摘要 |
An apparatus, comprises an interface ( 113 ) receiving first data scheduled for a first set of channels by a remote scheduler ( 107 ). A local scheduler ( 111 ) allocates data for a second set of channels in response to a power usage assumption of the power used by the remote scheduler ( 107 ). A transmit power processor ( 117 ) determines a transmit power associated with the first data in a first time interval of a scheduling time interval of the local scheduler ( 111 ) and a power limiter ( 119 ) is arranged to limit a transmit power level of the first data in the scheduling time interval in response to the determined power resource. The resulting signal is transmitted to user equipment ( 123 ) by a transceiver ( 121 ). The invention may be particularly suitable for a 3<SUP>rd </SUP>generation cellular communication system supporting High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) services. |