Radio channel allocation and link adaptation in cellular telecommunication system
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, by a base station controller, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and
performing, by the base station controller, channel allocation for a terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination.
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Abstract
A network element, a terminal and a method of allocating a radio channel to a connection between a terminal and a base station in a telecommunication system are provided. The number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels are determined, and channel allocation is performed on the basis of the determination.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a base station controller, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and performing, by the base station controller, channel allocation for a terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a base station controller, downlink signal strength measurements taken by terminals of base stations surrounding each terminal; calculating, by the base station controller, base station coverage areas which would be interfered with by uplink transmission of a terminal to which a radio channel is to be allocated; calculating, by the base station controller, a number of interferers interfering with the uplink transmission of a terminal to which the radio channel is to be allocated and properties of the interferers, the properties of the interferers comprising modulations methods used in the interferers; and performing, by the base station controller, channel allocation for the terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on a terminal on the basis of the calculations. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An apparatus of a base station controller, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers, and perform channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus of a base station controller, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to calculate base station coverage areas which would be interfered with by uplink transmission of a terminal to which a radio channel is to be allocated, calculate the number of interferers interfering with the uplink transmission of the terminal to which the radio channel is to be allocated and properties of the interferers, the properties of the interferers comprising modulations methods used by the interferers, and perform channel allocation for the terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a terminal on the basis of the calculations. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A controller configured to:
determine, in a base station controller, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and
perform, by the base station controller, channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method on a terminal on the basis of the determination.
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18. A system, comprising:
a base station controller configured to determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers, and perform channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination.
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19. A terminal, configured to:
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determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and perform channel allocation and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination, wherein the plurality of available radio channels comprises; a group of carrier waves modulated at a first modulation symbol rate, the carrier waves being separated by a predetermined carrier spacing; and at least one wide-band carrier wave generated by applying linear modulation at a second modulation symbol rate, the second modulation symbol rate being a multiple of the first modulation symbol rate, while preserving the predetermined carrier spacing and allowing the at least one wide-band carrier wave to overlap with at least one adjacent carrier wave.
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20. A computer program product embodied on a computer distribution medium, the computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:
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determining, by a base station controller, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and performing, by the base station controller, channel allocation for a terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination.
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21. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:
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determining, at a base station controller, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and performing, by the base station controller, channel allocation for a terminal, and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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