Method of estimating a current channel condition in a wireless communications network

US8965440B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965440-B2
Application numberUS-13969305-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 31, 2005
Priority dateMay 31, 2005
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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In the method, a current channel condition is estimated based at least in part on a previous channel quality indicator and power control information received after the previous channel quality indicator.

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We claim: 1. A method of estimating a current channel condition, comprising: receiving, at a network element, a first channel quality indicator; and generating, at the network element, a current channel quality estimate based on the first channel quality indicator and a summation of power control information, the power control information included in the summation being only power control information that is received over at least two transmission power control intervals, the at…

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What does patent US8965440B2 cover?
In the method, a current channel condition is estimated based at least in part on a previous channel quality indicator and power control information received after the previous channel quality indicator.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dominique Francis, Kong Hongwel, Nabhane Walid E, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L1/1671. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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