Reverse Link Acknowledgment Signaling

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• operating a reverse link, for communications between a mobile station and a plurality of base stations;
• receiving data on one or more forward link traffic channels from at least one of the base stations;
• and
• transmitting one or more acknowledgment indications on a reverse link acknowledgment channel in response to receiving data on one or more of the forward link traffic channels, wherein transmitting the one or more acknowledgment indications comprises boosting a transmit power associated with the transmission of the one or more acknowledgment indications.

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• receiving wireless signals that include a traffic packet from multiple base stations via a forward link traffic channel, each base station repeatedly transmitting the traffic packet in multiple slots of a frame within ones respective wireless signal;
• transmitting, based on a successful receipt of the traffic packet, an acknowledgment indication to the base stations via a reverse link acknowledgement channel to cause one or more of the base stations to cease transmission of the traffic packet for a remainder of the frame;
• and
• selectively transmitting, based on receiving an additional transmission of the traffic packet from at least one of the base stations, one or more additional acknowledgment indications via the reverse link acknowledgement channel.

A method for wireless communications, comprising:

• receiving wireless signals that include a traffic packet from multiple base stations via a forward link traffic channel, each base station repeatedly transmitting the traffic packet in multiple slots of a frame within ones respective wireless signal;
• measuring pilot signal strengths of the base stations, respectively;
• determining an output power for a reverse link acknowledgement channel based on the measured pilot signal strengths;
• and
• transmitting, based on a successful receipt of the traffic packet and the determined output power, an acknowledgment indication to the base stations via the reverse link acknowledgement channel to cause the base stations to cease transmission of the traffic packet for a remainder of the frame.

A system for wireless communications, comprising:

• operating multiple base stations to communicate with a mobile station during a handoff, wherein each base station is configured to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting a traffic packet in a first slot of a frame to the mobile station;
• monitoring a reverse link acknowledgement channel for an acknowledgment indication from the mobile station, wherein the acknowledgment indication signals a successful receipt of the traffic packet by the mobile station;
• selectively transmitting the traffic packet in a second slot of the frame based on an absence of the acknowledgment indication in the monitoring;
• and
• ceasing the transmission of the traffic packet in a remaining one or more slots of the frame based on a receipt of the acknowledgment indication.