Patent ID: 7974653

Claim:
A method comprising: a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) receiving a user command of a first type, and responsively entering a coverage-configuration mode; after entering the coverage-configuration mode, the LCIB receiving from a mobile station a series of user commands of a second type, each user command of the second type instructing the LCIB to engage in a power-calibration call with the mobile station; in response to receiving the series of user commands of the second type, the LCIB engaging in a respective series of power-calibration calls with the mobile station, each power-calibration call comprising the LCIB identifying a minimum transmission-power level at which a forward-link frame error rate (FFER) for the mobile station is less than a FFER threshold; the LCIB identifying a maximum transmission-power level among the minimum transmission-power levels identified while engaging in the series of power-calibration calls; and the LCIB setting a transmission-power level for a pilot beacon based at least in part on the identified maximum transmission-power level.