Estimation of traffic-to-pilot ratios

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus and method for improving the performance of a decoder comprising the steps of determining an energy value for a transmission from a first station to a second station, the decoder residing in the second station, forming a message carrying the energy value, and transmitting the message to the second station. The invention describes an apparatus and method in which a determination of the traffic energy to pilot energy ratio is made directly by the transmitting party and the information is included in a message.