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Transmission power control method, mobile phone, base station, and recording medium

US6343218B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1999
Grant dateJan 29, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile station according to the present invention that is capable of connecting simultaneously to a plurality of base stations comprises a reception radio portion and TPC bit detecting portions, for receiving and detecting TPC bits (transmission power control signals) from the plurality of base stations during soft handover; a combining portion, for combining the detected TPC bits to determine a combination signal; and a transmission power control deciding portion, for controlling the transmission power of the mobile station based on the combination signal determined by the combining portion. A method according to the present invention governs use of the mobile station hereof.

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