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Title:
POWER ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM WITH BASE STATIONS HAVING ANTENNA ARRAYS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/106289
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Provided is a method and apparatus for allocating transmit power in a wireless network 105-1, 105-2. The method includes determining powers S210 at which a base station 115-, 115-2, 405 transmits downlink signals to each active user equipment associated with the base station such that each of the downlink signals is associated with a different active user and the base station is permitted to transmit downlink signals with different powers to the associated active user equipments. The method further includes transmitting the associated downlink signals, by the base station, to the active user equipments at the determined powers.

Inventors:
ASHIKHMIN ALEXEI (US)
MARZETTA THOMAS (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/023236
Publication Date:
October 26, 2012
Filing Date:
January 31, 2012
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Assignee:
ALCATEL LUCENT (FR)
ASHIKHMIN ALEXEI (US)
MARZETTA THOMAS (US)
International Classes:
H04W52/24
Foreign References:
EP1028543A12000-08-16
US20020173309A12002-11-21
US6377555B12002-04-23
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YACURA, Gary D. (Dickey & Pierce PLC,P.O. Box 891, Reston Virginia, US)
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