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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/245 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 52/244 (2013.01); H04W 52/367 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling the power of small cells in a coverage area includes obtaining signal strength measurements of wireless signals received from a plurality of small cells in a defined coverage area by identifying signal strength at a plurality of locations near the perimeter of the coverage area, and determining a revised transmit power of the small cells based on the determined signal strength (a) to maintain a minimum threshold of received signal while reducing the average power within the coverage area, or (b) to reduce leakage outside the perimeter of the coverage area relative to a desired threshold.