Wireless access node uplink power control based on uplink error rate

A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that direct circuitry to control transmit power of wireless User Equipment (UEs) by performing a method that comprises:

• determining individual uplink signal strengths for individual ones of the wireless UEs;
• determining individual uplink error rates for the individual ones of the wireless UEs;
• determining individual power instructions for the individual ones of the wireless UEs based on the individual uplink signal strengths and the individual uplink error rates;
• and
• transferring the individual power instructions to the individual ones of the wireless UEs, wherein the individual ones of the wireless UEs control their transmit power responsive to the individual power instructions.

A wireless access node to control transmit power of wireless User Equipment (UEs), the wireless access node comprising:

• a radio to wirelessly receive uplink signals from the wireless UEs;
• a Baseband Unit (BBU) to determine individual uplink signal strengths for individual ones of the wireless UEs based on the uplink signals;
• the BBU to determine individual uplink error rates for the individual ones of the wireless UEs based on the uplink signals;
• the BBU to determine individual power instructions for the individual ones of the wireless UEs based on the individual uplink signal strengths and the individual uplink error rates;
• and
• the radio to wirelessly transfer the individual power instructions to the individual ones of the wireless UEs, wherein the individual ones of the wireless UEs control their transmit power responsive to the individual power instructions.