A transmission power control method and an apparatus, which includes a base station and a mobile stations, can lower a transmission power of a counterpart station and assure a communication quality, such as a desired bit error ratio, block error ratio, and so forth. A control reference value is set for...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7106712?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7106712 - Transmission power control method, transmitting and receiving apparatus, base station and mobile station