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Method and apparatus for controlling transmit power of multiple channels in a CDMA communication system

US6996069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2001
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/327
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to support independent power control of multiple channels in CDMA systems (e.g., a W-CDMA system) that define a single power control feedback stream on the uplink, which is to be used for downlink power control. In one aspect, the single feedback stream is “time shared” among multiple channels requiring individual power control. Various time-sharing schemes may be used to implement multiple (substantially parallel) feedback substreams based on the single feedback stream, and different combination of feedback rates may also be achieved for the substreams. Each feedback substream may be assigned to, and used for power control of, a respective channel. In another aspect, multiple feedback substreams are implemented based on multiple fields in newly defined slot formats.

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