Apparatus and method for controlling reverse link interference among access terminals in wireless communications

In a wireless communication system, an apparatus and method are provided for controlling reverse link interference between access terminals that are power controlled by a sector of a base station. In one embodiment, the maximum effective spectral density of the noise power is used as a parameter to control the reverse link charge level, setting a reverse activity bit (RAB) to signal the access terminals that have to reduce their speeds with the objective of minimizing interference between access terminals, if the maximum effective spectral density of the noise power is above a predetermined threshold.