摘要 |
In a communication system, controlling transmission power and transmission data rate to reduce transmission power fluctuations. Data for transmission is queued in a data storage queue, and the amount of data in the queue is represented by a queue length. When the queue length is within a predetermined range, queued data is transmitted at a first power level and data rate. When a determination is made that the queue length is outside the predetermined range, a corresponding change to transmission power and data rate is made. When the queue length is exceeds a predetermined upper limit, transmission power and data rate are increased. When the queue length is less than a predetermined lower limit, transmission power and data rate are decreased. In a further aspect, the magnitude of changes to transmission power and data rate are based, at least in part, on the magnitude by which the queue length is outside the predetermined range. |