Author: claimsbot

1. Method for the lubrication of lubrication points with minimal quantities of lubricant, in which the lubricant is mixed with a gaseous carrier medium to form a lubricant mist and in which the lubricant mist is supplied to the lubrication point, characterized in that the lubricant mist for the separation of lubricant drops is injected under pressure into an elongated chamber (21) with distributed separation surfaces (28), which are perforated in the longitudinal direction of the chamber (21), so that the lubricant is moved with continuous wetting of the separation surfaces (28) through the chamber in the direction of an outlet orifice (12) and leaves the outlet orifice (12) in the form of lubricant drops.
2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the lubricant mist is injected continuously into the chamber (21) provided with separation surfaces (28).
3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the pressure of the lubricant mist is controlled.
4. Device for the lubrication of lubrication points with minimal quantities of lubricant with an atomizer to produce a lubricant mist, which is formed from a mixture of gaseous carrier medium and microdrops of the lubricant, characterized in that the atomizer is connected via a feed line (4) with a drop separation device (5), located in the area of the lubrication point (3, 3), for the formation of lubricant drops, whereby, on the one hand, the lubricant drops and, on the other, essentially the gaseous carrier medium can be released at the lubrication point (3, 3) through an outlet orifice (12) located downstream of the drop separation device (5).
5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the drop separation device (5) has a chamber (21) with separation surfaces (28), perforated in the direction of flow (29), to which the lubricant particles, injected through a through passage (27), of the lubricant mist adhere, and that the separation surfaces (28) are disposed in the direction of flow (29) directly one after another up to an end, allocated to the outlet orifice (12), of the chamber (21), so that the lubricant drops are released at the outlet orifice (12).
6. Device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the separation surfaces (28) extend evenly and uniformly in the direction of flow (29) within the chamber (21).
7. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 6, characterized in that the separation surfaces are formed by a plurality of spheres (25), which are combined into a sphere packing and totally fill the interior of the chamber (21).
8. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 7, characterized in that the sphere packing is formed by a series, running in the direction of flow, of concentrically arranged sphere rings (30), whereby the spheres (28) of the sphere rings (30) are located in a common transverse plane.
9. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 8, characterized in that the through passage (27) is fashioned as at least one transfer nozzle, whereby the diameter of the transfer nozzle is in a range of 0.5 mm to 0.8 mm.
10. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 9, characterized in that the through passage (27) is formed by one or more transfer nozzles arranged around the central axis of the chamber (21).
11. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 10, characterized in that the outlet orifice (12) is fashioned as a slit, the length of which is greater than the twice the diameter of the spheres (25).
12. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 11, characterized in that the total area of the outlet orifice (12) is greater than the total area of the through passages (27) forming the inlet.
13. Device according to any one of claims 4 through 12, characterized in that the slit (12) is fashioned in the shape of a cross, whereby the juncture of the slits lies on the longitudinal axis of the chamber (21).
14. Attachment part for a carriage, sliding on a guide rail of a bearing guide, with at least one inlet opening for supplying a lubricant, with at least one outlet orifice for releasing the lubricant to the reversal of the carriage, with a passage system including at least one passage for conveying the lubricant between the inlet orifice and the outlet orifice, characterized in that a drop separation device (5) is integrated such that it is possible to supply the inlet orifice (9) with a lubricant mist, which is separated in the drop separation device (5) into lubricant drops and a gaseous medium, whereby the lubricant drops and the gaseous medium are released together through the outlet orifice (12) to the lubrication point (3, 3).
15. Attachment part according to claim 14, characterized in that an insert member (23) can be inserted into a passage (18), whereby the insert member (23) has at least one through passage (27), and that the through passage (27) is followed by a chamber (21) containing a plurality of separation surfaces (28).
16. Attachment part according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that the insert member (23) can be inserted and fixed with an accurate fit in the passage (18) andor in the chamber (20, 21).
17. Attachment part according to any one of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that the insert member has a spacer bolt (24), the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the passage (18), and that a nozzle disk (26) containing the through passage adjoins on a side, facing the chamber (21), of the spacing bolt (24), and the diameter of the disk corresponds to the diameter of the passage (18).
18. Attachment part according to any one of claims 14 through 17, characterized in that a sealing element (31, 32), which prevents the discharge of the pressurized gaseous medium, is located between a body (14) of the attachment part (8) and the carriage (7) andor the body (14) and a reversal member insertable in the body (14), for reversal of the rolling elements to the individual lubrication points andor the body (14) and the guide rail (6).
