A distributed fixed-step power control algorithm with quantization and active link quality protection

A distributed fixed-step power control algorithm is presented. It is a simple feedback adjustment algorithm using only local information. In the ideal case where there is no power constraint, it is guaranteed that existing users will not be dropped due to admission of new users. If it is infeasible to accommodate all of them, the new user will be blocked. When the constraint on the maximum power is imposed, it is shown by simulation that blocking a new call is more probable than dropping any existing calls, if the capacity is exceeded. Besides, its convergence property is demonstrated. The convergence rate, which depends on the step size, is studied through simulation. In addition, the issue of power quantization is addressed.

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