Power control methods for dedicated control channels during discontinuous transmission in IS-2000 systems

We address the problem of power control for dedicated control channels (DCCHs) in IS-2000 CDMA networks during intervals of discontinuous transmission (DTX). A receiver must have the ability to distinguish between a bad traffic frame and a stoppage of transmission, if outer loop power control (OLPC) is to operate properly. We propose two new methods to facilitate the detection of a DTX interval. The first method uses measurements of the signal-to-noise ratios of the traffic channel and the power control sub-channel. The second uses explicit signaling between the transmitter and receiver. Simulations are used to assess the performance of the first method.