Patent ID: 9088335
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting, by a transmitter component of a communications device, a plurality of forward link data bursts over a channel of a wireless communications network, each being transmitted at a respective transmit power; storing the respective transmit powers for the forward link data bursts in a buffer; receiving, by a receiver component of the communications device, a plurality of return link data bursts, wherein each of one or more of the return link data bursts includes one or more signal quality metrics reflecting signal quality measurements relating to a respective one of the forward link data bursts; correlating the signal quality metrics for each of one or more of the forward link data bursts with the stored transmit power for the respective forward link data burst to which the signal quality metrics are related; and determining an updated transmit power based on the signal quality metrics and the correlated respective transmit powers, wherein the updated transmit power is calculated to achieve a target signal quality for transmission of one or more subsequent forward link data bursts over the channel.