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Note that symmetry between the two soft handover legs (links with BS’s in the active set) is assumed. Therefore, when a user is connected to two BS’s, it receives equal power from each link. The determination of the traffic channel power levels for each user cannot be done in a single step. The inherent assumption in equations 37 and 38 is that Ptotal_active is known. However, Ptotal_active itself is the sum of the pilot, overhead and all traffic channel power levels received from the BS’s in the active set. Therefore, an iterative process is required to determine the individual traffic channel received power levels.
Figure 196: Power Control LoopAnchor F199F196F199 F196
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