Method and system to indicate a desired transmit power and soft power control in a wireless network

At least one processor for wireless communication, comprising:

• a first module for signaling a request that is received by an interfering node to transmit at a desired interference level IDESIRED by sending a transmit power request PTX-CONTROL=R2/IDESIRED that is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• a second module for wirelessly transmitting data packet communication to a receiving node;
• and
• a third module for receiving an interference transmission from the interfering node transmitted at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROL=R2/ (G R2/ I DESIRED)=IDESIRED/ G.

A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising,
• a first set of codes for causing a node to signal a request that is received by the interfering node to transmit at a power level so as to achieve a desired interference level;
• a second set of codes for causing the node to wirelessly transmit data packet communication to a receiving node;
• a third set of codes for causing the node to signal a request received by the interfering node to transmit at a desired interference level IDESIREDby sending a transmit power request PTX-CONTROL=R2/ IDESIRED that is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• and
• a fourth set of codes for causing the node receiving an interference transmission from the interfering node transmitted at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROL=R2(G R2/ IDESIRED) =IDESIRED/ G.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for signaling a request received by the interfering node to transmit at a power level so as to achieve a desired interference level;
• means for wirelessly transmitting data packet communication to a receiving node;
• means for signaling a request received by the interfering node to transmit at a desired interference level IDESIRED by sending a transmit power request PTX-CONTROL =R2/ IDESIRED that is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• and
• means for receiving an interference transmission from the interfering node transmitted at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROL=R2(G R2/ IDESIRED)=IDESIRED/ G.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a computing platform for signaling a request received by an interfering node to transmit at a power level so as to achieve a desired interference level IDESIRED by sending a transmit power request PTX-CONTROL=R2/ IDESIRED that is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data packet communication to a receiving node;
• and
• a receiver for receiving an interference transmission from the interfering node transmitted at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROLR2/ (G R2/ IDESIRED)=IDESIRED/ G.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a transmit power request, PTX-CONTROL=R2/ IDESIRED, from a second node for reducing transmit power to a third-party node that is interfering with a transmission by the second node, wherein the transmit power request is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• reducing transmission power in accordance with a requested power level IDESIRED;
• and
• transmitting an interfering transmission received by the first node at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROL=R2/ (G R2/ IDESIRED)=IDESIRED/ G.

A computer program product for wireless communication, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising,
• a first set of codes for causing a node to receive a transmit power request, PTX-CONTROL=R2/ IDESIRED, from a second node for reducing transmit power to a third-party node that is interfering with a transmission by the second node, wherein the transmit power request is received with a path loss ‘G’ and wherein ‘R’ is a numeric reference value;
• and
• a second set of codes for causing the node to reduce transmission power in accordance with a requested power level IDESIRED, and to transmit an interfering transmission received by the first node at power PTX-INTERFERER=R2/ PRX-CONTROL =R2/ (G R2/ IDESIRED)=IDESIRED/ G.