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Selecting a transmission mode between a subscriber and a base station

US8311003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2009
Grant dateNov 13, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/0094
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments for a method and apparatus of selecting a transmission mode between the subscriber and a base station are disclosed. One method includes determining a predictive window. Instantaneous channel quality measurements are averaged, wherein the averaging is dependent upon a size of the predictive window. A first estimate of the transmission mode is determined based on the averaged instantaneous channel quality measurements. A margin is calculated based on reception of a qualifying downlink transmission. The transmission mode is selected by updating the first estimate with the margin.

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