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Reverse link rate and stability control

  • US 7,729,243 B2
  • Filed: 01/18/2005
  • Issued: 06/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the method comprising:

  • for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, determining an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, and wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises;

    for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and

    summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections;

    andsetting a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections, wherein setting the rate limit comprises comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values and setting the rate limit based on the comparison.

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