Patent ID: 8583033

Claim:
A method for setting a gain of an amplifier in a booster amplifier operating in a network, the method comprising: measuring signal power in the booster amplifier, wherein the signal power includes a forward link power and a reverse link power, the forward link power being determined based on a first signal from a base station and the reverse link power being determined based on a second signal from a wireless device; comparing the forward link power to a first threshold level; comparing the reverse link power to a second threshold level; determining a particular gain, the particular gain being a first gain when the comparison of the forward link power to the first threshold level is a first result and the comparison of the reverse link power to the second threshold level is a second result, and the particular gain being a second gain when the comparison of the forward link power to the first threshold level is a third result; and setting the gain of the amplifier to the particular gain.