Patent ID: 9655062
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A subscriber unit comprising: an antenna; a circuit operatively coupled to the antenna, the circuit configured to transmit traffic data to a network on a first type of channel, and control information to the network on a second type of channel that does not carry traffic data, wherein the control information is transmitted on the second type of channel in at least one second time period between a first time period in which traffic data is being transmitted on the first type of channel and a third time period in which traffic data is being transmitted on the first type of channel; wherein the circuit is further configured to receive first power commands for the first type of channel from the network and second power commands for the second type of channel from the network; and wherein the circuit is further configured to set a transmission power level for the first type of channel in response to the first power commands and not the second power commands and set a transmission power level for the second type of channel in response to the second power commands and not the first power commands.