Method and apparatus for providing a downlink performance benefit in a communications system
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorMichael D. Kotzin
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Abstract
A method within and subscriber unit that is arranged and constructed for realizing a performance benefit in a communications system that controls performance includes: a receiver for receiving a downlink signal; a processor coupled to the receiver for determining a performance metric corresponding to the downlink signal that complies with air interface requirements for the communications system; a transmitter for reporting the performance metric on an uplink channel; and a receiver processor for processing the downlink signal to provide a received signal having an improved performance metric.
Claims21
A method of realizing a performance benefit at a subscriber unit in a communications system with controlled performance, the method including:
- receiving a downlink signal;
- determining a performance metric corresponding to the downlink signal that complies with air interface requirements for the communications system;
- reporting said performance metric;
- and
- processing the downlink signal to provide a received signal having an improved performance metric.
A subscriber unit arranged and constructed for realizing a performance benefit in a communications system with controlled performance, the subscriber unit comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a downlink signal;
- a processor coupled to the receiver for determining a performance metric corresponding to the downlink signal that complies with air interface requirements for the communications system;
- a transmitter for reporting said performance metric on an uplink channel;
- and
- a receiver processor for processing the downlink signal to provide a received signal having an improved performance metric.
A method of realizing a performance benefit in a system with controlled performance, the benefit due to a subscriber unit having improved performance, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the subscriber unit, a first performance metric corresponding to a downlink signal that complies with air interface requirements for the communications system or a second performance metric corresponding to said downlink signal that exceeds said air interface requirements for the communications system;
- and
- adjusting a transmit power to a first level for said downlink signal when said first performance metric is received and to a second level that is less than said first level when said second performance metric is received, thereby improving capacity for the system.
21 The method of claim 20 wherein said second performance metric is selected between said first performance metric and an improved performance metric according to the tolls associated with said second performance metric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.