Patent ID: 8060128
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. In a first device communicatively coupled with a second device via an air interface, a method comprising: operating in a dynamic-power state in which the first device increases transmission power on the air interface by an incremental amount in response to each of one or more power-increment commands received from the second device and decreases transmission power on the air interface by a decremental amount in response to each of one or more power-decrement commands received from the second device; while operating in the dynamic-power state, upon receiving a first sequence of a first threshold number of alternating power-increment and power-decrement commands from the second device, transitioning to operating in a steady-power state in which the first device makes no adjustment of transmission power on the air interface in response to receiving power-increment commands from the second device and makes no adjustment of transmission power on the air interface in response to receiving power-decrement commands from the second device; while operating in the steady-power state, making a determination that a particular sequence of power-increment commands and power-decrement commands has been received from the second device; and based at least on the determination, transitioning from operating in the steady-power state to operating in the dynamic-power state.