;
decrementing the rate adaptation counter if the average signal quality is less than the predetermined low threshold for the transmission rate;
updating the transmission rate based upon the rate adaptation counter;
updating the transmission rate for a next frame; and
updating the next frame transmission to a minimum of the transmission rate plus a first predetermined amount and a maximum supported transmission rate based upon a comparison of a value in the rate adaptation counter and a predetermined up threshold.
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Abstract
A wireless network includes transmission power and data rate adaptation based upon signal quality experienced by the user.
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1. A method for jointly adapting power and data transmission rate in a wireless network, comprising:
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setting a transmission rate for a mobile station;
measuring a signal quality for the mobile station;
adjusting, if necessary, a transmission power level towards a power control target associated with the transmission rate;
adjusting, if necessary, the transmission rate for the mobile station based upon signal quality measured over a period of time;
determining an average signal quality level over the period of time;
incrementing a rate adaptation counter if the average signal quality is greater than or equal to a predetermined low threshold for the transmission rate;
decrementing the rate adaptation counter if the average signal quality is less than the predetermined low threshold for the transmission rate;
updating the transmission rate based upon the rate adaptation counter;
updating the transmission rate for a next frame; and
updating the next frame transmission to a minimum of the transmission rate plus a first predetermined amount and a maximum supported transmission rate based upon a comparison of a value in the rate adaptation counter and a predetermined up threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for adapting transmission power and transmission rate in a wireless network, comprising:
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measuring a link quality of a first link in the wireless network;
decreasing a current transmission power for the first link if the measured link quality is greater than a target link quality associated with a current transmission rate;
increasing the current transmission power for the first link if the measured link quality is less than the target link quality associated with the current transmission rate;
maintaining the current transmission power for the first link if the measured link quality is not less than or greater than the link quality associated with the current transmission rate;
determining an average link quality measure at predetermined intervals;
incrementing or decrementing a counter value based upon a comparison of the average link quality measure and a predetermined threshold; and
increasing or decreasing the current transmission rate for a next one of the predetermined intervals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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