An enhanced closed-loop power control method includes the steps of: setting an
initial value of a power control variable; detecting a strength of a terminal signal
and comparing the detected strength with a reference Eb/No; transmitting a power
control signal to a terminal according to the comparison result and the set power
control variable value; and analyzing the power control signal transmitted to the
terminal for a predetermined reference time period and resetting a power control
variable. When the subscriber does not move in an area with a favorable radio reception
sensitivity (that is, in a state that the Eb/No is a little changed) the base station
sets the power control step-size lower than the current step-size and performs
a fine power control. Thus, a flux of the transmission power can be prevented.
And, since the number of puncturings performed per unit time is reduced, the data
transmission efficiency can be heightened.