The receiver sensitivity 232a may vary according to adjustment of the receiver reference level 230a. For example, the receiver sensitivity 232a may be estimated by subtracting the receiver's dynamic range 234a from the adjusted receiver reference level 230a. As the adjusted receiver reference level is increased, the receiver sensitivity 232a may increase in a like manner, effectively maintaining separation according to the dynamic range 234a.
In at least some embodiments, the receiver sensitivity 232a should be adjusted to ensure that the receiver is adapted to receiver a minimum received signal level. For example, the received uplink signal 226 maximum power level 227 should be at or above the receiver sensitivity 232a, e.g., by some specified amount. The amount above the receiver sensitivity 232a may be specified, e.g., according to a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a signal-plus-interference-to-noise ration (SINAR), and the like. To the extent that the coupled maximum power level 229 is sufficiently high to permit an adjustment that accommodates the received uplink signal 226, it is understood that at least some compromises may be made. For example, referring to