Patent ID: 7130311
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method applicable within a mobile communication system for adaptively allocating a downlink data rate to an access terminal to compensate for channel fading, said method comprising: selecting a downlink data rate in accordance with a determined signal-to-noise level, wherein said downlink data rate is associated with a specified signal-to-noise threshold value to achieve a specified packet error rate, wherein selecting the downlink data rate compnses: receiving a packet by the access terminal at said selected downlink data rate; responsive to successfully decoding said packet, decreasing the signal-to-noise threshold value specified for said selected downlink data rate; and responsive to unsuccessfully decoding said packet, increasing the signal-to-noise threshold value specified for said selected downlink data rate, said increasing the signal-to noise threshold value specified for said selected downlink data rate comprising: