Scheduling one or more data packets in a cdma communication system based on computed power resource availability

摘要

A method (200) for scheduling one or more data packets in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system (100) comprises the steps of measuring power by the one or more base sites (122-132) and computing an amount of downlink power resource needed to transmit one or more data packets using measurements made in the one or more of the base sites (122-132); and/or an amount of power resource availability into which one or more data packets can be scheduled. The method also comprises scheduling the one or more data packets based on the computed amount of power. In this manner, a CDMA communication system is able to determine whether sufficient power resource exists in order to schedule one or more data packets, thereby improving scheduling efficiency in scenarios where transmit power in the communication system is highly variable.