Efficient transmission parameter selection
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a transmission parameter for use by a first wireless communication device (WCD), comprising:
- a control unit obtaining a propagation value that is indicative of a radio link between the first WCD and a second WCD;
the control unit obtaining a set of one or more weather values that is indicative of a weather state at or near the first WCD;
the control unit determining whether said propagation value satisfies a predetermined propagation condition;
the control unit determining whether said weather state satisfies a predetermined weather condition;
the control unit performing a first transmission parameter selection procedure in response to determining at least that the propagation value satisfies the predetermined propagation condition and the weather state satisfies the predetermined weather condition; and
the control unit performing a second transmission parameter selection procedure, which is different than the first transmission parameter selection procedure, when the propagation value does not satisfy the predetermined propagation condition or the weather state does not satisfy the predetermined weather condition.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for efficient transmission parameter selection are disclosed. A transmission parameter is for use by a wireless communication device (WCD) in a process that includes obtaining a propagation value that is indicative of a radio link between first and second WCDs and obtaining a set of one or more weather values that indicate a weather state at or near the first WCD. In some embodiments, a control unit determines: (1) whether the propagation value satisfies a predetermined propagation condition; and (2) whether the weather state satisfies a predetermined weather condition. The control unit then performs a first transmission parameter selection procedure in response to determining at least that the propagation value satisfies the predetermined propagation condition and the weather state satisfies the predetermined weather condition.
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1. A method for selecting a transmission parameter for use by a first wireless communication device (WCD), comprising:
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a control unit obtaining a propagation value that is indicative of a radio link between the first WCD and a second WCD; the control unit obtaining a set of one or more weather values that is indicative of a weather state at or near the first WCD; the control unit determining whether said propagation value satisfies a predetermined propagation condition; the control unit determining whether said weather state satisfies a predetermined weather condition; the control unit performing a first transmission parameter selection procedure in response to determining at least that the propagation value satisfies the predetermined propagation condition and the weather state satisfies the predetermined weather condition; and the control unit performing a second transmission parameter selection procedure, which is different than the first transmission parameter selection procedure, when the propagation value does not satisfy the predetermined propagation condition or the weather state does not satisfy the predetermined weather condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for selecting a transmission parameter for a wireless communication device (WCD) in a wireless network having one or more access nodes, comprising:
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transmitting, from said WCD, a weather status signal that indicates a weather status of said WCD; receiving, at said WCD, a control signal from one of said access nodes, wherein said control signal is based at least in part on said weather status signal; and selecting, at said WCD, a transmission parameter for communication from said WCD based on said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A control unit for selecting a transmission parameter for use by a first wireless communication device (WCD), the control unit being configured to:
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obtain a propagation value that is indicative of a radio link between the first WCD and a second WCD; obtain a set of one or more weather values that is indicative of a weather state at or near the first WCD; determine whether said propagation value satisfies a predetermined propagation condition; determine whether said weather state satisfies a predetermined weather condition; and perform a first transmission parameter selection procedure in response to determining at least that the propagation value satisfies the predetermined propagation condition and the weather state satisfies the predetermined weather condition, wherein the control unit is configured to perform a second transmission parameter selection procedure, which is different than the first transmission parameter selection procedure, when the propagation value does not satisfy the predetermined propagation condition or the weather state does not satisfy the predetermined weather condition. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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