Patent ID: 7430431

Claim:
A method for recovering a reverse link of a cellular mobile station by a cellular network infrastructure, the method comprising: transmitting signals to the cellular mobile station on a forward link; receiving signals from the cellular mobile station on a reverse link; monitoring a reverse link quality of the reverse link; when the reverse link quality meets a reverse link lost criteria, entering a reverse link recovery mode of operation in which the transmit power of the forward link is increased in an attempt to recover the reverse link, wherein the reverse link recovery mode of operation further includes: maintaining forward link transmit power at a maximum value for a first selectable period; and reducing the forward link transmit power to a minimum level for a second selectable period; when determining that the reverse link recovery mode of operation has succeeded by the reverse link quality meeting a reverse link recovered criteria, exiting the reverse link recovery mode of operation; and when determining that the reverse link recovery mode of operation has failed, ceasing forward link transmissions to the cellular mobile station.