Patent ID: 7917164

Claim:
A method of reverse link power control, comprising: determining a reverse link transmission power for a user equipment based on a difference between a first path loss and a second path loss, the first path loss being path loss between a serving station and the user equipment, the serving station serving the communication needs of the user equipment, and the second path loss being path loss between a neighboring station and the user equipment, the neighboring station neighboring the serving station, the difference being determined based on a ratio between a received downlink power from the serving station and a received downlink power from the neighboring station; and determining a target signal-to-noise ratio (SINR) for the user equipment based on the determined path loss difference, wherein the determining a target SINR step determines the target SINR based on the determined path loss difference, a first parameter and a second parameter, the first parameter specifies a desired target SINR at an edge of a coverage area of the serving station, and the second parameter specifies how quickly the target SINR increases as the user equipment moves towards an interior of the coverage area.