Method and system for providing centralized power control administration for a set of base stations

摘要

A centralised power control system for a communications system and a method of centrally controlling power transmitted in the communications system are provided in which at least one active base station (14-20) is in communication with a remote unit (10). A first forward link frame of data is transmitted from a first active base station (14) to said remote unit (10) at a first power level and a pilot signal is transmitted at a first pilot power level. A first frame quality indication is received at said first active base station (14), where a system controller (22,24) calculates a desired ratio of a power level of a second forward link frame of data to a power level of said pilot signal based upon said first frame quality indication. The first active base station (14) transmitting said second forward link frame of data at a power level determined in accordance with said first pilot power level and said desired ratio.