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 synchronize (704)transmission 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 times