IP Library Granted Patent US 8,717,969
Granted Patent B2
US 8,717,969 · App. 13/142,256 · Granted May 6, 2014

Method for uplink power control in OFDMA TDD system

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Patent No.
US 8,717,969
App. No.
13/142,256
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for uplink power control in an OFDMA TDD system. The method for uplink power control according to the present invention comprises: calculating an RSSI average by using RSSI measured from a downlink signal; and carrying out an uplink power control based on the RSSI average, with the RSSI average being calculated by using a weight that is determined depending on a channel variation rate and link symmetry.

Claims (24)

1. A method for uplink power control in OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) TDD (Time Division Duplex) system, the method comprising:

measuring a RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) of downlink signals;

updating a RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) average by calculating a weighted sum of the measured RSSIs and a previous RSSI average; and

carrying out an uplink power control based on the updated RSSI average,

wherein weights used for calculating the weighted sum are determined according to at least one of a channel variation rate and a link symmetry,

wherein the RSSI average is updated by using the following equation:

RSSI current avg =α*RSSI+(1−α)*RSSI previous avg ,

wherein RSSI current avg and RSSIP previous avg are the updated RSSI average and the previous RSSI average, respectively, RSSI is the measured RSSI, and α is a real number higher than 0 and lower than 1, and

wherein α is set to a first value when the channel variation rate is lower than a predetermined value, α is set to a second value when the channel variation rate is not lower than the predetermined value, and the first value is higher than the second value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the channel variation rate is determined by an estimated value of a Doppler frequency.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the estimated value of the Doppler frequency is calculated by using pilots.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RSSI is calculated by using the main path signals if multiple reception antennas are applied.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RSSI is calculated by using preambles if space-frequency diversity is applied.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RSSI is calculated by using pilots if MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) system is applied.

7. A method for uplink power control in OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) TDD (Time Division Duplex) system, the method comprising:

measuring a CINR (Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio) of uplink signals;

updating a CINR average by calculating a weighted sum of the measured CINR and a previous CINR average; and

carrying out an uplink power control based on the updated CINR average,

wherein weights used for calculating the weighted sum are determined according to at least one of a channel variation rate and a link symmetry,

wherein the CINR average is updated by using the following equation:

CINR current avg =β*CINR+(1−β)*CINR previous avg ,

wherein CINR current avg and CINR previous avg are the updated CINR average and the previous CINR average, respectively, CINR is the measured CINR, and β is a real number higher than 0 and lower than 1, and

wherein β is set to a first value when the channel variation rate is lower than a predetermined value, β is set to a second value when the channel variation rate is not lower the predetermined value, and the first value is lower than the second value.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the link symmetry is determined by a number of reception antennas.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO. LTD
To: WIRELESS ALLIANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 054637/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2013
From: SEAH NETWORKS CO., LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030354/0651 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2011
From: LEE, DONG-KWAN
To: SEAH NETWORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026498/0207 →