Patent ID: 7899484

Claim:
A method for power control in a communication system including a transceiver node capable of communicating with multiple mobile terminals, comprising the acts of: receiving, at the transceiver node, a transmitter power change request from one of the mobile terminals over a wireless connection; measuring a current total transmitter power of the transceiver node, the current total transmitter power representing substantially all downlink power resources, common and connection-specific, used at the transceiver node at a particular point of time; determining, at the transceiver node, at least one power control parameter for the connection based on the current total transmitter power of the transceiver node and on a current connection-specific transmitter power for the connection, said determining further comprising executing a predetermined power control function presenting a smooth transitional behavior as the current total transmitter power of the transceiver node approaches a maximum total transmitter power value; and distributing transmitter power to the connection in accordance with the determined power control parameter, wherein the power control parameter is directly or indirectly related to a power change rate of the connection-specific transmitter power.