Pilot based, reversed channel power control

Claim 1

A method for performing transmit power control at a subscriber unit on a reverse link signal transmitted at a reverse link transmit power, wherein the reverse link signal has a traffic channel transmitted at a traffic channel transmit power, and a pilot channel transmitted at a pilot channel transmit power, comprising the steps of: measuring at a base station a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel; generating a power control command in accordance with a comparison of said receive energy measurement with an energy threshold, wherein said power control command comprises an increase or decrease command; receiving said power control command at said subscriber unit; examining said power control command at said subscriber unit to determine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and selectively adjusting the transmit power of either the reverse link pilot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with the examining step.

Claim 2

A method for performing transmit power control at a subscriber unit on a reverse link signal transmitted at a reverse link transmit power, wherein the reverse link signal has a traffic channel transmitted at a traffic channel transmit power, and a pilot channel transmitted at a pilot channel transmit power, comprising the steps of: measuring at a base station a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel; generating a power control command in accordance with a comparison of said receive energy measurement with an energy threshold, wherein said power control command comprises an increase or decrease command; receiving said power control command at said subscriber unit; examining said power control command at said subscriber unit to determine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and selectively adjusting the transmit power of either the reverse link pilot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with the examining step.

Claim 7

A system for performing transmit power control at a subscriber unit on a reverse link signal transmitted at a reverse link transmit power, wherein the reverse link signal has a traffic channel transmitted at a traffic channel transmit power, and a pilot channel transmitted at a pilot channel transmit power, comprising: power control system that measures at a base station a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel, for generating a power control command in accordance with a comparison of said receive energy measurement with an energy threshold, wherein said power control command comprises an increase or decrease command; receiver at said subscriber unit that receives said power control command; examination system that examines at said subscriber unit said power control command to determine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and a power controller that selectively adjusts the transmit power of either the reverse link pilot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with said examination by said examination system.

Claim 8

A system for performing transmit power control at a subscriber unit on a reverse link signal transmitted at a reverse link transmit power, wherein the reverse link signal has a traffic channel transmitted at a traffic channel transmit power, and a pilot channel transmitted at a pilot channel transmit power, comprising: power control system that measures at a base station a receive energy of the reverse link pilot channel, for generating a power control command in accordance with a comparison of said receive energy measurement with an energy threshold, wherein said power control command comprises an increase or decrease command; receiver at said subscriber unit that receives said power control command; examination system that examines at said subscriber unit said power control command to determine whether the command is to be applied to either the reverse link traffic channel, the reverse link pilot channel, or the entire reverse link signal; and a power controller that selectively adjusts the transmit power of either the reverse link pilot channel, the reverse link traffic channel, or the entire reverse link signal in accordance with said examination by said examination system.