Patent ID: 9363768
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of allocating transmission power in a communications system including a processor, the method comprising: a) setting a power differential for an antenna in a cell of the communication system, the power differential being a difference between a transmission power of one or more carriers and a transmission power of a reference carrier; b) measuring a percentage of satisfied users at the power differential, wherein a satisfied user is defined as a user having a capacity above a predetermined threshold capacity; c) measuring a total capacity for the satisfied users at the power differential; d) adjusting the power differential by a predetermined amount by increasing or decreasing the transmission power of the one or more carriers; e) measuring an updated percentage of satisfied users at the adjusted power differential; f) determining, using the processor, that the updated percentage of satisfied users is greater than or equal to the percentage of satisfied users at the power differential; and g) repeating a)-f) to obtain an iterated power level; and h) setting the transmission power of the one or more carriers at the iterated power level.