Patent ID: 8570888

Claim:
In a device configured to control a plurality of wireless coverage areas of a wireless communication system, the plurality including at least a first wireless coverage area and a second wireless coverage area, a method comprising: at the device, determining that the first wireless coverage area has transmitted a first noise-indication message configured to instruct a first group of access terminals to reduce their respective contributions to a first aggregate reverse-link noise power detected by the first wireless coverage area; at the device, determining a rate of reduction of a second aggregate reverse-link noise power detected by the second wireless coverage area from a second group of access terminals after the first wireless coverage area has transmitted the first noise-indication message; and at the device, based at least on the determined rate of reduction, dynamically setting a relative time offset from transmission of the first noise-indication message from the first wireless coverage area to a subsequent transmission time for a second transmission of a second noise-indication message from the second wireless coverage area, whereby the second wireless coverage area will be caused to transmit the second noise-indication message at the subsequent transmission time.