Abstract: The total powers transmitted and received by a given base station in a CDMA network, as a function of the sum of powers of channels dedicated to mobile terminals having active links with the given base station, are estimated by assuming the total powers transmitted by and received from the neighboring base stations at the given base station equal those of the given base station. Interstation to intrastation and intrastation to interstation interference factors are determined independently of the total powers transmitted to and received by the base stations and are a function only of path attenuation between mobile terminals in given positions and the base stations. The total transmitted and received powers of the given base station are estimated as a function of the ascertained interference factors, to circumvent a large number of iterations for a given power accuracy.