Patent ID: 7668085
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of reverse link rate control at a base station comprising: receiving status bits from mobile stations in a group of mobile stations subject to common rate control, said status bits from each mobile station indicating whether the mobile station can increase its reverse link data rate; and selectively generating common rate control commands for the group of mobile stations based on evaluating the status bit, wherein selectively generating common rate control commands for the group of mobile stations based on evaluating the status bits comprises: (i) generating the common rate control commands based on the status bits if a reverse link loading at the base station is high, and otherwise generating the common rate control commands based on the reverse link loading irrespective of the status bits; or (ii) generating the common rate control commands based on the status bits if the number of mobile stations in the group is below a defined count, and otherwise generating the common rate control commands based on a reverse link loading at the base station irrespective of the status bits; or (iii) generating the common rate control commands based on the status bits if a reverse link loading at the base station is high and if the number of mobile stations in the group is below a defined count, and otherwise generating the common rate control commands based on the reverse link loading irrespective of the status bits.