System and method for dynamic power regulation in small cells
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsDamanjit SINGH, Rajat PRAKASH
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for dynamic power regulation in small cells. In one aspect, a system is configured to determining at least one mobility metric indicative of at least one access terminal mobility at the cell. The system then configured to determine whether the value of mobility metric is acceptable. When the value of mobility metric is unacceptable, the system is configured to increase the transmit power of the cell until the value of mobility metric becomes acceptable. If the value of mobility metric does not become acceptable after increasing the transmit power of the cell above a threshold, the system is configured to decrease the transmit power of the cell.
Claims24
A method for regulating transmit power of a small cell, comprising:
- determining at least one mobility metric indicative of at least one access terminal mobility at the cell;
- determining whether the value of mobility metric is acceptable;
- when the value of mobility metric is unacceptable, increasing the transmit power of the cell until the value of mobility metric becomes acceptable, and
- if the value of mobility metric does not become acceptable after increasing the transmit power of the cell above a threshold, decreasing the transmit power of the cell.
An apparatus for regulating transmit power of a small cell, comprising:
- a mobility metric determiner component configured to determine at least one mobility metric indicative of at least one access terminal mobility at the cell;
- a metric evaluator component configured to determine whether the value of mobility metric is acceptable;
- a power regulator component configure to:
- when the value of mobility metric is unacceptable, increase the transmit power of the cell until the value of mobility metric becomes acceptable, and
- if the value of mobility metric does not become acceptable after increasing the transmit power of the cell above a threshold, decrease the transmit power of the cell.
An apparatus for regulating transmit power of a small cell, comprising:
- means for determining at least one mobility metric indicative of at least one access terminal mobility at the cell;
- means for determining whether the value of mobility metric is acceptable;
- means for, when the value of mobility metric is unacceptable, increasing the transmit power of the cell until the value of mobility metric becomes acceptable, and
- means for, if the value of mobility metric does not become acceptable after increasing the transmit power of the cell above a threshold, decreasing the transmit power of the cell.
A computer program product for regulating transmit power of a small cell includes a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
- code for determining at least one mobility metric indicative of at least one access terminal mobility at the cell;
- code for determining whether the value of mobility metric is acceptable;
- code for, when the value of mobility metric is unacceptable, increasing the transmit power of the cell until the value of mobility metric becomes acceptable, and
- code for, when the value of mobility metric does not become acceptable, decreasing the transmit power of the cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.