Patent ID: 8615209

Claim:
A transceiver, comprising: a transmitter circuit operable to up convert a first transmission signal into a first physical uplink channel, the transmitter circuit having: a transmission amplification circuit having a first adjustable gain and a maximum power level that is providable by the first adjustable gain of the transmission amplification circuit, wherein the transmission amplification circuit is operable to amplify the first transmission signal in accordance with the first adjustable gain; and a coupler connected to generate a transmit feedback signal having a signal level associated with a current power level of the first transmission signal; an antenna tuner having an impedance response, wherein the antenna tuner is coupled to receive the first transmission signal from the transmission amplification circuit; a receiver circuit operable to down convert a first receive signal out of a first physical downlink channel, wherein the first receive signal includes transmission power control information for adjusting the current power level of the first transmission signal to a first desired power level; and a power control system operably associated with the transmitter circuit wherein the power control system is configured to: adjust the first adjustable gain of the transmission amplification circuit based on the signal level of the transmit feedback signal and the transmission power control information so as to reduce a difference between the current power level of the first transmission signal and the first desired power level; and adjust the impedance response of the antenna tuner to reduce the difference between the current power level of the first transmission signal and the first desired power level when the maximum power level that is providable by the first adjustable gain is reached by the transmission amplification circuit and when the first desired power level is above the maximum power level of the transmission amplification circuit.