19. Use of the attachment part as a connecting member between the feed line (4) and a housing of the lubrication point (3, 3), whereby an insert member (50) with a plurality of integrated separation surfaces (28) is pressed into the attachment part.
20. Connecting member for separable connection of a feed line (4), transporting the lubricant mist, with a housing of the lubrication point (3, 3), especially in a device according to any one of claims 4 through 13 or in an attachment part according to any one of claims 14 through 16,
with a first connection (61) for the separable connection with an end of the feed line (4),
with a second connection (63) for the separable connection with the housing of the lubrication point (3, 3), and
with a integrated drop separation device (5).
21. Connecting member according to claim 20, characterized in that the drop separation device (5) is formed by an insert member (50) with a plurality of perforated separation surfaces (28), which is provide form-fittingly in a hollow space (66) of the connecting member (60).
22. Connecting member according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that the hollow space (66) is located within the area of the second connection (63), facing the housing, that the hollow space (66) has a cylindrical form with a side open to the lubrication point (3, 3), and that the insert member (50) is pressed into the hollow space (66).
23. Connecting member according to any one of claims 20 through 22, characterized in that the insert member (50) is sealed by means of an O-ring (54) in the hollow space (66).
24. Connecting member according to any one of claims 20 through 23, characterized in that the first connection (61) is fashioned as a plug-type connection for connecting to a pneumatic feed line (4) or as a screw connection for connecting to a hydraulic feed line (4).
25. Connecting member according to any one of claims 20 through 24, characterized in that the second connection (63) is fashioned as a screw connection with a male thread (64) and has a hollow space for accepting the insert member (50).
26. Insert member for placement in the area of lubrication points (3, 3), in particular in a device according to any one of claims 4 through 13, or in an attachment part according to any one of claims 14 through 16, or in a connecting member according to any one of claims 20 through 25,
with a hollow-cylindrical chamber (21), in which a plurality of perforated separation surfaces (28) is provided,
with an essentially circular cylindrical surface (68),
with an end face (69) placed perpendicular to the direction of flow (62) and behind in the direction of flow (62) and containing at least one through opening (51), and
with an outlet area (52) arranged perpendicular to the direction of flow (62) and in front in the direction of flow (62) and containing at least one outlet slit (72).
27. Insert member according to claim 26, characterized in that the outlet slit (72) extends at least from inside to an area of the cylindrical surface (68) and is cut into the cylindrical surface (68) against the direction of flow (62).
28. Insert member according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that the cylindrical surface (68) has an exterior annular groove (73) for accepting an O-ring (54).
29. Lubrication point control device containing a central atomizer (2) to produce a lubricant mist, which is formed from a mixture of gaseous carrier medium and microdrops of the lubricant, a plurality of lubrication points (3, 3) located remotely via feed lines (4) from the atomizer (2), which are each coupled parallel to one another at the atomizer (2).
30. Lubrication point control device according to claim 29, characterized in that the lubrication points (3, 3) are each connected via a feed line (4) with the atomizer (2) and that the feed line (4) is allocated a pressure regulator for the lubrication point-dependent setting of the pressure of the lubricant mist.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A wipe comprising:
a nonwoven substrate comprising a layer of fibers, wherein a plurality of the fibers each comprise a plurality of fibrils extending outwardly from a surface of the fibers, and wherein the plurality of fibrils comprise a lipid ester, and wherein the plurality of fibrils grow out of the surface of the fibers at least 24 hours post-nonwoven substrate formation under ambient conditions.
2. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the wipe is a cleaning substrate.
3. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the wipe comprises a composition.
4. The wipe of claim 3, wherein the composition comprises water, and wherein the weight of the water is 150% greater than the dry weight of the wipe.
5. The wipe of claim 3, wherein the composition comprises a fragrance, a soap, a makeup, a skin care composition, a lotion, a polish, or a cleaning composition, and wherein the weight of the composition is at least 30% of the overall weight of the wipe.
6. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the fibrils comprise a composition.
7. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the fibrils have a first color, wherein the fibers have a second color in non-fibrils areas thereof, and wherein the first color is different than the second color.
8. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fibers are formed from a composition comprising a polyolefin and the lipid ester, wherein the composition comprises 11% to 35% of the lipid ester, by weight of the composition, and wherein the lipid ester has a melting point in the range of 50\xb0 C. to 100\xb0 C.
9. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the average length of the fibrils from the surfaces of the fibers to free ends of the fibrils is in the range of about 0.5 \u03bcm to about 20 \u03bcm, and wherein the average hydraulic diameter of the fibrils is in the range of about 100 nm to about 800 nm.
10. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the layer of fibers comprises spunbond fibers, meltblown fibers, or fine fibers.
11. The wipe of claim 1, wherein at least some of the fibrils extend radially outwardly from the surface of the fibers in a central longitudinal third of at least some of the fibers.
12. The wipe of claim 1, wherein the fibrils consist essentially of the lipid ester.
13. A wipe comprising:
a nonwoven substrate comprising a layer of fibers, wherein the layer of fibers comprises a plurality of bonds, each bond comprising a bond area, and wherein a plurality of fibrils extend outwardly from a surface of at least one of the bond areas, wherein the plurality of fibrils grow out of the surface of the at least one of the bond areas at least 24 hours post-nonwoven substrate formation under ambient conditions; and
a composition on the nonwoven substrate.
14. The wipe of claim 12, wherein the plurality of fibrils comprise a lipid ester.
15. The wipe of claim 12, wherein the composition comprises water, and wherein the nonwoven substrate is at least 150% water by weight of the nonwoven substrate.
16. The wipe of claim 12, wherein a plurality of the fibers comprise fibrils extending radially outwardly from a surface of the fibers.
17. The wipe of claim 12, wherein the fibrils comprise the composition.
18. The wipe of claim 12, wherein the nonwoven substrate comprises a second layer of fibers, wherein the layer of fibers comprises spunbond fibers, and wherein the second layer of fibers comprises meltblown fibers or fine fibers.
19. The wipe of claim 12, wherein the fibrils consist essentially of the lipid ester.
20. A wipe comprising:
a nonwoven substrate comprising a layer of fibers, wherein a plurality of the fibers comprise fibrils extending outwardly therefrom only after a time period, and wherein the time period is greater than about 24 hours post-nonwoven substrate formation under ambient conditions.
21. The wipe of claim 20, wherein the time period is greater than about 60 hours post-nonwoven substrate formation under ambient conditions, and wherein the nonwoven substrate comprises a composition.
22. The wipe of claim 18, wherein the plurality of fibers comprising fibrils are free of droplets of a lipid ester.

1. A method of controlling reverse link interference in a sector of a base station of a CDMA communication system, the method comprising:
for each access terminal of a plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station, determining a noise power spectral density at the base station (i) due to a thermal noise power spectral density and (ii) due to a sum of chip energy of selected channels of access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, thereby obtaining a plurality of determined noise power spectral densities, one determined noise power spectral density per said each access terminal of the plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station;
determining a maximum noise power spectral density among the plurality of determined noise power spectral densities; and
controlling reverse link power of one or more of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector based upon the maximum noise power spectral density.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a noise power spectral density for said each access terminal comprises:
determining total received power spectral density at the base station; and
subtracting from the total received power spectral density chip energy received from the selected channels of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector except for said each access terminal.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
for said each access terminal, computing a ratio of the determined noise power spectral density to the thermal noise power spectral density.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said selected channels do not comprise any pilot channels.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said selected channels comprise at least one access terminal pilot channel.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
performing pilot interference cancellation for at least some access terminal pilot channels.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
performing interference cancellation for at least one data channel of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna; and
comparing the filtered ratio of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals having a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna higher than the predetermined threshold.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a state of a data request channel lock corresponding to said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with set data request channel lock.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered reverse link path loss from said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station; and
comparing the filtered reverse link path loss of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with filtered reverse link path loss not greater than the predetermined threshold.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among all the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on filtered ratios of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on state of data request channel lock of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on filtered reverse link path loss from each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
imposing an upper threshold of a rise-over-thermal ratio of the sector to avoid overloading neighboring sectors.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of controlling comprises signaling the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to lower data rates when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of controlling comprises setting a reverse activity bit when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
21. A base station in a sector of a CDMA communication system, the base station comprising:
an antenna;
a transceiver connected to the antenna; and
a computing device connected to the transceiver, wherein the computing device is configured to cause the base station to perform steps comprising:
for each access terminal of a plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station, determining a noise power spectral density at the base station (i) due to a thermal noise power spectral density and (ii) due to a sum of chip energy of selected channels of access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, thereby obtaining a plurality of determined noise power spectral densities, one determined noise power spectral density per said each access terminal of the plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station;
determining a maximum noise power spectral density among the plurality of determined noise power spectral densities; and
controlling reverse link power of one or more of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector based upon the maximum noise power spectral density.
