| 摘要 |
Method and apparatus for providing centralized power control in a communication system, in which each base station (14, 16, 18, 20) in the system operates to control both the forward link and the reverse link power. A radio link manager (22) provides a common threshold for determining the proper power level of the reverse link signal at each base station (14, 16, 18, 20). The radio link manager (22) also provides a ratio of the forward link signal strength to a pilot signal strength to control forward link power control. The radio link manager (22) provides the threshold and ratio uniformly to all base stations (14, 16, 18, 20) to provide a uniform operating point for all base stations (14, 16, 18, 20) in the system, thus, increasing capacity. The same centralized power control is easily expanded to provide a mechanism for intersystem soft handoff.
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