An improved outer loop scheduling algorithm using channel quality feedback from remote devices

摘要

Methods for dynamically adjusting margin parameters to compensate for time delay in an outer-loop scheduling algorithm, which is used to determine the feasibilty of a transmission format. The parameters of the outer-loop scheduling algorithm are adjusted according to channel conditions. In one embodiment, an erasure-based approach is used to determine whether to increase or decrease a margin parameter by an incremental amount in the outer-loop algorithm. Once one margin parameter is altered, other margin parameters can be adjusted accordingly.