Patent ID: 6064659
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method in a transceiver for allocating transmit power to subscriber units in a wireless communications system, the method comprising the steps of:transmitting data from the transceiver to subscriber units, wherein each subscriber unit has a requested transmit power and an allocated transmit power, wherein the allocated transmit power is based upon the requested transmit power;detecting a request for an additional power allocation that causes a total requested power to exceed a maximum transceiver power;determining a minimum number of subscriber units that can have allocated transmit power limited by an aggregate amount necessary to reduce a total transceiver transmit power below the maximum transceiver power;in response to the minimum number of subscriber units, selecting subscriber units for limiting allocated transmit power; andlimiting allocated transmit power for the selected subscriber units by amounts needed to reduce the total transceiver transmit power below the maximum transceiver power.