CA2629890A1 - Transmit-power control for wireless mobile services - Google Patents

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CA2629890A1
CA2629890A1 CA002629890A CA2629890A CA2629890A1 CA 2629890 A1 CA2629890 A1 CA 2629890A1 CA 002629890 A CA002629890 A CA 002629890A CA 2629890 A CA2629890 A CA 2629890A CA 2629890 A1 CA2629890 A1 CA 2629890A1
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Abstract

A method and system for enhancing the performance of augmented services associated with a wireless communications system through the dynamic exploitation of current measurements and operational configuration parameters to accurately and effectively control the signal power and duration transmitted by the mobile unit of interest.

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I claim:
1. A method for controlling an RF signal characteristic for a signal transmitted from a mobile station to support an augmenting service associated with a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
(a) evaluating collected data relating to values of said signal characteristic to derive a characteristic-dependent expected measure of effectiveness for an expected performance of said augmenting service;
(b) determining an optimal value for said characteristic to support said augmenting service; and (c) communicating said optimal value to said mobile station.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the power level of a signal transmitted by the mobile station.
3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the time duration of a signal transmitted by the mobile station.
4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the energy of the signal transmitted by the mobile station.
5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising using said optimal value in said mobile station to control said characteristic of the mobile station's transmitted signal.
6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said augmenting service comprises location determination.
7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the round trip delay for the propagation of an RF signal over the two-way path that includes a downlink and an uplink direction between a base transceiver station and the mobile station.
11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the timing advance for the propagation of an RF signal over the two-way paths that include downlink and uplink directions between a base transceiver station and the mobile station.
12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
15. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the angle of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
16. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for a downlink signal as transmitted from a base transceiver station.
17. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for an uplink signal as transmitted from the mobile station.
18. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal propagation loss between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
19. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal transmission and reception system gains for a signal path between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
20. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes an estimated location for the mobile station provided from a location determination process.
21. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system interference at a base transceiver station.
22. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system quality of service at a base transceiver station.
23. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system bit error rate at a base transceiver station.
24. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said collected data includes data indicative of a number of location measurement units that are able to receive a transmission from the mobile station.
25. A method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of causing the mobile station to increase the power of its transmissions to enable a prescribed number of location measurement units to receive said transmission.
26. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said expected measure of effectiveness includes a representation of an expected location determination accuracy.
27. A method as recited in claim 26, wherein said representation of expected location accuracy includes at least one parameter representing an expected uncertainty of a location error covariance matrix.
28. A method as recited in claim 27, wherein the parametric representation of the expected location uncertainty includes at least one member of a group consisting of an expected determinant of the location error covariance matrix, an expected trace of the location error covariance matrix, a combination of said determinant and trace, and an expected dilution of precision for the expected location determination.
29. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of an optimal value further comprises jointly assessing both an expected location measurement accuracy and communications system quality of service or bit error rate expected from the impacts of interference associated with candidate adjusted signal characteristics.
30. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of an optimal value comprises determining whether an adequate number of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
31. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of an optimal value comprises determining whether an adequate geometry of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
32. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
exchanging data between a wireless communications system and an augmenting service system; and sharing between the processing facilities of said wireless communications system and said augmenting service system.
33. A control system, comprising:
(a) a processor programmed to receive collected data relating to a signal characteristic associated with a signal transmitted, by a mobile station and to derive a characteristic-dependent expected measure of effectiveness for an expected performance of an augmenting service, and to determine an optimal value for said characteristic to support said augmenting service; and (b) a mechanism to communicate said optimal value to said mobile station.
34. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the power level of a signal transmitted by the mobile station.
35. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the time duration of a signal transmitted by the mobile station.
36. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the signal characteristic to be controlled is the energy of the signal transmitted by the mobile station.
37. A system as recited in claim 33, further comprising a program in said mobile station for using said optimal value to control said characteristic of the mobile station's transmitted signal.
38. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said augmenting service comprises location determination.
39. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
40. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
41. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
42. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the round trip delay for the propagation of an RF signal over the two-way paths that include a downlink and an uplink directions between a base transceiver station and the mobile station.
43. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the timing advance for the propagation of an RF signal over the two-way paths that include the downlink and an uplink directions between the base transceiver station and the mobile station.
44. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
45. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
46. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
47. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the angle of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
48. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for a downlink signal as-transmitted from a base transceiver station.
49. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for an uplink signal as transmitted from the mobile station.
50. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal propagation loss between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
5] . A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal transmission and reception system gains for a signal path between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
52. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes an estimated location for the mobile station provided from a location determination process.
53. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system interference at a base transceiver station.
54. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system quality of service at a base transceiver station.
55. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system bit error rate at a base transceiver station.
56. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein said expected measure of effectiveness includes a representation of an expected location determination accuracy.
57. A system as recited in claim 56, wherein said representation of expected location accuracy includes at least one parameter representing an expected uncertainty of a location error covariance matrix.
58. A system as recited in claim 57, wherein the parametric representation of the expected location uncertainty includes at least one member of a group consisting of an expected determinant of the location error covariance matrix, an expected trace of the location error covariance matrix, a combination of said determinant and trace, and an expected dilution of precision for the expected location determination.
59. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the determination of an optimal value further comprises jointly assessing both an expected location measurement accuracy and communications system quality of service or bit error rate expected from the impacts of interference associated with candidate adjusted signal characteristics.
60. A system as recited in claim 33, further comprising a mechanism for exchanging data between a wireless communications system and an augmenting service system, wherein processing is shared between the processing facilities of said wireless communications system and said augmenting service system.
61. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the processor is programmed to receive collected data including data indicative of a number of location measurement units that are able to receive a transmission from the mobile station.
62. A system as recited in claim 61, further comprising means for causing the mobile station to increase the power of its transmissions to enable a prescribed number of location measurement units to receive said transmission.
63. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the processor is programmed for determining whether an adequate number of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
64. A system as recited in claim 33, wherein the processor is programmed for determining whether an adequate geometry of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
65. A wireless communications system including base transceiver stations for communicating with mobile stations; a wireless location system; and a transmission power control system for collecting data relating to a transmission power level associated with a signal transmitted by a mobile station (MS) of interest and processing the collected data to derive an expected measure of effectiveness for an expected performance of the location system.
66. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said transmission power control system comprises a processor configured to determine an optimal value for the transmission power of said MS of interest to support said location system, and a mechanism to communicate said optimal value to said MS of interest.
67. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 66, further comprising means for controlling the energy of the signal transmitted by the MS of interest.
68. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 66, further comprising means for controlling the time duration of the signal transmitted by the MS of interest.
69. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
70. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
71. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for a downlink signal from a base transceiver station received at the mobile station.
72. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the round trip delay for the propagation of an RF
signal over the two-way paths that include a downlink and an uplink directions between a base transceiver station and the mobile station.
73. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the timing advance for the propagation of an RF
signal over the two-way paths that include the downlink and an uplink directions between the base transceiver station and the mobile station.
74. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the power level for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
75. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
76. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the time difference of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
77. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of the angle of arrival for an uplink signal from the mobile station received at a base transceiver station.
78. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for a downlink signal as transmitted from a base transceiver station.
79. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a wireless communications system parameter specifying a power level commanded for an uplink signal as transmitted from the mobile station.
80. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal propagation loss between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
81. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a representation of the RF signal transmission and reception system gains for a signal path between a base transceiver station and an estimated location for the mobile station.
82. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes an estimated location for the mobile station provided from a location determination process.
83. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system interference at a base transceiver station.
84. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system quality of service at a base transceiver station.
85. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said collected data includes a measurement of communications system bit error rate at a base transceiver station.
86. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein said expected measure of effectiveness includes a representation of an expected location determination accuracy.
87. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 86, wherein said representation of expected location accuracy includes at least one parameter representing an expected uncertainty of a location error covariance matrix.
88. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 87, wherein the parametric representation of the expected location uncertainty includes at least one member of a group consisting of an expected determinant of the location error covariance matrix, an expected trace of the location error covariance matrix, a combination of said determinant and trace, and an expected dilution of precision for the expected location determination.
89. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein the determination of an optimal value further comprises jointly assessing both an expected location measurement accuracy and communications system quality of service or bit error rate expected from the impacts of interference associated with candidate adjusted signal characteristics.
90. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, further comprising a mechanism for exchanging data between the wireless communications system and the location system, wherein processing is shared between the processing facilities of said wireless communications system and said location system.
91. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein the processor is programmed to receive collected data including data indicative of a number of location measurement units that are able to receive a transmission from the mobile station.
92. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 91, further comprising means for causing the mobile station to increase the power of its transmissions to enable a prescribed number of location measurement units to receive said transmission.
93. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein the processor is programmed for determining whether an adequate number of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
94. A wireless communications system as recited in claim 65, wherein the processor is programmed for determining whether an adequate geometry of location measurement units received the transmission from the mobile station.
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