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The .sup.E b/N.sub.o estimation process generates two streams of power control bits that are transmitted to the base station. One of the power control bit streams is generated under the assumption that the frame rate has not changed. The other power control bit stream is generated under the assumpti

The .sup.E b/N.sub.o estimation process generates two streams of power control bits that are transmitted to the base station. One of the power control bit streams is generated under the assumption that the frame rate has not changed. The other power control bit stream is generated under the assumption that the frame rate has changed. The base station, knowing whether or not the frame rate changed, chooses the appropriate stream to use in controlling the base station transmit power.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method for estimating quality metrics in a wireless communication system comprising a base station and a radiotelephone, each quality metric comprising a received interference and a received signal energy, the base station and radiotelephone communicating using frames transmitte

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method for estimating quality metrics in a wireless communication system comprising a base station and a radiotelephone, each quality metric comprising a received interference and a received signal energy, the base station and radiotelephone communicating using frames transmitted at various frame rates over a traffic channel, the method comprising the steps of:estimating the received interference in response to received frames;estimating a first received signal energy in response to the traffic channel frames;estimating a second received signal energy in response to power control bits transmitted from the base station;determining a first quality metric in response to the received interference and the first received signal energy; anddetermining a second quality metric in response to the received interference and the second received signal energy.