Method and apparatus for efficient processing of data for transmission in a communication system

An apparatus for determining a set of acceptable transport format combinations for transmission on a current time frame, comprising:

• means for determining a set of acceptable modified rate power adjustment values based on at least one controlled power control adjustment, wherein said set of acceptable modified rate power adjustment values are related to an amount of gain added or taken away from a channel gain other than effect of said least one controlled power control adjustment;
• means for determining a set of acceptable channel gain factors based on said set of acceptable modified rate power adjustments values;
• means for determining said set of acceptable transport format combinations based on said set of acceptable channel gain factors.

A tangible storage medium having stored thereon processor executable software instructions configured to cause an action, comprising:

• for causing a computer to determine a set of acceptable modified rate power adjustment values based on at least one controlled power control adjustment, wherein said set of acceptable modified rate power adjustment values are related to an amount of gain added or taken away from a channel gain other than effect of said least one controlled power control adjustment;
• code for causing a computer to determine a set of acceptable channel gain factors based on said set of acceptable modified rate power adjustments values;
• and code for causing a computer to determine a set of acceptable transport format combinations, for transmission on a current time frame, based on said set of acceptable channel gain factors.