Integrated scheduling and power control for the uplink of an OFDMA network
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1. A method for managing radio resources in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, said method comprising:
- periodically determining, by a base station, an optimal power allocation for an access terminal within each sector of a plurality of sectors, said periodically determining comprising;
calculating a sector transmission rate corresponding to said each sector, the calculating comprising;
detecting a power, pi, of a transmission from said access terminal;
computing a channel gain, gii, within said each sector;
detecting a total interference, Xi, experienced by said each sector;
detecting a background noise, Ni, experienced by said each sector; and
calculating said sector transmission rate, ri, using a formula;
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Managing radio resources and power for OFDMA uplinks is disclosed in which a threshold transmission rate for the reverse link is used by base stations to compare against the achievable reverse link transmission rate of a particular AT within the sector serviced by the base station. When the calculated rate is higher than the threshold rate, the base station allocates maximum power to the AT. Otherwise, when the calculated rate is lower than the threshold rate, zero power is allocated to the AT.
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1. A method for managing radio resources in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, said method comprising:
periodically determining, by a base station, an optimal power allocation for an access terminal within each sector of a plurality of sectors, said periodically determining comprising; calculating a sector transmission rate corresponding to said each sector, the calculating comprising; detecting a power, pi, of a transmission from said access terminal; computing a channel gain, gii, within said each sector; detecting a total interference, Xi, experienced by said each sector; detecting a background noise, Ni, experienced by said each sector; and calculating said sector transmission rate, ri, using a formula; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing radio resources in a sector of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, said method comprising:
calculating, by a base station, a reverse link transmission rate for an access terminal in said sector, the calculating comprising; detecting a power, pi, of a transmission from said access terminal; computing a channel gain, gii, within said sector; detecting a total interference, Xi, experienced by said sector; detecting a background noise, Ni, experienced by said sector; and calculating said reverse link transmission rate, ri, using the a formula; - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A base station for an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, said base station comprising:
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a processor; memory, accessible by said processor; a power control module stored in said memory and executable by said processor, said power control module comprising; a transmission rate calculator configured to calculate a reverse link transmission rate for an access terminal in a sector served by said base station, the transmission rate calculator further configured to; receive a power, pi, of a transmission detected by said base station from said access terminal; receive a channel gain, gii, computed by said base station within said sector; receive a total interference, Xi, detected by said base station in said sector as detected by said base station; receiving a background noise, Ni, detected by said base station in said sector; and calculate said reverse link transmission rate, ri, using a formula; - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer program logic recorded thereon, said computer program product comprising:
code for calculating a reverse link transmission rate for an access terminal in a sector of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, the code for calculating further comprising; code for detecting a power, pi, of a transmission from said access terminal; code for computing a channel gain, gii, within said sector; code for detecting a total interference, Xi, experienced by said sector; code for detecting a background noise, Ni, experienced by said sector; and code for calculating said reverse link transmission rate, ri, using a formula; - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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