Patent ID: 8599742

Claim:
A system implemented in a station associated with a wireless network, where the station receives uplink time division multiplexed (TDM) transmissions from a user device, the system comprising: a first filter configured to filter uplink TDM transmissions, associated with the user device, during a first period of time when the user device is transmitting on an uplink data channel (DCH) to generate a first interference estimate including an estimate of signal power associated with the user device transmitting on the uplink DCH; a second filter configured to filter uplink TDM transmissions, associated with the user device, during a second period of time when the user device is not transmitting on the uplink DCH to generate a second interference estimate including an estimate of interference associated with another user device transmitting on the uplink DCH; a third filter configured to filter uplink TDM transmissions, associated with the user device, during the first and second periods of time, to generate a third interference estimate including an estimate of interference associated with other user devices transmitting on an uplink control channel (CCH) and an estimate of signal power associated with the user device transmitting on the uplink CCH; and a power control unit configured to determine one or more power control commands for sending to the user device based on the first, second and third interference estimates.