Transmit power control in multicarrier communications

• US 10,064,191 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2017
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hampton, Tarell A
• Application Number:
  US15/715,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20180014306A1
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0078 Timing of allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/362 Aspects of the step size
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/40 during macro-diversity or soft handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/50 at the moment of starting communication in a multiple access environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may transmit a plurality of preambles. The wireless device may also transmit a packet using a transmission power that is based on a power ramp-up of the preambles.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to;

receive at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmit, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and based on a received control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble;

receive a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of a packet via the secondary cell; and

transmit the packet using a transmission power that is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

3. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to apply the timing advance command to the secondary cell group.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

5. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to retransmit at least one of the plurality of preambles if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

9. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive the control command and initiate transmission of at least one of the plurality of preambles via random access resources associated with the secondary cell.

10. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to;

transmit at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

receive, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and after transmitting a control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble;

transmit a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of an uplink packet via the secondary cell; and

receive the uplink packet, wherein a transmission power for the uplink packet is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

11. The base station of claim 10, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

12. The base station of claim 10, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

13. The base station of claim 10, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

14. The base station of claim 10, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

15. The base station of claim 10, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

16. The base station of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to receive a retransmission of at least one of the plurality of preambles, wherein the retransmission occurs if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

17. The base station of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to transmit the control command to a wireless device for initiating transmission, via random access resources associated with the secondary cell, of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

18. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmitting, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and based on a received control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble;

receiving a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of a packet via the secondary cell; and

transmitting the packet using a transmission power that is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising applying the timing advance command to the secondary cell group.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein the transmitting the plurality of preambles comprises retransmitting at least one of the plurality of preambles if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one message comprises configuration parameters of random access resources associated with the secondary cell.

27. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

receiving, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and after transmitting a control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble;

transmitting a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of an uplink packet via the secondary cell; and

receiving the uplink packet, wherein a transmission power for the uplink packet is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

32. The method of claim 27, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

33. The method of claim 27, further comprising receiving a retransmission of at least one of the plurality of preambles, wherein the retransmission occurs if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

34. The method of claim 27, further comprising receiving at least one of the plurality of preambles via random access resources associated with the secondary cell.

35. A system comprising:

a base station comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to;

transmit at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group; and

transmit a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of a packet via the secondary cell; and

a wireless device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to;

transmit, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and based on a received control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble; and

transmit the packet using a transmission power that is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to apply the timing advance command to the secondary cell group.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

39. The system of claim 35, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

40. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

41. The system of claim 35, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

42. The system of claim 35, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to retransmit at least one of the plurality of preambles if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

43. The system of claim 35, wherein the instructions stored in the memory of the wireless device, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to receive the control command and initiate transmission of at least one of the plurality of preambles via random access resources associated with the secondary cell.

44. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, wherein the plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmitting, by the wireless device and to the base station, via a secondary cell of the secondary cell group and based on a received control command, a plurality of preambles comprising a first preamble and a last preamble;

transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, a random access response providing an uplink grant for transmission of a packet via the secondary cell; and

transmitting the packet, by the wireless device and to the base station, using a transmission power that is determined, at least in part, based on;

a power control value corresponding to a power control field in the uplink grant; and

a value of a total power ramp-up from the first preamble to the last preamble.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein the random access response comprises a timing advance command.

46. The method of claim 45, further comprising applying the timing advance command to the secondary cell group.

47. The method of claim 44, wherein the at least one message further comprises at least one power control parameter associated with the secondary cell.

48. The method of claim 44, wherein the uplink grant comprises:

a radio resource allocation parameter;

the power control field; and

a modulation and coding index.

49. The method of claim 44, wherein the transmission power is further determined, at least in part, based on the following parameters:

bandwidth of radio resources indicated by the uplink grant;

a downlink pathloss estimate; and

modulation and coding that are indicated by the uplink grant.

50. The method of claim 44, wherein the control command comprises a preamble identifier of at least one of the plurality of preambles.

51. The method of claim 44, further comprising retransmitting at least one of the plurality of preambles if:

no random access response is received in response to a previous transmission of the at least one of the plurality of preambles within a period of time; and

a maximum number of transmissions is not reached.

52. The method of claim 44, wherein the at least one message comprises configuration parameters of random access resources associated with the secondary cell.