Apparatus and method for reducing interference and controlling power with a multiple format channel in a communication system

摘要

An apparatus, operable with a signal comprising a plurality of multiplexed transport channels (204 A-C) to form one physical channel, each transport channel (204 A-C) associated with one of a plurality of formats, the number and format of the channels variable from frame to frame, and further operable with an interfering signal, the time and duration of which is known, the apparatus comprising: a variable power level transmitter, for transmitting the signal at various power levels in response to a power level signal; a processor for: determining (1020) a plurality of minimum power levels, each power level the minimum power level for a transport channel (204 A-C) in the frame (304 A-D); increasing (1030) one or more of the plurality of power levels in accordance with one or more interference power levels when the interfering signal interferes with the one or more transport channels (204 A-C) associated with those power levers; selecting (1040) the highest power level of the plurality of minimum power levels; and generating (1050) the power level signal in accordance with the highest power level and a method of reducing interference.