Power allocation in a wireless communication system
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsXinzhou Wu, Arnab Das, Junyi Li
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate allocating power levels in a wireless communication network. A metric based upon spectral efficiency can be employed in connection with optimizing power allocation. Further, power for transmitters to utilize can be assigned as a function of time. Moreover, a single sub-carrier network and/or a multiple sub-carrier networks can leverage one or more power allocation schemes.
Claims25
A method that facilitates operating a communication network including a first wireless communication base station that includes a first sector, comprising:
- transmitting on a first channel at a first power level from the first sector during a first time period based on a first predetermined pattern, the first channel including a first frequency bandwidth;
- and
- transmitting on the first channel at a second power level from the first sector during a second time period based on the first predetermined pattern, the second power level is at least 0.5 dB different from the first power level.
A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
- a memory that retains instructions related to transmitting on a first channel at a first power level from a first sector during a first time period based on a first predetermined pattern and transmitting on the first channel at a second power level from the first sector during a second time period based on the first predetermined pattern, the second power level is at least 0.5 dB different from the first power level;
- and
- a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory.
A wireless communications apparatus that enables communicating with allocated power levels, comprising:
- means for transmitting on a first channel at a first power level from a first sector during a first time period based on a first predetermined pattern, the first channel including a first frequency bandwidth;
- and
- means for transmitting on the first channel at a second power level from the first sector during a second time period based on the first predetermined pattern, the second power level is at least 0.5 dB different from the first power level.
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions for:
- transmitting on a first channel at a first power level from a first sector during a first time period based on a first predetermined pattern, the first channel including a first frequency bandwidth;
- and
- transmitting on the first channel at a second power level from the first sector during a second time period based on the first predetermined pattern, the second power level is at least 0.5 dB different from the first power level.
In a wireless communications system, an apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- transmit on a first channel at a first power level during a first time period based on a first predetermined pattern, the first channel including a first frequency bandwidth;
- and
- transmit on the first channel at a second power level during a second time period based on the first predetermined pattern, the second power level is at least 0.5 dB different from the first power level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.