| US 7,499,427 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for high rate packet data transmission | ||
| Roberto Padovani, San Diego, Calif. (US); Paul E. Bender, San Diego, Calif. (US); Peter J. Black, La Jolla, Calif. (US); Matthew S. Grob, La Jolla, Calif. (US); Jurg K. Hinderling, San Diego, Calif. (US); Nagabhushana T. Sindhushayana, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Charles E. Wheatley, III, Del Mar, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/542,734. | ||
| Application 11/542734 is a continuation of application No. 10/809213, filed on Mar. 25, 2004, granted, now 7,184,426. | ||
| Application 10/809213 is a continuation of application No. 10/318489, filed on Dec. 12, 2002, granted, now 7,079,550, filed on Jul. 18, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/318489 is a continuation of application No. 08/963386, filed on Nov. 03, 1997, granted, now 6,574,211, filed on Jun. 03, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0025321 A1, Feb. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—329 [370/468; 455/452.2] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A method in a wireless communication system, comprising:
measuring channel quality of a link in the communication system;
transmitting a quality indicator by use of an absolute reference and a relative reference, wherein the quality indicator maps
to a transmission data rate; and
receiving data as a function of the quality indicator,
wherein the relative reference indicates whether the transmission data rate for an upcoming time slot is higher or lower than
the transmission data rate of a previous time slot.
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