Method and apparatus for improving noise power estimate in a WCDMA network
First Claim
1. A method for signal processing:
- the method comprising calculating a total noise power estimate for a downlink channel based on a plurality of control channel bits received via a plurality of different types of control channels, wherein said plurality of control channel bits comprises at least two of;
dedicated physical channel (DPCH) transmit power control (TPC) bits, DPCH pilot bits, and common pilot channel (CPICH) bits.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for improving a noise power estimate in a wideband CDMA (WCDMA) network are disclosed and may include calculating a total noise power estimate for a downlink channel based on a plurality of control channel bits from a plurality of different types of control channels. The plurality of control channel bits may include at least two of: dedicated physical channel (DPCH) transmit power control (TPC) bits, DPCH pilot bits, and common pilot channel (CPICH) bits. A first noise power estimate may be calculated for the downlink channel based on a plurality of the DPCH TPC bits. A value of at least one of the plurality of DPCH TPC bits may not be known when the at least one of the plurality of DPCH TPC bits is received.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for signal processing:
the method comprising calculating a total noise power estimate for a downlink channel based on a plurality of control channel bits received via a plurality of different types of control channels, wherein said plurality of control channel bits comprises at least two of;
dedicated physical channel (DPCH) transmit power control (TPC) bits, DPCH pilot bits, and common pilot channel (CPICH) bits.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for signal processing, the system comprising:
circuitry that enables calculation of a total noise power estimate for a downlink channel based on a plurality of control channel bits received via a plurality of different types of control channels, wherein said plurality of control channel bits comprises at least two of;
dedicated physical channel (DPCH) transmit power control (TPC) bits, DPCH pilot bits, and common pilot channel (CPICH) bits.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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