Patent ID: 7787899

Claim:
A method comprising: providing service on a carrier in a wireless coverage area, the service comprising a forward link and a reverse link, the forward link comprising a pilot channel, a paging channel, and a sync channel, wherein providing service comprises initially transmitting (a) the pilot channel at a first power level, (b) the paging channel at a second power level, and (c) the sync channel at a third power level; determining whether a level of loading on the forward link is high or low; determining whether a level of loading on the reverse link is high or low; and if (a) the level of loading on the forward link is low and (b) the level of loading on the reverse link is low, then transmitting (i) the pilot channel at a fourth power level, (ii) the paging channel at a fifth power level, and (i) the sync channel at a sixth power level, wherein the fourth power level is greater than the first power level, the fifth power level is greater than the second power level, and the sixth power level is greater than the third power level.