Patent ID: 8982866
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal carrying at least a data channel, a pilot channel that is spread using a first spread-spectrum code having a first spreading factor, and a control channel that is spread using a second spread-spectrum code having a second spreading factor, different from the first spread-spectrum code; estimating a first noise level of noise on the pilot channel; estimating a second noise level of noise on the control channel; combining the first noise level and the second noise level, by weighting the first noise level based on the first spreading factor and weighting the second noise level based on the second spreading factor, so as to produce a noise estimate for the data channel; calculating a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for the data channel based on the noise estimate produced from the first noise level and the second noise level; and determining and reporting a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) based on the calculated SNR.