Patent ID: 8396506

Claim:
A method for optimizing downlink transmission power of a wireless base station, comprising: transmitting downlink signals having a first power level from a base station to a plurality of User Equipment (UEs); collecting information describing the downlink signals reported by the plurality of UEs; determining when a downlink transmission power of the base station should be updated based on the collected information; and, transmitting downlink signals having a second power level from the base station to the plurality of UEs, wherein collecting information describing the downlink signals reported by the plurality of UEs further comprises: collecting signal strengths of the downlink signals reported by the plurality of UEs; collecting interference measures reported by the plurality of UEs; and, collecting downlink data rates of the downlink signals reported by the plurality of UEs, wherein determining when a downlink transmission power of the base station should be updated further comprises determining a number of UEs located near a cell edge of the base station.