A method and system for controlling the transmission power of at least one
downlink (DL) enhanced uplink (EU) signaling channel such that enhanced
dedicated channel (E-DCH) DL signaling is delivered efficiently and
reliably. The system includes at least one wireless transmit/receive unit
(WTRU), at least one Node-B and a radio network controller (RNC). At
least one of the WTRU and the Node-B compute EU transmission failure
statistics on the DL EU signaling channel and report the EU transmission
failure statistics to the RNC. The RNC then adjusts a transmission power
offset of the DL EU signaling channel to be used in determining
transmission power level of the DL EU signaling channel at the Node-B
based on the EU transmission failure statistics.