Forward link power control of multiple data streams transmitted to a mobile station using a common power control channel

• US 7,031,740 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2001
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Lundby, Stein A., Razoumov, Leonid
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US09/824,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20010011024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,842 Days
• Field of Search: 455/522, 455/436, 455/437, 455/438, 455/517, 455/69, 455/68, 455/115.1, 455/127.1, 455/13.4, 455/70, 370/318, 370/342, 370/441
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/08 Closed loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/143 Downlink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/20 using error rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/24 using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/248 where transmission power control commands are generated based on a path parameter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/40 during macro-diversity or soft handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/54 Signalisation aspects of the TPC commands, e.g. frame structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/58 Format of the TPC bits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/60 using different transmission rates for TPC commands

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling transmit power levels of a plurality of different data streams transmitted from at least one base station to a mobile station in a mobile radio communication system is described. A stream of power control commands is formed at the mobile station in accordance with either the first or second received data stream. A power control signal is formed at the mobile station from the first stream of power control commands and transmitted to the base station.

Claims

1. A method for forward link power control of transmissions of at least two data streams to a mobile station using a common power control channel, the method comprising:

determining a first series of power control command data bits for controlling power level of a first data stream of said least two data streams;

determining a second series of power control command data bits for controlling power level of a second data stream of said least two data streams;

multiplexing said first and second series of power control command data bits to form a common series of power control command data bits;

transmitting said common series of power control command data bits over said common power control channel for controlling power levels of transmissions of said least two data streams to said mobile station.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said determining said first series of power control command data bits includes:

comparing receiving quality of said first data stream at said mobile station to a first threshold;

generating up or down command for said first series of power control command data bits based on said comparing.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said determining said second series of power control command data bits includes:

comparing receiving quality of said second data stream at said mobile station to a second threshold;

generating up or down command for said first series of power control command data bits based on said comparing.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said multiplexing includes multiplexing said first and second series of power control command data bits to form said common series of power control command data bits in a time frame of said common power control channel.

5. The apparatus for forward link power control of transmissions of a least two data streams to a mobile station using a common power control channel, the method comprising:

a controller configured for determining a first series of power control command data bits for controlling power level of a first data stream of said least two data streams, for determining a second series of power control command data bits for controlling power level of a second data stream of said least two data streams, and multiplexing said first and second series of power control command data bits to form a common series of power control command data bits;

a transmitter for transmitting said common series of power control command data bits over said common power control channel for controlling power levels of transmissions of said least two data streams to said mobile station.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said controller further configured for determining said first series of power control command data bits by comparing receiving quality of said first data stream at said mobile station to a first threshold, and for generating up or down command for said first series of power control command data bits based on said comparing.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said controller further configured for determining said second series of power control command data bits by comparing receiving quality of said second data stream at said mobile station to a second threshold, and for generating up or down command for said first series of power control command data bits based on said comparing.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said controller further configured for multiplexing said first and second series of power control command data bits to form said common series of power control command data bits in a time frame of said common power control channel.