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US 2006/0068828 A1Published application
Using power of a pilot channel to control output power from a transmitter
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorWolfgang Eckl
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AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorWolfgang Eckl
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The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for using power of a pilot channel to control an output power from a transmitter, such as a base station transmitting spread spectrum signals. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an output power from a transmitter associated with a communication node (e.g., Node B) in a wireless network, such as a digital cellular network is provided. The method comprises extracting an indication of a pilot channel power from a portion of an output signal of the transmitter and controlling a control loop having one or more control devices in the transmitter based on the indication of a pilot channel power such that the pilot channel power stays substantially constant over a period of time. In this manner, using a closed power loop controller, a transmitter may overcome the problem of measuring the power of a non-constant spread spectrum signal and a traffic independent measure may control a cell size. Compared to a gain control loop, a relatively more precise control of the cell size may be provided using a significantly less measurement components.
A method for controlling an output power from a transmitter associated with a communication node in a wireless network, the method comprising:
A transmitter associated with a communication node in a wireless network to communicate with a mobile device, said transmitter comprising:
A digital cellular network, comprising:
A telecommunication system, comprising:
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