METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING POWER-CONTROL ERRORS DURING A SOFT HANDOFF IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A plurality of base stations ( 600 ) are programmed ( 702 ) with a uniform power-control bit pattern to be sent to a mobile unit during a plurality of power-control bit times, before the mobile unit is acquired on a reverse link. The plurality of base stations are further arranged and programmed to synchronize ( 704 ) transmissions of the uniform power-control bit pattern such that the plurality of base stations, when transmitting, send identical power-control bits during each of the plurality of power-control bit times.