Patent ID: 8098748
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of testing a wireless network, the method comprising the act of: transmitting simulated user data from a number of base stations, located in proximity to a first base station, at a predetermined power level, wherein the number of base stations and the first base station transmit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and the simulated user data is spread across all user data sub-carriers of all sub-channels of a frequency band assigned for OFDM transmissions; transmitting, by the first base station, communications over a number of sub-channels of the frequency band assigned for OFDM transmission; and determining interference caused by the transmissions from the number of base stations to transmissions from the first base station, wherein the predetermined power level is determined by subtracting a power level of pilot sub-carriers from a total power level to produce a difference and multiplying the difference by fractional loading.