| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus to manage RF power in a broadband transceiver station (BTS 600) that includes a multi-carrier common RF power source such as a mul ti- carrier power amplifier (MCPA 660), for maintaining carrier power at a prescribed level. The power is managed by a power banking agent (700) which is a module of the BTS system software. On a new channel request, the power banking agent (700) determines if the request can be satisfied at the requested level. Otherwise, the power banking agent (700) determines if the channel request can be satisfied at a lower power request. The power banking agent also manages active channels by reclaiming power from channels requiri ng less power and/or by allocating more power to the channels requiring more power. If the power banking agent cannot satisfy a request, the power bankin g agent will queue the request till a later time in the event that additional power becomes available. The power banking agent also processes alarms which occur in the event of an MCPA module addition or MCPA module failure.</SDOAB > |
