Patent ID: 6137840
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling transmission power of variable rate frames of data, comprising:control processor means for providing a transmit power signal, wherein said control processor means is for determining a reference rate transmit power level and for determining at least one additional transmit power level in accordance with said reference rate transmit power;variable gain transmitter means for receiving said transmit power signal and for amplifying said variable rate frames in accordance with said transmit power signal and a rate of said variable rate frames of data;receiver means for receiving frame quality message from a remote communication station and wherein said control processor means is responsive to said frame quality message; andsumming means for receiving a gain adjustment value and a previous reference rate transmit value, and for summing said gain adjustment value and said previous reference rate transmit value to provide said reference rate transmit power signal.