Patent ID: 7299064

Claim:
A method for servicing data communications in a cell/sector of a digital cellular wireless system, the method comprising: allocating data user forward link transmit power within the cell/sector, wherein the data user forward link transmit power is a total forward link transmit power that may be allocated to data users within the cell/sector; setting a data user Fundamental Channel (FCH) forward link transmit power reserve level upper limit that is a maximum portion of the data user forward link transmit power that may be reserved for allocation to data users on FCHs within the cell/sector; setting a data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level to a value that is less than or equal to the data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level upper limit; allocating FCHs to the data users within the cell/sector upon request; deallocating the FCHs to the data users within the cell/sector; allocating Supplemental Channels (SCHs) to the data users within the cell/sector upon request, wherein the SCHs are allocated so that the data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level is maintained; deallocating the SCHs to the data users within the cell/sector; based upon at least one current data user operating condition in the cell/sector, adjusting the data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level; and preventing the data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level from exceeding the data user FCH forward link transmit power reserve level upper limit.