Thermal energy control in a mobile transceiver

A method of controlling thermal energy generation in a first mobile transceiver operating in a radio telecommunication network, wherein said thermal energy generation is directly proportional to a transmit power level in the mobile transceiver, and a network node allocates transmit power levels to a plurality of mobile transceivers through scheduling grants, said method comprising the steps of:

• allocating by the network node, a first common scheduling grant to the plurality of mobile transceivers, the first common scheduling grant authorizing each of the mobile transceivers to transmit at a first common power level;
• receiving by the network node, a request from the first mobile transceiver to increase transmit power;
• allocating by the network node, a dedicated scheduling grant to the first mobile transceiver in response to the request to increase transmit power, said dedicated scheduling grant authorizing the first mobile transceiver to transmit at a higher dedicated transmit power level;
• allocating by the network node, a second common scheduling grant to mobile transceivers other than the first mobile transceiver, the second common scheduling grant authorizing each of the mobile transceivers to transmit at a second common power level lower than the first common power level and offsetting the dedicated grant allocated to the first mobile transceiver;
• subsequently receiving by the network node, a request from the first mobile transceiver to decrease transmit power due to an overheat condition in the mobile transceiver;
• removing by the network node, the dedicated scheduling grant from the first mobile transceiver in response to the request to decrease transmit power;
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• allocating by the network node, a third common scheduling grant to the plurality of mobile transceivers, the third common scheduling grant authorizing each of the mobile transceivers to transmit at a third common power level higher than the second common power level and reallocating the dedicated grant within the third common scheduling grant.