Method for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a power control algorithm

1. A method for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a power control algorithm for controlling a transmit power according to a transmission quality target value, said method comprising:

upon receipt of a power control command, determining if a significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred; and

if the significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred, changing the transmit power according to a change including a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value, in addition to a change according to said power control command;

wherein the required transmission quality target value is a signal-to-interference ratio.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said significant change in the required transmit power corresponds to the use of transmission in compressed mode.

3. A mobile station for a mobile radiocommunication system using a power control algorithm for controlling a transmit power according to a transmission quality target value, said mobile station comprising:

means for, upon the reception of a power control command, determining if a significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred; and

means for, if a significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred, changing the transmit power according to a change including a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value, in addition to a change according to said power control command;

wherein the required transmission quality target value is a signal-to-interference ratio.

4. A mobile station according to claim 3 , wherein said significant change in the required transmit power corresponds to the use of transmission in compressed mode.

5. A mobile radiocommunication network entity for a mobile radiocommunication system using a power control algorithm for controlling a transmit power according to a transmission quality target value, said mobile radiocommunication network entity comprising:

means for, upon the reception of a power control command, determining if a significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred; and

means for, if a significant change in the required transmit power has just occurred, changing the transmit power according to a change including a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value, in addition to a change according to said power control command;

wherein the required transmission quality target value is a signal-to-interference ratio.

6. A mobile radiocommunication network entity according to claim 5 , wherein said significant change in the required transmit power corresponds to the use of transmission in compressed mode.

7. A mobile radiocommunication system, comprising at least one mobile station according to claim 3 .

8. A mobile radiocommunication system, comprising at least one mobile radiocommunication network entity according to claim 5 .

9. A mobile station for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for performing one step of changing the transmit power according to a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value, upon the occurrence of a significant change in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the uplink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system; and

wherein said means include a look-up table, containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power.

10. A mobile station according to claim 9 , further comprising means for receiving values to be stored in said look-up table, said values being communicated by the network.

11. A mobile radiocommunication network entity for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for correspondingly changing the required transmission quality target value, upon the occurrence of a significant change in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the uplink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system; and

wherein said means include a look-up table, containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power.

12. A mobile station for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for correspondingly changing the required transmission quality target value, upon the occurrence of a significant change in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the uplink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system; and

wherein said means include a look-up table, containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power.

13. A mobile radiocommunication network entity for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for communicating to mobile stations values to be stored in a look-up table containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the uplink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system.

14. A mobile radiocommunication network entity according to claim 13 , further comprising means for regularly updating said communicated values, on the basis of a quality estimation carried out at the network side.

15. A mobile radiocommunication network entity for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for performing one step of changing the transmit power according to a corresponding change in the required transmission quality target value, upon the occurrence of a significant change in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the downlink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system; and

wherein said means include a look-up table, containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power.

16. A mobile radiocommunication network entity according to claim 15 , further comprising means for receiving values to be stored in said look-up table, said values being communicated by mobile stations.

17. A mobile station for improving performances of a mobile radiocommunication system using a closed-loop power control algorithm, comprising:

means for communicating to a mobile radiocommunication network entity values to be stored in a look-up table containing predetermined values of corresponding changes in the required transmission quality target value, corresponding to different significant changes in the required transmit power;

wherein said power control is performed in the downlink transmission direction of said mobile radiocommunication system.