Patent ID: 8588839

Claim:
A method of implementing power loop control at a radio base station controlled by a radio network controller, comprising: receiving an SIR target at the radio base station which is determined by the radio network controller for a mobile station in communication with the radio base station; in a first mode, generating one or more transmit power control commands at the radio base station for issuance to the mobile station based on the SIR target received from the radio network controller; and in a second mode, generating one or more transmit power control commands at the radio base station for issuance to the mobile station based on an SIR target determined by the radio base station for the mobile station instead of the SIR target received from the radio network controller and reporting artificial mobile station connection quality information from the radio base station to the radio network controller so that the SIR target determined by the radio network controller is adjusted in accordance with the SIR target determined by the radio base station.