Patent ID: 8279806

Claim:
A method for an uplink transmission of packet data from a transmitter to a receiver, wherein an uplink data channel is provided for the uplink transmission of the packet data, an uplink control channel is provided to enable the uplink transmission of control information related to the transmission on the uplink data channel, and the sum of the transmission powers for the uplink transmissions on both uplink channels is limited by an available transmission power for each transmission, said method comprising the steps of: determining, for the uplink control channel, a desired transmission power; allocating the available transmission power for a first transmission with priority to the uplink control channel, wherein the allocation comprises allocating as the transmission power for the uplink control channel the smaller of the available transmission power and the desired transmission power for the uplink control channel; initiating the first transmission with the allocated transmission power; receiving a feedback indication related to a reception of the first transmission; and allocating the available transmission power for at least one subsequent transmission triggered by the feedback indication with priority to the uplink data channel, wherein the allocation comprises allocating zero transmission power to the uplink control channel.