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Transmission performance measurement and use thereof

US6754475B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2002
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0689
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for and wireless communications unit adapted for measuring transmission performance for a signal emanating from an antenna is discussed. The wireless communications unit includes a receiver for receiving the signal in a first and a second time interval to provide, respectively, a first and a second signal; and a channel processor for assessing a relative channel metric corresponding to the first and second signal, the relative channel metric indicative of the transmission performance of a transmission mode. A corresponding method and base transmitter is also arranged and adapted for adjusting a transmission mode based on measured transmission performance and includes a transmitter for sending the signal in the first and second time interval and a base channel processor for determining a channel metric corresponding to the first and second signal, the channel metric indicative of the transmission performance; the transmitter further sending a control signal corresponding to the transmission mode adjusted according to the transmission performance.

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