Patent ID: 8107885
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling mobile station uplink transmissions by a base station comprising steps of: receiving scheduling information from a mobile station, wherein the scheduling information comprises at least one of a queue status and a power status of the mobile station; determining an uplink channel scheduling assignment for the mobile station using at least one of the scheduling information and a base station interference metric and a link quality corresponding to the mobile station; transmitting the uplink channel scheduling assignment to the mobile station, wherein the uplink channel scheduling assignment comprises a maximum traffic channel to control channel power ratio that the mobile station is allowed to use in a subsequent reverse link transmission; selecting, by the mobile station, transport format and resource-related information (TFRI) for an uplink transmission, wherein the selection is based on the maximum traffic channel to control channel power ratio; and receiving, from the mobile station, an indication of the selected TFRI for an uplink transmission.