Abstract:
A method for determining whether a connection event between a base station and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) should be accepted or rejected, comprises measuring the interference level I0 in a candidate timeslot; measuring the path loss L between the base station and the WTRU; measuring the total transmit power P0 of the base station; determining a thermal noise level null, determining a fading average signal-to-interference ratio (SIR); and calculating a ratio R, wherein if the ratio R is above a certain threshold the connection event will be accepted and if the call is below the threshold it will be rejected.
Abstract:
A method and system for positioning mobile units using angle measurements taken by neighboring mobile units is disclosed. A selected mobile unit and mobile units in the vicinity of the selected mobile unit are selectively instructed to measure and report information related to the position of the selected mobile unit. The reported information is used to compute a position of the selected mobile unit.
Abstract:
A method and system for improving interoperability of a radio network controller and a base station in cellular systems with downlink congestion control is disclosed. A message is sent from a base station to a radio network controller after the base station has discarded at least one transport block. The message sent to the radio network controller may be forwarded by the radio network controller to additional radio network controllers serving users affected by the discard of the at least one transport block.
Abstract:
A system and method to optimize the number of uplink and downlink slots, given the maximum number of crossed slots between any two cells is disclosed. The present invention effectively assigns a direction (i.e. uplink or downlink) to every slot in every cell of the system, taking into account the trade-off between: a) avoiding base-to-base or mobile-to-mobile interference; and b) matching the slot assignment of every cell as closely as possible to the local traffic conditions. The present invention assigns users to slots according to their transmission power requirements in order to allow conflicting slot-to-cell assignments between two cells in the same geographic region.
Abstract:
A system and method for equalizing the signal-to-interference ratios (SIRs) of a plurality of physical channels supporting a coded composite transport channel CCTrCH comprises calculating new transmission powers such that not only are the SIRs of the physical channels equalized, but also the average SIR of the CCTrCH remains constant.
Abstract:
A method and system wherein users are encouraged to participate in cooperative positioning among wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) is disclosed. Participating WTRUs determined to be suitable for providing positioning information for target-WTRUs are identified and sent a broadcast message requesting positioning information regarding a target-WTRU(s). Participating wireless transmit/receive units that report positioning information are given a reward or credit.
Abstract:
A method and communication system (e.g., TDD system) that uses adaptive antennas at the base stations to monitor metrics associated with the quality of one or more CPCH timeslots, so as to determine whether to reuse some or all of the CPCH timeslots to transmit the DPCH. If it is determined to reuse some or all of the CPCH timeslots, an additional determination is made as to what limit to apply on the DPCH transmission powers. Adaptive antennas may be used at the base stations to allow the system to reuse some or all of the CPCH timeslots to transmit DPCH, thus improving the overall capacity of the system while maintaining the CPCH coverage and quality at a desired level throughout the system.
Abstract:
The present invention establishes a system on how to best use adaptive antennas at a base stations and optionally at wireless transmit receive units (WTRUs) to mitigate the interference due to conflicting slot assignments between two neighboring cells. This system will allow for a greater flexibility in slot-to-cell assignments, especially when conflicting slot assignments are for two cells or mobiles in the same vicinity, more specifically, one cell uses a slot assignment for an uplink while the other cell uses the same slot assignment for downlink.
Abstract:
A system and method to optimize the number of uplink and downlink slots, given the maximum number of crossed slots between any two cells is disclosed. The present invention effectively assigns a direction (i.e. uplink or downlink) to every slot in every cell of the system, taking into account the trade-off between: a) avoiding base-to-base or mobile-to-mobile interference; and b) matching the slot assignment of every cell as closely as possible to the local traffic conditions. The present invention assigns users to slots according to their transmission power requirements in order to allow conflicting slot-to-cell assignments between two cells in the same geographic region.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method and system for discarding the least amount of data in case a power outage is expected to occur in some timeslot during a future frame. The present invention discloses using Base Station (BS) information on the power transmitted during the last frame, along with information on the total amount of data, and the priority assigned thereto, that the BS has to transmit during upcoming frames, to make decisions on the type and quantity of data that should be removed to avoid severe power outage in the upcoming frames.