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Method and device for estimating a carrier-to-interference ratio in a radio communication system

US6650872B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1999
Grant dateNov 18, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/54
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The carrier-to-interference ratio in a radio communication system is estimated by using measurements of the received signal strength in a communication channel within periods of time when transmission is discontinued and measurements of the received signal strength in the communication channel within periods of time with transmission.

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