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Channel assignment based on uplink interference level and channel quality measurements with a forward and backward reassignment step

US6195554A · kind A · utility

40Cited by
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 1999
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/542
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method (40) and device (42) for assigning transmission channels in a wireless communications network (38). The frequencies of the network (38) are discriminated to determine which transmission channels have a predetermined blocking threshold of interference. A transmission channel is preassigned with a channel quality less than the predetermined blocking threshold of interference to an incoming call. The channel quality and interference level of the preassigned transmissions channel are continually monitored, and another transmission channel is assigned to the call when the monitored levels of channel quality and interference levels change beyond a set of predetermined thresholds. Forward and backwards channel reassignments are performed depending on the channel quality and interference levels.

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