Power control avoiding outer loop wind-up

A method of power control comprising:

• calculating a target power level;
• and
• limiting the target power level to a received power level plus a pre-determined power margin.

A wireless communication device, operable with a second wireless communication device to perform closed-loop power control, comprising:

• a wind-up detector for detecting wind-up of a target power level;
• and
• an outer power control loop for generating a target power level and modifying it in response to wind-up detection in the wind-up detector.

A communication system comprising:

• a wind-up detector for detecting wind-up of a target power level;
• and
• an outer power control loop for generating a target power level and modifying it in response to wind-up detection in the wind-up detector.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• means for calculating a target power level;
• and
• means for limiting the target power level to a received power level plus a pre-determined power margin.

Processor readable media operable to perform the following steps:

• calculating a target power level;
• and
• limiting the target power level to a received power level plus a pre-determined power margin.