Enhanced-transport format combination power margin for uplink

摘要

A communications network ( 200 ) for enhanced uplink of High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) in 3G wireless communications includes a mobile transceiver unit ( 605 ). The mobile transceiver unit is operable to use a channel prediction to estimate a power margin of one or more dedicated channels, predict a power margin for an acknowledgement transmission based on transmission parameters, reserve a power margin for a channel quality indicator (CQI) transmission, and determine an Enhanced Transport Format Combination (E-TFC) for an uplink data packet transmission based on an available power margin. The communications network also includes a communications network node ( 610 ) operable to transmit a power control signal to the mobile transceiver unit.