Patent ID: 7263077
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: controlling transmission power used in a digital radio link in a system in which a base station and a personal station are parties to a radio connection and during operation between them either party is permitted to send a power control command that is configured to change the transmission power of the other party; identifying a change in data transfer of the first party by the second party; and in response to the change in the data transfer, changing a manner in which the power control commands are to be sent to the first party by the second party to be in accordance with the changed data transfer, wherein when the changed data transfer relates to a decreased transmission rate of the first party, the second party is configured to decrease a frequency of power control commands to be sent to the first party and, correspondingly, when the changed data transfer relates to an increased transmission rate, the second party is configured to increase the frequency of power control commands.