Patent ID: 8150447

Claim:
A method in a first node of a wireless network for adjusting the transmission power of radio signals sent over a radio link from a second node to be received by the first node, the method comprising: maintaining a quality target of the link by generating Signal to Interference-and-noise Ratio target (SIR target) values by means of running an outer loop power control, generating power adjustment commands based on the SIR target values, and sending the power adjustments to the second node for adjusting the transmission power such that a power level adequate for providing the quality target of the link is achieved; detecting an abrupt change in the conditions of the radio signals received from the second node; generating a temporary SIR target value in response to detecting the abrupt change; and temporarily replacing the SIR target value generated by the outer loop power control with the temporary SIR target value when generating the power adjustment commands to be sent to the second node for adjusting the transmission power.