Downlink Power Allocation for QoS Profiles

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, managing transmit power to ensure higher quality of service for devices with better profiles without exceeding the base station's maximum transmit power is challenging, especially when devices with lower quality of service profiles are also in use.

Innovation Solution

The system groups wireless devices by their quality of service profiles and adjusts transmit power levels, increasing power for higher priority devices while reducing it for lower priority devices to allow higher quality of service devices to use target modulation and coding schemes without exceeding the base station's maximum power capacity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If transmit power is increased to ensure target modulation and coding scheme for higher quality of service devices, then quality of service for higher priority devices is improved, but total transmit power may exceed the base station's maximum power capacity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidtotal transmit power
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating power allocation based on device quality of service profiles. Higher priority devices receive increased power allocation to achieve target modulation and coding schemes, while lower priority devices receive reduced power. This selective differentiation resolves the contradiction by ensuring critical devices maintain reliable communication while preventing overall power consumption from exceeding system limits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts the transmit power parameter based on device profiles and system conditions. By changing power allocation parameters selectively for different device groups rather than applying uniform power levels, the system achieves target modulation and coding schemes for high-priority devices while controlling total power consumption within maximum capacity limits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Power

If transmit power is reduced for lower quality of service devices to free up power capacity, then power availability for higher priority devices is improved, but quality of service for lower priority devices deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveavailable power capacityVSAvoidquality of service
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments wireless devices into different quality of service profile groups (higher priority and lower priority). This segmentation enables differential power allocation where power can be reallocated from lower priority groups to higher priority groups. The segmentation resolves the contradiction by creating distinct power allocation zones that prioritize critical devices while maintaining acceptable service for non-critical devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent inverts the conventional approach by not treating all devices equally, but rather prioritizing higher quality of service devices through inverse power allocation. Instead of providing equal or proportional power distribution, the system deliberately allocates more power to higher priority devices and less to lower priority devices, reversing the typical egalitarian approach to resolve the power capacity contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS8185146B2Quality of service based downlink power allocation
Publication Date: 2012.05.22 CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC
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AI summary

A first wireless device associated with a first profile is communicated with using a first transmitted power. A second wireless device associated with a second profile is communicated with using a second transmitted power. A third transmitted power is determined. The third transmitted power is associated with the first wireless device receiving data using a target modulation and coding scheme. A maximum transmitted power is determined to be exceeded if the third transmitted power is used to communicate with the first wireless device. The second wireless device is communicated with using a fourth transmitted power. The fourth transmitted power allows the third transmitted power to be used to communicate with the first wireless device without exceeding the maximum transmitted power.