Patent ID: 8229494

Claim:
An apparatus for use in controlling a communication network element, the apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a transmission power control command from a communication network control element, the transmission power control command instructing one of an increase of an uplink transmission power, a decrease of the uplink transmission power, and a maintenance of the uplink transmission power; a transmission power calculation processing portion configured to calculate an uplink transmission power for a transmission from the communication network element to the communication network control element; and a power control adjustment processing portion configured to determine whether the calculated uplink transmission power is above a first threshold value for a transmission power of the communication network element or below a second threshold value for a transmission power of the communication network element, the first threshold value being greater than the second threshold value, wherein, when it is determined that the calculated uplink transmission power is above the first threshold value or below the second threshold value, the power control adjustment processing portion is further configured to determine and conduct a correction for immediately compensating for a difference between the calculated uplink transmission power and the first or second threshold value, and to set an actual transmission power on the basis of the correction by considering the received transmission power control command.