IP Library Granted Patent US 7,664,521
Granted Patent B2
US 7,664,521 · App. 11/059,822 · Granted Feb 16, 2010

Target value control system for transmission power control and method thereof and base station and mobile communication terminal

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Patent No.
US 7,664,521
App. No.
11/059,822
Granted
Feb 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the mobile communication system, a total reception quality between a terminal and a base station is converged into a target quality, thereby suppressing a period in which the transmission power of a distant station becomes excessive. In a mobile communication terminal, when a target SIR for the transmission power control in a down link from a radio base station is controlled, when a transmission power control system using a moving average is adopted, an error occurrence situation is detected by a reception quality calculating unit, and when many errors occur in the short time in the shadow of a building and the like, the number of errors is replaced with a predetermined upper limit value, and the reception quality of the moving average is calculated by an up/down adjusting unit, and when this calculating result is better than a target reception quality, the going down timing and down width of the target SIR are changed, and the target SIR at that time is decided and controlled by a target SIR deciding unit. In this way, the period in which the transmission power of the radio station becomes excessive can be suppressed.

Claims (53)

1. A transmission power target value control system, allowing a target value for a transmission power control to be down-controlled in a radio communication line between radio communication stations at a predetermined cycle and at a predetermined width when a reception quality of a moving average becomes better than a predetermined reception quality, said transmission power target value control system comprising:

a control means for controlling at least a down cycle of said target value to be shorter than said predetermined cycle when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than a predetermined threshold value; and

a measuring means for measuring a reception SIR (signal to interference ratio),

wherein a target SIR is calculated utilizing said moving average prior to the convergence of said predetermined reception quality and target value, and

wherein said control means comprises

means for calculating the reception quality by said moving average with replacing said number of error occurrences by a predetermined upper limit value smaller than said predetermined threshold value, and

means for performing a down control of said target value when this calculated reception quality is better than said predetermined reception quality.

2. The transmission power target value control system according to claim 1 , wherein said control means controls the down width of said target value smaller than said predetermined width when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than said predetermined threshold value.

3. The transmission power target value control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage means for storing the reception SIR when the number of error occurrences of received signals becomes larger than said predetermined threshold value,

wherein said control means performs the down control of said target value until a measured SIR by said measuring means reaches a stored SIR in said storage means.

4. The transmission power target value control system according to claim 1 , wherein said upper limit value is decided by the number of said moving average sections and the value of said predetermined reception quality.

5. A mobile communication system, including the transmission power target value control system according to claim 1 .

6. A transmission power target value control method, allowing a target value for a transmission power control to be down-controlled in a radio communication line between radio communication stations at a predetermined cycle and at a predetermined width when the reception quality of a moving average is better than a predetermined reception quality, said transmission power target value control method comprising:

a control step of controlling at least a down cycle of said target value to be shorter than said predetermined cycle when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than a predetermined threshold value; and

a measuring means for measuring a reception SIR (signal to interference ratio),

wherein a target SIR is calculated utilizing said moving average prior to the convergence of said predetermined reception quality and target value and

wherein said control step comprises

a step of calculating the reception quality by said moving average with replacing said number of error occurrences by a predetermined upper limit value smaller than said predetermined threshold value, and

a step of performing a down control of said target value when this calculated reception quality is better than said predetermined reception quality.

7. The transmission power target value control method according to claim 6 , wherein said control step controls the down width of said target value smaller than said predetermined width when the number of occurrences of received signals is larger than said predetermined threshold value.

8. The transmission power target value control method according to claim 6 , further comprising a storing step of storing the reception SIR in a storing means when the number of error occurrences of received signals becomes larger than said predetermined threshold value,

wherein the down control of said target value is continued until the measured SIR by said measuring step reaches the stored SIR in said storing means.

9. The transmission power target value control method according to claim 6 wherein said upper limit value is decided by the number of said moving average sections and the value of said predetermined reception quality.

10. A base station, allowing a target value for a transmission power control to be down-controlled in a radio communication line between radio communication stations at a predetermined cycle and at a predetermined width when the reception quality of a moving average is better than a predetermined reception quality, said base station comprises:

a control means for controlling at least a down cycle of said target value to be shorter than said predetermined cycle when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than a predetermined threshold value; and

a measuring means for measuring a reception SIR (signal to interference ratio),

wherein a target SIR is calculated utilizing said moving average prior to the convergence of said predetermined reception quality and target value, and

wherein said control means comprises

means for calculating the reception quality by said moving average with replacing said number of error occurrences by a predetermined upper limit value smaller than said predetermined threshold value, and

means for performing a down control of said target value when this calculated reception quality is better than said predetermined reception quality.

11. The base station according to claim 10 , wherein said control means controls the down width of said target value smaller than said predetermined width when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than said predetermined threshold value.

12. The base station according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a storage means for storing the reception SIR when the number of error occurrences of received signals becomes larger than said predetermined threshold value,

wherein said control means performs the down control of said target value until a measured SIR by said measuring means reaches a stored SIR in said storage means.

13. The base station according to claim 10 , wherein said upper limit value is decided by the number of said moving average sections and the value of said predetermined reception quality.

14. A mobile communication terminal, allowing a target value for a transmission power control to be down-controlled in a radio communication line between radio communication stations at a predetermined cycle and at a predetermined width when a reception quality of a moving average becomes better than a predetermined reception quality, said mobile communication terminal comprises:

a control means for controlling at least a down cycle of said target value to be shorter than said predetermined cycle when the number of error occurrences is larger than a predetermined threshold value; and

a measuring means for measuring a reception SIR (signal to interference ratio),

wherein a target SIR is calculated utilizing said moving average prior to the convergence of said predetermined reception quality and target value, and

wherein said control means comprises

means for calculating the reception quality by said moving average with replacing said number of error occurrences by a predetermined upper limit value smaller than said predetermined threshold value, and

means for performing a down control of said target value when this calculated reception quality is better than said predetermined reception quality.

15. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14 , wherein said control means controls the down width of said target value smaller than said predetermined width when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than said predetermined threshold value.

16. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14 , further comprising: a storage means for storing the reception SIR. when the number of error occurrences of received signals becomes larger than said predetermined threshold value, wherein said control means performs the down control of said target value until a measured SIR by said measuring means reaches a stored SIR in said storage means.

17. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14 , wherein said upper limit value is decided by the number of said moving average sections and the value of said predetermined reception quality.

18. A program readable by a computer, allowing a computer to execute a transmission power target value control method which allows a target value for a transmission power control to be down-controlled in a radio communication line between radio communication stations at a predetermined cycle and at a predetermined width when a reception quality of a moving average becomes better than a predetermined reception quality, said program comprises:

a control process of controlling at least a down cycle of said target value to be shorter than said predetermined cycle when the number of error occurrences of received signals is larger than a predetermined threshold value; and

a measuring process of measuring a reception SIR (signal to interference ratio),

wherein a target SIR is calculated utilizing said moving average prior to the convergence of said predetermined reception quality and target value, and

wherein said control process comprises

a process for calculating the reception quality by said moving average with replacing said number of error occurrences by an predetermined upper limit value smaller than said predetermined threshold value, and

a process for performing a down control of said target value when this calculated reception quality is better than said predetermined reception quality.

19. The transmission power target value control system according to claim 1 , further comprising a target BLER (block error ratio) value storage means, wherein said target BLER value storage means stores a plurality of target BLER values which are designated in advance representing a call type.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND CONVEYING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037209 FRAME: 0592. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
To: NEC CORPORATION
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LCC
To: NEC CORPORATION
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NOTICE OF TERMINATION Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
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