Patent ID: 7107013
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to select a transmission scheme for a radio frequency (RF) burst between a servicing base station and individual wireless terminals in a cellular wireless communication system, the method comprising: implementing a first transmission scheme between the servicing base station and the wireless terminal; receiving a first downlink quality report corresponding to the first transmission scheme at the servicing base station from the wireless terminal, wherein the downlink quality report comprises: comparing the first downlink quality report corresponding to the first transmission scheme to at least one link adaptation threshold for individual wireless terminals; implementing an alternative transmission scheme between the servicing base station and the wireless terminal when the first downlink quality report compares unfavorably to the at least one link adaptation threshold, and wherein the alternative transmission scheme is expected to result in an expected quality report being improved over the first downlink quality report; and adjusting the at least one link adaptation threshold at the servicing base station for individual wireless terminals based on the downlink quality report.