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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Ian C. Wong, Austin, TX (US);
Ian C. Wong, Austin, TX (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a system and methodology are disclosed for enabling a network to manage threshold values provided to UEs for use in decoding ACK-NAK signals. In various embodiments described herein, a base station signals an actual fixed threshold value in a semi-static manner for use by UEs to decode ACK/NAK signals. In these embodiments, the threshold value is part of a semi-static but UE-specific threshold value. This allows the base station to accommodate varying UE geometries, and optimize power savings for ACK-NAK transmissions. Embodiments of the invention also allow the base station to enforce a desired quality of service (QoS) without excessive power variations across ACK/NAK which are limited by the transmit power dynamic range.