Patent ID: 8036151
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal, comprising: receiving, from a first base station, information indicating a base station assigned maximum nominal transmit power for uplink transmissions, said information indicating the base station assigned maximum nominal transmit power being received in two parts, a first one of said two parts being received in a broadcast transmission transmitted over a broadcast channel to multiple wireless terminals, a second one of said two parts being specific to said wireless terminal and being received via a signal directed to said wireless terminal on a downlink traffic control channel; determining a modified maximum transmit power based on the base station assigned maximum nominal transmit power, and a first path gain of a first path between the wireless terminal and the first base station, and a second path gain of a second path between the wireless terminal and a second base station; selecting a code rate based at least in part upon said determined modified maximum transmit power; and transmitting data to said first base station on an uplink with the selected code rate.