22. The base station of claim 21, wherein the step of determining a noise power spectral density for said each access terminal comprises:
determining total received power spectral density at the base station; and
subtracting from the total received power spectral density chip energy received from the selected channels of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector except for said each access terminal.
23. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
for said each access terminal, computing a ratio of the determined noise power spectral density to the thermal noise power spectral density.
24. The base station of claim 21, wherein said selected channels do not comprise any pilot channels.
25. The base station of claim 21, wherein said selected channels comprise at least one access terminal pilot channel.
26. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
performing pilot interference cancellation for at least some access terminal pilot channels.
27. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
performing interference cancellation for at least one data channel of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
28. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among all the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
29. The base station of claim 28, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna; and
comparing the filtered ratio of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
30. The base station of claim 29, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals having a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna higher than the predetermined threshold.
31. The base station of claim 28, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a state of a data request channel lock corresponding to said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
32. The base station of claim 31, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with set data request channel lock.
33. The base station of claim 28, wherein the step of selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered reverse link path loss from said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station; and
comparing the filtered reverse link path loss of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
34. The base station of claim 33, wherein the step of selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with filtered reverse link path loss not greater than the predetermined threshold.
35. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among all the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on filtered ratios of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
36. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on state of data request channel lock of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
37. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step of selecting is based on filtered reverse link path loss from each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station.
38. The base station of claim 21, wherein the steps further comprise:
imposing an upper threshold of a rise-over-thermal ratio of the sector to avoid overloading neighboring sectors.
39. The base station of claim 21, wherein the step of controlling comprises signaling the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to lower data rates when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
40. The base station of claim 21, further comprising an RAB setter connected to the computing device, wherein computing device is configured to cause the RAB setter to set a reverse activity bit when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
41. A base station in a sector of a CDMA communication system, the base station comprising:
an antenna;
a means for transmitting and receiving connected to the antenna; and
a means for computing connected to the means for transmitting and receiving, wherein the means for computing is configured to cause the base station to perform steps comprising:
for each access terminal of a plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station, step for determining a noise power spectral density at the base station (i) due to a thermal noise power spectral density and (ii) due to a sum of chip energy of selected channels of access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, thereby obtaining a plurality of determined noise power spectral densities, one determined noise power spectral density per said each access terminal of the plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station;
step for determining a maximum noise power spectral density among the plurality of determined noise power spectral densities; and
step for controlling reverse link power of one or more of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector based upon the maximum noise power spectral density.
42. The base station of claim 41, wherein the step for determining a noise power spectral density for said each access terminal comprises:
determining total received power spectral density at the base station; and
subtracting from the total received power spectral density chip energy received from the selected channels of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector except for said each access terminal.
43. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
for said each access terminal, computing a ratio of the determined noise power spectral density to the thermal noise power spectral density.
44. The base station of claim 41, wherein said selected channels do not comprise any pilot channels.
45. The base station of claim 41, wherein said selected channels comprise at least one access terminal pilot channel.
46. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for performing pilot interference cancellation for at least some access terminal pilot channels.
47. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for performing interference cancellation for at least one non-pilot channel of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
48. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
49. The base station of claim 48, wherein the step for selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna; and
comparing the filtered ratio of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
50. The base station of claim 49, wherein the step for selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals having a filtered ratio of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna higher than the predetermined threshold.
51. The base station of claim 48, wherein the step for selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a state of a data request channel lock corresponding to said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector.
52. The base station of claim 51, wherein the step for selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with set data request channel lock.
53. The base station of claim 48, wherein the step for selecting comprises:
for each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, determining a filtered reverse link path loss from said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station; and
comparing the filtered reverse link path loss of said each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to a predetermined threshold.
54. The base station of claim 53, wherein the step for selecting further comprises:
including in the one or more of the access terminals only access terminals with filtered reverse link path loss not greater than the predetermined threshold.
55. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among all the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step for selecting is based on filtered ratios of pilot chip energy to effective noise power spectral density per antenna of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
56. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step for selecting is based on state of data request channel lock of each access terminal of the one or more of the access terminals.
57. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for, selecting the one or more of the access terminals from among the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, wherein the step for selecting is based on filtered reverse link path loss from each access terminal of the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to the base station.
58. The base station of claim 41, wherein the steps further comprise:
step for imposing an upper threshold of a rise-over-thermal ratio of the sector to avoid overloading neighboring sectors.
59. The base station of claim 41, wherein the step for controlling comprises signaling the one or more access terminals that are power controlled by the sector to lower reverse link data rates when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
60. The base station of claim 41, further comprising a means for setting reverse activity bit (RAB) connected to the means for computing, wherein the means for computing is configured to cause the means for setting RAB to set a reverse activity bit when the maximum noise power spectral density exceeds a predetermined threshold.
61. A processor-readable media including processor-executable instructions encoded thereon for performing a method of controlling reverse link interference in a sector of a base station of a CDMA communication system, the method comprising steps for:
for each access terminal of a plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station, determining a noise power spectral density at the base station (i) due to a thermal noise power spectral density and (ii) due to a sum of chip energy of selected channels of access terminals that are power controlled by the sector, thereby obtaining a plurality of determined noise power spectral densities, one determined noise power spectral density per said each access terminal of the plurality of access terminals in communication with the base station;
determining a maximum noise power spectral density among the plurality of determined noise power spectral densities; and
controlling reverse link power of one or more of the access terminals that are power controlled by the sector based upon the maximum noise power spectral density.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A coaxial connector adapted to be connected to a coaxial cable comprising a cable center conductor, a cable dielectric layer, a cable outer conductor and a cable jacket, the coaxial connector comprising:
a nut;
a sleeve being partially received in the nut and having a tubular portion for electrically connecting with the cable outer conductor;
a clamp substantially spatially surrounding the sleeve and having a serrate wall; and
a ferrule inserted in the clamp and having a plurality of saw-teeth engaged with the serrate wall of the clamp for securely fixing the coaxial cable to the sleeve.
2. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the nut has a plurality of screw threads formed on the inner surface thereof.
3. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a seal between the nut and the clamp.
4. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamp comprises a slant inner wall for inwardly pressing the ferrule when the clamp is inserted into the clamp.
5. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ferrule comprises a flat and smooth inner surface.
6. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ferrule is made of deformable material.
7. A connector assembly comprising:
a coaxial cable comprising a cable center conductor, a cable dielectric layer, a cable outer conductor and a cable jacket;
a nut;
a sleeve fixed by the nut and having a tubular portion for inserting between the cable dielectric layer and the cable outer conductor;
a clamp having a clamp portion enclosing the sleeve, the clamp and the sleeve forming an annular cavity; and
a ferrule adapted for axially sliding insertion into the annular cavity.
8. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the clamp comprises a slant inner wall in a middle portion thereof and a serrate inner wall in a rear portion thereof.
9. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ferrule comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface slidingly engaging the cable jacket, the outer surface having a plurality of saw-teeth matching with the serrate inner wall of the clamp.
10. The connector assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the ferrule is made of deformable material.
11. A coaxial cable connector assembly comprising:
a coaxial cable defining inner and outer coaxial structures commonly extending along a first direction;
a sleeve extending along a second direction opposite to said first direction and having a front portion tightly sandwiched between said inner and outer structures of a front section of the cable;
a tubular clamp spatially and coaxially surrounding said sleeve and extending along said second direction; and
a tubular ferrule coaxially surrounding the cable and extending in said first direction; wherein
a front portion of said ferrule is radially located between the clamp and the sleeve.
12. The coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ferrule is sandwiched between an inner face of the clamp and an outer face of the outer structure of the cable.
13. The coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein said outer structure of the front section of the cable is tightly sandwiched between the sleeve and the ferrule.
14. The coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein a front end the outer structure of the cable abuts against at least one of clamp and the sleeve in said first direction so as to assure no further mutual relative movement between the cable and the sleeve.
15. The coaxial cable connector assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ferrule is moveable relative to the clamp in the first direction for increasing tightness among the cable, the ferrule and the sleeve.