Reverse link power control for packetized DS-CDMA in a slowly Rayleigh fading environment

This paper proposes a packetized direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) multimedia wireless communication system that allows for seamless interfacing to asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) broadband networks. The issue of reverse link power control is examined in the context of an indoor environment characterized by a slowly Rayleigh fading channel. Three algorithms are discussed: open loop, channel estimation, and closed loop power control. It is shown that closed loop power control with channel estimation achieves the best performance. The system capacity with perfect power control is calculated. The effect of power control imperfection on the capacity and received signal statistics is studied based on computer simulation. It is shown that actual cell capacity using a two-bit power control command is approximately 40% greater than that using a one-bit power control command at the expense of twice the feedback overhead.