Method of power control and cell site selection based upon path gain and interference level
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorStephen Vaughan Hanly
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Abstract
A method for use in a cellular communication system is disclosed which dynamically assigns a communication device to a cell site and which dynamically assigns transmit power levels to the communication device. The method is based on measurements of interference levels at cell sites and on the path gain between the communication device and the cell site.
Claims14
A method of selecting an operating parameter for a device in a cellular communication system, the cellular communication system comprising one or more cell sites, each cell site having an associated interference level, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting at the device said operating parameter as a function of the interference level at each cell site in the cellular communications system and of the path gain between the device and each cell site.
An apparatus for selecting an operating parameter for a device in a cellular communication system, the cellular communication system comprising one or more cell sites, each cell site having an associated interference level, the apparatus comprising:
- means for transmitting signals from the device to the cells and for receiving signals at the device from said cell sites;
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- means for selecting at the device said operating parameter as a function of the interference level at each cell site in the [spread spectrum] cellular communications system and of the path gain between the device and each cell site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.