Patent ID: 6748222
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A substantially load-balanced communication system, comprising:at least one station, each station: determining the station load condition for each of the plurality of stations; and adjusting station transmit power level for at least a part of a transmitted signal in accordance with the respective determined station load condition, the station transmit power level being adjusted to substantially balance the station load conditions among the at least one station; and at least one device, each device: receiving the transmitted signal from the at least one station; and selecting a station for communication, the station selection being made by the device based at least in part on a received power level of the adjusted portion of the transmitted signal the selected station: receiving a carrier to interference power ratio from the device; scaling the received carrier to interference power ratio to take into account the adjusted station transmit power level, and determining a signal coding and modulation scheme based on the scaled received carrier to interference power ratio.