Systems and methods for limiting device transmit power
AssigneeT-Mobile Innovations LLC
InventorSreekar Marupaduga
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for limiting transmit power for one or more devices associated with a wireless telecommunications network. The methods can include determining if a noise level is at or above a threshold value. The methods can also include requiring one or more devices to limit transmit power on communications to the base station.
Claims18
A system for dynamically limiting transmit power for one or more devices associated with a wireless telecommunications network, the system comprising:
- an antenna array comprising one or more antenna elements;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute operations comprising:
- receiving, at a base station associated with the antenna array, one or more first communications from one or more devices;
- determining, during a first time period, if a noise level at the base station is at or above a threshold value;
- based at least partly on the determining, requiring at least a portion of the one or more devices to limit transmit power on one or more second communications to the base station to a specified level or below;
- subsequent to the requiring, determining, during a second time period, if a total number of the one or more devices communicating with the base station is reduced compared to the first time period;
- and
- based at least partly on the determining, during the second time period, withdrawing the requirement to limit transmit power for the at least a portion of the one or more devices.
A method for dynamically limiting transmit power for one or more devices associated with a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- determining, during a first time period, if a noise level at a base station associated with an antenna array having one or more antenna elements is at or above a threshold value;
- based at least partly on the determining, requiring one or more devices to limit transmit power on communications to the base station to a specified level that is below a maximum transmit power capability of the respective one or more devices;
- determining, during a second time period, if a number of devices communicating with the base station is reduced compared to the number of devices communicating with the base station during the first time period;
- and
- based at least partly on the determining, during the second time period, withdrawing the requirement to limit transmit power for the one or more devices.
A method for dynamically limiting transmit power for one or more devices associated with a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a base station associated with an antenna array comprising one or more antenna elements, one or more first communications from one or more devices;
- determining, during a first time period, if a noise level at the base station is at or above a threshold value;
- and
- based at least partly on the determining, requiring at least a portion of the one or more devices to limit transmit power on one or more second communications to the base station to a specified level or below,
- wherein the specified level for the limit on transmit power for the one or more second communications to the base station is based on a number of component carriers each of the at least a portion of the one or more devices utilized in the respective one or more first communications or intends to utilize in the respective one or more second communications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.