Patent ID: 8995282
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, in a sending system entity, for adjusting a channel quality estimate (CQE) associated with a data transfer to a receiving system entity in a mobile communication network, the method comprising: communicating one or more probing packets between the sending system entity and the receiving system entity, each probing packet being formatted according to a predefined combination of physical transmission parameters; sending a Power Measurement Offset (PMO) value to the receiving system, the PMO value determined based on which probing packets have been successfully and/or unsuccessfully communicated; receiving a Channel State Information (CSI) report from the receiving system entity, the CSI report: describing physical characteristics of a physical link between the sending system entity and the receiving system entity; and having been adjusted based on the PMO value by the receiving system entity; adjusting the CQE based on the CSI report and based on which probing packets have been successfully and/or unsuccessfully communicated.