Adaptive transmit power control (tpc) step size in a high speed data network

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for returning to a base station after a handover failure;
• means for receiving a plurality of consecutive transmit power control (TPC) UP commands within a first predetermined time period;
• means for receiving a plurality of enhanced uplink dedicated channel uplink control channel (E-UCCH) instances within a second predetermined period;
• and
• means for increasing a TPC step size after receiving a first predetermined number of consecutive TPC UP commands during the first predetermined time period and after receiving a second predetermined number of E-UCCH instances during the second predetermined time period.

A computer program product for wireless communication in a wireless network, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
• program code to return to a base station after a handover failure;
• program code to receive a plurality of consecutive transmit power control (TPC) UP commands within a first predetermined time period;
• program code to receive a plurality of enhanced uplink dedicated channel uplink control channel (E-UCCH) instances within a second predetermined period;
• and
• program code to increase a TPC step size after receiving a first predetermined number of consecutive TPC UP commands during the first predetermined time period and after receiving a second predetermined number of E-UCCH instances during the second predetermined time period.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor being configured:
• to return to a base station after a handover failure;
• to receive a plurality of consecutive transmit power control (TPC) UP commands within a first predetermined time period;
• to receive a plurality of enhanced uplink dedicated channel uplink control channel (E-UCCH) instances within a second predetermined period;
• and
• to increase a TPC step size after receiving a first predetermined number of consecutive TPC UP commands during the first predetermined time period and after receiving a second predetermined number of E-UCCH instances during the second predetermined time period.