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Method for operating a base station by prelimiting an output signal

US7164931B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2002
Grant dateJan 16, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/367
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a base station employing a CDMA technique comprises combining a plurality of spread spectrum data signals into a combined signal having a fluctuating power level corresponding to the data signals; modulating the combined signal to produce an RF signal; measuring average power of the combined signal over a selected time period; adaptively limiting the combined signal power to a calculated level based at least in part on the measured power; and transmitting the RF signal.

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