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Method for automatically selecting channel powers in a wireless communication system

US5859839A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1997
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W16/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method operates in a wireless communication system serving a geographic area. The system includes first and second communication units within the geographic area which have first and second radio frequency (RF) channels associated therewith. The method includes defining a plurality of points within the geographic area; selecting an initial power of the first and second RF channels; identifying, at each of the plurality of points, a number of the first and second RF channels which are receivable; evaluating a system performance metric; adjusting the initial power of one of the first and second RF channels; based on the adjusted power re-identifying, at each of the plurality of points, a number of the first and second RF channels which are receivable; re-evaluating the system performance metric; based on the re-evaluation, accepting the adjusted power; and downloading the adjusted power to the wireless communication system.

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