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Techniques for transmitting voice/data and packet data services such that packet data transmissions have less impact on voice/data transmissions. In one aspect, voice/data and packet data can be multiplexed within a transmission interval such that the available resources are efficiently utilized. In

Techniques for transmitting voice/data and packet data services such that packet data transmissions have less impact on voice/data transmissions. In one aspect, voice/data and packet data can be multiplexed within a transmission interval such that the available resources are efficiently utilized. In another aspect, the amount of variation in the total transmit power from a base station is controlled to reduce degradation to transmissions from this and other base stations. In a specific method for concurrently transmitting a number of types of data, a first data type (e.g., voice, overhead, and some data) and a second data type are respectively processed in accordance with first and second signal processing schemes to generate first and second payloads, respectively. First and second partitions are then defined in a transmission interval. The first and second payloads are time multiplexed into the first and second partitions, respectively, and the multiplexed payloads are transmitted.

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1. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a time slot of a frame of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a s

1. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a time slot of a frame of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the time slot;processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the time slot; andprocessing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein the first processing scheme comprises a first modulation scheme and the second processing scheme comprises a second modulation scheme. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, and said second payload is a packet data payload. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving signaling indicative of the first and second partitions in the time slot. 4. A receiver unit in a communication system operative to receive one or more types of data in a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the receiver unit comprising: a receiver operative to receive and process the TDM transmission to provide a plurality of symbols;a demultiplexer operative to receive and demultiplex a first payload of symbols sent in a first partition of a time slot of a frame for the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission includes at least one other payload sent in at least one other partition of the time slot;a first data processor operative to receive and process the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme to generate first decoded data; anda second data processor operative to receive and process a second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme to generate second decoded data, wherein the first processing scheme comprises a first modulation scheme and the second processing scheme comprises a second modulation scheme. 5. The receiver unit of claim 4, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, and said second payload is a packet data payload. 6. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;processing the first payload in accordance with a first modulation scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andprocessing the second payload in accordance with a second modulation scheme, wherein said first and second partitions are dynamically defined based on a voice/data load and a packet data load. 7. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andprocessing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, said second payload is a packet data payload, and overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized. 8. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andprocessing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein power of at least one of said payloads is less than or equal to said power of another said payload to reduce impact from overlap. 9. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval;processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein capacity for the transmission interval is greater than that required by the first payload because of a shorter length channelization code. 10. A method for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission signal, the method comprising: demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andprocessing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein said second partitions of the transmission intervals for neighboring transmitting sources are aligned in time. 11. A receiver unit in a communication system operative to receive one or more types of data in a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the receiver unit comprising: a receiver operative to receive and process the TDM transmission to provide a plurality of symbols;a demultiplexer operative to receive and demultiplex a first payload of symbols sent in a first partition of a transmission interval for the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission includes at least one other payload sent in at least one other partition of the transmission interval;a first data processor operative to receive and process the first payload in accordance with a first modulation scheme to generate first decoded data; anda second data processor operative to receive and process a second payload in accordance with a second modulation scheme to generate second decoded data, wherein said first and second partitions are dynamically defined based on a voice/data load and a packet data load. 12. A receiver unit in a communication system operative to receive one or more types of data in a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the receiver unit comprising: a receiver operative to receive and process the TDM transmission to provide a plurality of symbols;a demultiplexer operative to receive and demultiplex a first payload of symbols sent in a first partition of a transmission interval for the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission includes at least one other payload sent in at least one other partition of the transmission interval;a first data processor operative to receive and process the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme to generate first decoded data; anda second data processor operative to receive and process a second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme to generate second decoded data, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, said second payload is a packet data payload, and overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized. 13. A receiver unit in a communication system operative to receive one or more types of data in a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the receiver unit comprising: a receiver operative to receive and process the TDM transmission to provide a plurality of symbols:a demultiplexer operative to receive and demultiplex a first payload of symbols sent in a first partition of a transmission interval for the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission includes at least one other payload sent in at least one other partition of the transmission interval;a first data processor operative to receive and process the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme to generate first decoded data; anda second data processor operative to receive and process a second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme to generate second decoded data, wherein power of at least one of said payloads is less than or equal to said power of said another payload to reduce impact from overlap. 14. A receiver unit in a communication system operative to receive one or more types of data in a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the receiver unit comprising: a receiver operative to receive and process the TDM transmission to provide a plurality of symbols;a demultiplexer operative to receive and demultiplex a first payload of symbols sent in a first partition of a transmission interval for the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission includes at least one other payload sent in at least one other partition of the transmission interval;a first data processor operative to receive and process the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme to generate first decoded data; anda second data processor operative to receive and process a second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme to generate second decoded data, wherein said second partitions of the transmission intervals for neighboring transmitting sources are aligned in time. 15. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means for demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein the first processing scheme comprises a first modulation scheme and the second processing scheme comprises a second modulation scheme. 16. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means for demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein said first and second partitions are dynamically defined. 17. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means for demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, said second payload is a packet data payload, and overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized. 18. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means for demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein power of at least one of said payloads is less than or equal to said power of another said payload to reduce impact from overlap. 19. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means far demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second payload in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein capacity for the transmission interval is greater than that required by the first payload because of a shorter length channelization code. 20. An apparatus for receiving a time division multiplexed (TDM) transmission, the apparatus comprising: means for demultiplexing a first payload transmitted in a first partition of a transmission interval of the TDM transmission, wherein the TDM transmission further includes a second payload transmitted in a second partition of the transmission interval;means for processing the first payload in accordance with a first signal processing scheme;means for demultiplexing the second payload transmitted in the second partition of the transmission interval; andmeans for processing the second in accordance with a second signal processing scheme, wherein said second partitions of the transmission intervals for neighboring transmitting sources are aligned in time. 21. The method according to claim 7, wherein said overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized by a guard time between the first partition and the second partition of the transmission intend. 22. The receiver unit according to claim 12, wherein said overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized by a guard time between the first partition and the second partition of the transmission interval. 23. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said first payload is a voice/data payload, and said second payload is a packet data payload. 24. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising: means for receiving signaling indicative of the first and second partitions in the transmission interval. 25. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said overlap between the first payload and the second payload is minimized by a guard time between the first partition and the second partition of the transmission interval.