IP Library Granted Patent US 9,210,716
Granted Patent B2
US 9,210,716 · App. 14/669,971 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Method and apparatus for managing uplink communication in wireless communication network

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Patent No.
US 9,210,716
App. No.
14/669,971
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for managing uplink communication in a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes selecting one or more Mobile Stations (MSs) from a plurality of MSs based on a first signal parameter corresponding to each MS of the one or more MSs, one or more second signal parameters corresponding to each MS of the one or more MSs, and one or more threshold parameters. The first signal parameter is associated with a Base Station (BS) serving a MS. Further, the one or more second signal parameters are associated with one or more BSs neighboring to the MS. The one or more threshold parameters are associated with a communication parameter. Thereafter, the method includes modifying an uplink Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level of the one or more MSs.

Claims (55)

1. A method for a mobile station for managing communication in a wireless communication network, comprising:

determining a first signal parameter associated with a communication link between the mobile station and a serving base station;

determining a second signal parameter associated with a communication link between the mobile station and a neighboring base station;

determining a relative signal parameter for the mobile station using the first signal parameter and the second signal parameter;

comparing the relative signal parameter for the mobile station with a threshold parameter; and

when the relative signal parameter falls within a predefined range of the threshold parameter, sending a request for modifying a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level of the mobile station to the serving base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a decided MCS level; and

changing the MCS level of the mobile station to the decided MCS level.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the MCS level of the mobile station, wherein the request for modifying the MCS level of the mobile station includes the MCS level identified.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal parameter is at least one of: a path loss, a shadowing parameter, an antenna gain, a fading parameter, a signal strength indicator, or a channel quality.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second signal parameter corresponds to at least one of: a path loss, a shadowing parameter, an antenna gain, a fading parameter, a signal strength indicator, or a channel quality between the mobile station and the neighboring base station.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing a communication parameter with a predefined value; and

modifying the threshold parameter based on the comparison.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the communication parameter includes one of: a Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio (CINR), a Physical CINR (PCINR), an Effective CINR (ECINR), a Carrier to Interference Ratio (CIR), a Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR), a Signal to Interference Ratio (SIR), a coverage parameter, a Bit Error Rate (BER), a Block Error Rate (BLER), and an Outer Loop Correction (OLC) Factor.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the relative signal parameter comprises computing a difference between the first signal parameter and the second signal parameter.

9. A mobile station for managing communication in a wireless communication network, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a first signal parameter associated with a communication link between the mobile station and a serving base station;

determine a second signal parameter associated with a communication link between the mobile station and a neighboring base station;

determine a relative signal parameter for the mobile station using the first signal parameter and the second signal parameter;

compare the relative signal parameter for the mobile station with a threshold parameter; and

when the relative signal parameter falls within a predefined range of the threshold parameter, provide a requirement for modifying a Modulation and Coding, Scheme (MCS) level of the mobile station to the transceiver; and

wherein the transceiver is configured to send a request for modifying the MCS level of the mobile station to the serving base station.

10. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein:

the transceiver is further configured to receive a decided MCS level; and

the processor is further configured to change the MCS level of the mobile station to the decided MCS level.

11. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein:

the processor is further configured to identify the MCS level of the mobile station, and wherein the request for modifying the MCS level of the mobile station includes the MCS level identified.

12. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the first signal parameter is at least one of: a path loss, a shadowing parameter, an antenna gain, a fading parameter, a signal strength indicator, or a channel quality.

13. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the second signal parameter corresponds to at least one of: a path loss, a shadowing parameter, an antenna gain, a fading parameter, a signal strength indicator, or a channel quality between the mobile station and the neighboring base station.

14. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

compare a communication parameter with a predefined value; and

modify the threshold parameter based on the comparison.

15. The mobile station of claim 14 , wherein the communication parameter includes one of: a Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio (CINR), a Physical CINR (PCINR), an Effective CINR (ECINR), a Carrier to Interference Ratio (CIR), a Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR), a Signal to Interference Ratio (SIR), a coverage parameter, a Bit Error Rate (BER), a Block Error Rate (BLER), and an Outer Loop Correction (OLC) Factor.

16. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to compute a difference between the first signal parameter and the second signal parameter to determine the relative signal parameter.

17. A method for managing communication in a wireless communication network comprising:

determining a first signal parameter comprising a transmitted power corresponding to a serving base station;

determining a second signal parameter comprising at least one of: a path loss, a shadowing parameter, an antenna gain, a fading parameter, a signal strength indicator, and a channel quality between a mobile station and a neighboring base station;

determining an interference parameter for the mobile station using the first signal parameter and the second signal parameter;

comparing the interference parameter for the mobile station with a threshold parameter; and

based on the comparison, sending a request for modifying a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level of the mobile station to the serving base station.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving a decided MCS level; and

changing the MCS level of the mobile station to the decided MCS level.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

identifying the MCS level of the mobile station, wherein the request for

modifying the MCS level of the mobile station includes the MCS level identified.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

comparing a communication parameter with a predefined value; and

modifying the threshold parameter based on the comparison.

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