US 7,321,570 B2
Method and apparatus for dynamic power allocation to a multimedia broadcast/multicast service
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Schaumburg, Ill. (US); Jean-Aicard Fabien, Lincolnshire, Ill. (US); Amitava Ghosh, Buffalo Grove, Ill. (US); and Weimin Xiao, Hoffman Estates, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US)
Filed on Feb. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/770,906.
Prior Publication US 2005/0169202 A1, Aug. 04, 2005
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04H 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—318  [370/332; 370/487] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for adjusting a power of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (an MBMS service) comprising:
starting a timer;
when a handover measurement report associated with a user equipment (UE) is received, during a provision of the MBMS service and prior to an expiration of the timer:
determining a power requirement associated with the UE based on the received handover measurement report;
adjusting a power level of a Point-to-Multipoint (PTM) communication channel based on the determined power requirement; and
when a handover measurement report associated with the UE is not received during a provision of the MBMS service and prior to the expiration of the timer:
determining to not adjust a power level of the PTM communication channel; and
restarting the timer.