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Uplink load control including individual measurements

US7920517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. · US

Inventors

Rainer Bachl · Nuremberg, DE
Jens Mueckenheim · Nuremberg, DE
Mirko Schacht · Allersberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2006
Grant date	Apr 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A technique is disclosed for determining values of different portions of a total uplink interference, which can be used for scheduling and load control at a base station, for example. A disclosed example includes obtaining measurements from individual users and using those measurements to determine corresponding portions of a total uplink interference at the base station. One portion is associated with users that are controlled by a scheduler for that base station. Another portion is associated with users that are not controlled by that scheduler. Determining each of the portions individually and using a received total wideband power measurement allows for determining each of the major portions of the total uplink interference at a base station.

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