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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jason P. Sigg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Anil Singh, Leawood, KS (US);
Jasinder P. Singh, Olathe, KS (US);
Maulik K. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jason P. Sigg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ashish Bhan, Shawnee, KS (US);
Anil Singh, Leawood, KS (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for improving reverse-link performance by using differentiated reverse activity bits (RABs) based on mobile-station revision. In an embodiment, an access node provides wireless service to first and second mutually exclusive sets of access terminals, the first operating according to IS-856, Release 0, the second according to IS-856, Revision A. The access node maintains first and second RAB thresholds, and periodically (a) measures reverse noise rise (RNR), (b) compares the RNR to the first and second thresholds, (c) transmits a first RAB to the first set of access terminals, and (d) transmits a second RAB to the second set of access terminals. The first RAB is set when the measured RNR exceeds the first threshold, and clear when it does not. The second RAB is set when the measured RNR exceeds the second RAB threshold, and clear when it does not.