Downlink power control at soft handover
US6553016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/143
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus are described for controlling base station transmit power (downlink) to a mobile station during soft diversity handover. The present invention adjusts downlink power of the ratio between downlink transmit powers of all of the involved base stations is equal to the received signal strengths from the mobile stations at each of the involved base stations.
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