Patent ID: 7065377

Claim:
A method for controlling power of individual control information transmitted to mobile stations by a base station in a communication system including the base station and at least two mobile stations connected to the base station, wherein a first mobile station receives first control information transmitted from the base station, and a second mobile station receives second control information transmitted from the base station, the method comprising the steps of: determining forward channel conditions of a first mobile station and a second mobile station for a previous time period preceding a preset time period; calculating power levels required for transmitting control information to the mobile stations for the preset time period; and transmitting the first control information for the first mobile station at a power level greater than a power level of the second control information for the second mobile station, and transmitting the second control information for the second mobile station at a required power level, wherein the second mobile station also receives the first control information for the first mobile station transmitted from the base station.