Patent ID: 6694127
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A remote unit for use in a communication system, the remote unit comprising:a) a measurement means for providing a measurement of the amount of power that is being output by the remote unit; b) a receiving means for receiving a value indicative of the amount of power received by a master system unit from a base station; c) a processing means, coupled to the measurement means and to the receiving means, for calculating the difference between the measurement and the received value and further for providing a control signal in response to the calculated difference; and d) a filter means, coupled to the measurement means, for filtering the measurement of the amount of power that is being output by the remote unit and providing a filtered measurement, wherein the filter means filters by multiplying a current value of the filtered measurements by n minus 1, adding the most recent unfiltered measurement, and dividing the sum by n.