A method in a radio network controller , comprising: determining a decimation factor for a transmit power control algorithm, the transmit power control algorithm comprising a power control algorithm according to which transmit power control commands for controlling a transmit power of a wireless device are discontinuously transmitted to the wireless device by a network node , the determined decimation factor indicating a predefined number of slots, wherein one out of the predefined number of slots is for transmitting a transmit power control command to the wireless device ; upon determining the decimation factor for the transmit power control algorithm, modifying one or more parameters related to transmit power control using the transmit power control algorithm having the determined decimation factor, wherein the modifying comprises: configuring the network node to transmit, during radio link initialization, the transmit power control commands, according to a predefined pattern, in consecutive slots in which transmit power control symbols are known by the wireless device to be present, wherein every transmit power control symbol corresponds to one transmit power control command; and configuring the wireless device to toggle transmit power control commands sent to the network node to control a transmit power of the network node ; and configuring the network node to control the transmit power of the wireless device according to the transmit power control algorithm and the one or more modified parameters. determining a decimation factor for a transmit power control algorithm, the transmit power control algorithm comprising a power control algorithm according to which transmit power control commands for controlling a transmit power of a wireless device are discontinuously transmitted to the wireless device by a network node , the determined decimation factor indicating a predefined number of slots, wherein one out of the predefined number of slots is for transmitting a transmit power control command to the wireless device ; upon determining the decimation factor for the transmit power control algorithm, modifying one or more parameters related to transmit power control using the transmit power control algorithm having the determined decimation factor, wherein the modifying comprises: configuring the network node to transmit, during radio link initialization, the transmit power control commands, according to a predefined pattern, in consecutive slots in which transmit power control symbols are known by the wireless device to be present, wherein every transmit power control symbol corresponds to one transmit power control command; and configuring the wireless device to toggle transmit power control commands sent to the network node to control a transmit power of the network node ; and configuring the network node to transmit, during radio link initialization, the transmit power control commands, according to a predefined pattern, in consecutive slots in which transmit power control symbols are known by the wireless device to be present, wherein every transmit power control symbol corresponds to one transmit power control command; and configuring the wireless device to toggle transmit power control commands sent to the network node to control a transmit power of the network node ; and configuring the network node to control the transmit power of the wireless device according to the transmit power control algorithm and the one or more modified parameters. <EOS>