Power control in schedulable wireless communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method in a schedulable wireless communication entity having an operational maximum power level and that communicates in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the schedulable wireless communication entity, a radio resource assignment, the radio resource assignment includes resources in a frequency band;
varying an operational maximum power level of the schedulable wireless communication entity based on whether the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic or non-time-critical traffic, the operational maximum power level limits an instantaneous power at which the schedulable wireless communication entity may transmit on the radio resource assigned;
wherein varying the operational maximum power level includes;
decreasing the operational maximum power level by a first adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a second adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as bandwidth allocated to the schedulable wireless communication entity increases, an amount of the first adjustment and the second adjustment are dependent on the increase in bandwidth; and
increasing the operational maximum power level by a third adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a fourth adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as bandwidth allocated to it decreases, an amount of the third adjustment and the fourth adjustment are dependent on the decrease in bandwidth.
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Abstract
A wireless communication entity schedulable in a wireless communication network include a radio receiver that receives radio resource assignment information including a bandwidth allocation, a controller communicably coupled to the power amplifier, wherein the controller varies an operational maximum power level of the schedulable wireless communication entity based on whether the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic or non-time-critical traffic, and wherein the operational maximum power level limits an instantaneous power at which the schedulable wireless communication entity may transmit on the radio resource assigned.
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16 Claims
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1. A method in a schedulable wireless communication entity having an operational maximum power level and that communicates in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the schedulable wireless communication entity, a radio resource assignment, the radio resource assignment includes resources in a frequency band; varying an operational maximum power level of the schedulable wireless communication entity based on whether the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic or non-time-critical traffic, the operational maximum power level limits an instantaneous power at which the schedulable wireless communication entity may transmit on the radio resource assigned; wherein varying the operational maximum power level includes; decreasing the operational maximum power level by a first adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a second adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as bandwidth allocated to the schedulable wireless communication entity increases, an amount of the first adjustment and the second adjustment are dependent on the increase in bandwidth; and increasing the operational maximum power level by a third adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a fourth adjustment if the schedulable wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as bandwidth allocated to it decreases, an amount of the third adjustment and the fourth adjustment are dependent on the decrease in bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication entity schedulable in a wireless communication network, the wireless communication entity comprising:
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a radio receiver, the radio receiver receiving radio resource assignment information including a bandwidth allocation; a power amplifier; a controller communicably coupled to the power amplifier, the controller varying an operational maximum power level of the wireless communication entity based on whether the wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic or non-time-critical traffic; wherein the operational maximum power level limits an instantaneous power at which the wireless communication entity may transmit on the radio resource assigned; wherein varying the operational maximum power level includes; decreasing the operational maximum power level by a first adjustment if the wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a second adjustment if the wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as the size of the bandwidth allocation to the wireless communication entity increases, an amount of the first adjustment and the second adjustment are dependent on the increase in bandwidth; and increasing the operational maximum power level by a third adjustment if the wireless communication entity is communicating time-critical traffic and by a fourth adjustment if the wireless communication entity is communicating non-time-critical traffic as the size of the bandwidth allocation to the wireless communication entity decreases, an amount of the third adjustment and the fourth adjustment are dependent on the decrease in bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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