Patent ID: 9578605
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for adjusting transmit power in a wireless network, comprising: identifying a selected base station with a first coverage area for adjustment of transmit power; identifying a plurality of neighboring base stations with coverage areas nearby the first coverage area; retrieving a plurality of signal strength measurements from a plurality of mobile devices within the coverage areas of the plurality of neighboring base stations; determining, based on the plurality of measurements, an effect of a change in power level at the selected base station on the plurality of mobile devices within the coverage areas of the plurality of neighboring base stations; and sending an instruction for adjustment of transmit power to the selected base station, wherein determining the effect of the change in power level at the selected base station on the plurality of mobile devices within the coverage areas of the plurality of neighboring base stations further comprises: calculating a first metric corresponding to a number of mobile devices negatively impacted by an increase in power at the selected base station; and calculating a second metric corresponding to a number of devices positively impacted by the increase in power at the selected base station.