Adaptive duty cycle management method and system for radio transmitters
First Claim
1. A duty cycle management method for limiting the transmission duty cycle of a transmitter of a wireless device whereby said transmitter transmits packets in the form of individual packets and/or packet bursts, said packet bursts comprising a predetermined maximum number of contiguous packets, said transmitter being operable over a duration measurable as a series of time windows whereby each said time window comprises a predetermined number of timeslots with each timeslot having a predetermined nominal duration, said transmitter being configured for transmitting a packet during one said timeslot and having an associated average power output for said transmitted packets, said method comprising limiting the number of packets transmitted during each time period defined by one time window or adjacent time windows, on a sliding basis, by controlling the duty cycle of transmissions during successive adjacent time windows, based on said transmitter'"'"'s output power, to produce said average power output, whereby the transmission of packets is delayed as needed to establish sufficient idle period(s) during said one time window or adjacent time windows to apply a duty cycle calculated based on said average power output divided by said transmitter'"'"'s output power.
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Abstract
A duty cycle management system and method for use in a wireless device having a transmitter which transmits packets in the form of individual packets and/or packet bursts. A controller in combination with an instruction set limits the number of packets transmitted during each time period defined by one time window or adjacent time windows, on a sliding basis, so as to control the duty cycle of transmissions during successive adjacent time windows based on the transmitter'"'"'s output power, to produce that average power output. The transmission of packets is thereby delayed as needed to establish sufficient idle period(s) during one time window or adjacent time windows to apply whatever duty cycle is needed to produce that average power output level limit for the transmitter.
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- 1. A duty cycle management method for limiting the transmission duty cycle of a transmitter of a wireless device whereby said transmitter transmits packets in the form of individual packets and/or packet bursts, said packet bursts comprising a predetermined maximum number of contiguous packets, said transmitter being operable over a duration measurable as a series of time windows whereby each said time window comprises a predetermined number of timeslots with each timeslot having a predetermined nominal duration, said transmitter being configured for transmitting a packet during one said timeslot and having an associated average power output for said transmitted packets, said method comprising limiting the number of packets transmitted during each time period defined by one time window or adjacent time windows, on a sliding basis, by controlling the duty cycle of transmissions during successive adjacent time windows, based on said transmitter'"'"'s output power, to produce said average power output, whereby the transmission of packets is delayed as needed to establish sufficient idle period(s) during said one time window or adjacent time windows to apply a duty cycle calculated based on said average power output divided by said transmitter'"'"'s output power.
- 8. A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions executable by a controller in communication with a transmitter of a wireless device, wherein said transmitter is operable over a duration measurable as a series of time windows with each said time window comprising a predetermined number of timeslots, said instructions performing the steps of incrementing a counter by a first amount (IC) for each timeslot in which a packet is transmitted by said transmitter and decrementing said counter by a second amount (DC) for each idle timeslot and delaying transmission of any further packet when said counter amount exceeds a maximum counter amount of said predetermined number of timeslots per time window, whereby the ratio of IC to DC represents a duty cycle of said transmitted packets.
- 12. A duty cycle management system for use in a wireless device, said wireless device comprising a transmitter for transmitting packets in the form of individual packets and/or packet bursts, said packet bursts comprising a predetermined maximum number of contiguous packets, said transmitter being operable over a duration measurable as a series of time windows with each said time window comprising a predetermined number of timeslots, each said timeslot having a predetermined nominal duration, said transmitter being configured for transmitting a packet during one said timeslot and having an associated average power output for said transmitted packets, said duty cycle management system comprising a controller and a storage medium containing instructions executable by said controller for limiting the number of packets transmitted during each time period defined by one time window or adjacent time windows, on a sliding basis, so as to control the duty cycle of transmissions during successive adjacent time windows based on said transmitter'"'"'s output power, to produce said average power output, whereby the transmission of packets is delayed as needed to establish sufficient idle period(s) during said one time window or adjacent time windows to apply a duty cycle calculated based on said average power output divided by said transmitter'"'"'s output power.
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