FEMTO-CELL POWER CONTROL USING IDLE-MODE USER EQUIPMENT IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a method for providing power control using idle-mode user equipment (116) attached to a cell in a wireless communication system. First and second higher power level thresholds for signal transmissions of a cell are defined (200), wherein the first power level has a defined offset higher than a minimum required power level, and wherein the first and second power level thresholds define an operating power band therebetween. The user equipment (116) measures (202) a signal transmission power level. If the idle-mode user equipment (116) determines (208) that the signal transmission power level falls outside of the operating power band, then a message is sent (210) to affect a change in signal transmission power level.