Method and apparatus for monitoring other channel interference in wireless communication system

• US 8,520,628 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2006
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Teague, Edward Harrison, Sampath, Hemanth, Prakash, Rajat
• Primary Examiner(s): Masur, Paul H
• Application Number:
  US12/091,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20090147693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,496 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370/331, 455/438
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/216 Code division or spread-spectrum multiple access [CDMA, SSMA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2628 using code-division multiple access [CDMA] or spread spectrum multiple access [SSMA] H04B7/2618 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2601 Multicarrier modulation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/16 Deriving transmission power values from another channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/48 during retransmission after error or non-acknowledgment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/58 Format of the TPC bits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for monitoring other channel interference in wireless communication system are described. An OSI Monitor Set (OSIMonitorSet) is updated at the beginning of every superframe of a reverse link (RL) serving sector. A list of Pilot PN'"'"'s (PilotPN'"'"'s) of the sectors whose pilot strength (PilotStrenth) is larger than or equal to an other sector interference Monitor Threshold (OSIMonitorThreshold) in an OSIMonitorSet is provided, wherein the PilotPN and the PilotStrength are fields in an Overhead Parameter List (OverheadParameterList) of an Overhead Message Protocol and the OSIMonitorThreshold is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol. The PilotPN of the reverse link Serving Sector (RLServingSector) are excluded. It is determined if the size of the list OSI Monitor Set Size (OSIMonitorSetSize) is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}, wherein N_{OSIMonitorSet} is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol. Strongest PilotStrength of N_{OSIMonitorSet} PilotPN'"'"'s are kept.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring other channel interference in wireless communication system, characterized in that:

updating, by a communication apparatus, an OSI Monitor Set (OSIMonitorSet) at the beginning of every superframe of a reverse link (RL) serving sector;

providing, by the communication apparatus, a list of Pilot PN'"'"'s (PilotPN'"'"'s) of the sectors whose pilot strength (PilotStrenth) is larger than or equal to an other sector interference Monitor Threshold (OSIMonitorThreshold) in an OSIMonitorSet, wherein the PilotPN and the PilotStrength are fields in an Overhead Parameter List (OverheadParameterList) of an Overhead Message Protocol and the OSIMonitorThreshold is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol;

excluding, by the communication apparatus, the PilotPN of the reverse link Serving Sector (RLServingSector);

determining, by the communication apparatus, if the size of a list OSI Monitor Set Size (OSIMonitorSetSize) is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}, wherein N_{OSIMonitorSet} is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol; and

keeping, by the communication apparatus, strongest PilotStrength of N_{OSIMonitorSet} PilotPN'"'"'s, if the size of the list OSI Monitor Set Size is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon, characterized in that:

a first set of instructions for updating an OSI Monitor Set (OSIMonitorSet) at the beginning of every superframe of a reverse link (RL) serving sector;

a second set of instructions for providing a list of Pilot PN'"'"'s (PilotPN'"'"'s) of the sectors whose pilot strength (PilotStrenth) is larger than or equal to an other sector interference Monitor Threshold (OSIMonitorThreshold) in an OSIMonitorSet, wherein the PilotPN and the PilotStrength are fields in an Overhead Parameter List (OverheadParameterList) of an Overhead Message Protocol and the OSIMonitorThreshold is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol;

a third set of instructions for excluding the PilotPN of the reverse link Serving Sector (RLServingSector);

a fourth set of instructions for determining if the size of a list OSI Monitor Set Size (OSIMonitorSetSize) is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}, wherein N_{OSIMonitorSet} is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol; and

a fifth set of instructions for keeping strongest PilotStrength of N_{OSIMonitorSet} PilotPN'"'"'s, if the size of the list OSI Monitor Set Size is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}.

3. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:

means for updating an OSI Monitor Set (OSIMonitorSet) at the beginning of every superframe of a reverse link (RL) serving sector;

means for providing a list of Pilot PN'"'"'s (PilotPN'"'"'s) of the sectors whose pilot strength (PilotStrenth) is larger than or equal to an other sector interference Monitor Threshold (OSIMonitorThreshold) in an OSIMonitorSet, wherein the PilotPN and the PilotStrength are fields in an Overhead Parameter List (OverheadParameterList) of an Overhead Message Protocol and the OSIMonitorThreshold is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol;

means for excluding the PilotPN of the reverse link Serving Sector (RLServingSector);

means for determining if the size of a list OSI Monitor Set Size (OSIMonitorSetSize) is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}, wherein N_{OSIMonitorSet} is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol; and

means for keeping strongest PilotStrength of N_{OSIMonitorSet} PilotPN'"'"'s, if the size of the list OSI Monitor Set Size is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}.

4. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to;

update an OSI Monitor Set (OSIMonitorSet) at the beginning of every superframe of a reverse link (RL) serving sector;

provide a list of Pilot PN'"'"'s (PilotPN'"'"'s) of the sectors whose pilot strength (PilotStrength) is larger than or equal to an other sector interference Monitor Threshold (OSIMonitorThreshold) in an OSIMonitorSet, wherein the PilotPN and the PilotStrength are fields in an Overhead Parameter List (OverheadParameterList) of an Overhead Message Protocol and the 0SIMonitorThreshold is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol;

exclude the PilotPN of the reverse link Serving Sector (RLServingSector);

determine if the size of a list OSI Monitor Set Size (OSIMonitorSetSize) is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}, wherein N_{OSIMonitorSet} is a configuration attribute of the Overhead Message Protocol; and

keep a strongest PilotStrength of N_{OSIMonitorSet} PilotPN'"'"'s, if the size of the list OSI Monitor Set Size is larger than or equal to N_{OSIMonitorSet}.