Systems and methods for power control in wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method by a radio network controller (RNC) for adjusting a transmission power level at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- sending, by the RNC, a first indication to the UE, wherein the first indication instructs the UE to adjust a transmission power level over an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) from the UE to a base station, the RNC being different than the base station; and
sending, by the RNC, a second indication to the base station, the second indication indicating an offset value for a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target for the base station over the uplink DPCCH, the second indication instructing the base station to adjust outer loop power control of the uplink DPCCH based on the offset value for the SIR target, the uplink DPCCH carrying pilot bits from the UE to the base station, wherein the UE transmits on uplink to the base station, the UE operating in a single-carrier mode such that the UE transmits all uplink signals over the same carrier frequency.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided for adjusting a transmission power level at a user equipment (UE). An embodiment method by a network includes sending, to the UE, a first indication for a transmission power level. The transmission power level is for a transmission from the UE to a base station. The method further includes sending a second indication for the transmission power to the base station. The UE receives the indication for the transmission power level, and applies the transmission power level on uplink from the UE to the base station. The UE is located between the base station and a radio node and transmits on uplink to the base station and the radio node.
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16 Claims
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1. A method by a radio network controller (RNC) for adjusting a transmission power level at a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
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sending, by the RNC, a first indication to the UE, wherein the first indication instructs the UE to adjust a transmission power level over an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) from the UE to a base station, the RNC being different than the base station; and sending, by the RNC, a second indication to the base station, the second indication indicating an offset value for a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target for the base station over the uplink DPCCH, the second indication instructing the base station to adjust outer loop power control of the uplink DPCCH based on the offset value for the SIR target, the uplink DPCCH carrying pilot bits from the UE to the base station, wherein the UE transmits on uplink to the base station, the UE operating in a single-carrier mode such that the UE transmits all uplink signals over the same carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A radio network controller (RNC) for adjusting a transmission power level at a user equipment (UE), the RNC comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; send, to the UE, a first indication, wherein the first indication instructs the UE to adjust a transmission power level over an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) from the UE to a base station, the RNC being different than the base station; and send a second indication to the base station, the second indication indicating an offset value for a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target for the base station over the uplink DPCCH, the second indication instructing the base station to adjust outer loop power control of the uplink DPCCH based on the offset value for the SIR target, the uplink DPCCH carrying pilot bits from the UE to the base station, wherein the UE is located between the base station and a radio node and transmits on uplink to the base station, the UE operating in a single-carrier mode such that the UE transmits all uplink signals over the same carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a base station, an indication from a radio network controller (RNC), wherein the indication specifies an offset value for a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target for the base station over an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) between a user equipment (UE) and the base station, the indication instructing the base station to adjust outer loop power control of the uplink DPCCH based on the offset value for the SIR target, the uplink DPCCH carrying pilot bits from the UE to the base station, the RNC being different than the base station, and the UE operating in a single-carrier mode such that the UE transmits all uplink signals over the same carrier frequency; receiving, by the base station, an uplink transmission over the uplink DPCCH, wherein the UE is located between the base station and a radio node; and determining, by the base station, a power control parameter based on a measured SIR level of the uplink transmission received over the uplink DPCCH and the offset value for the SIR target specified by the indication received from the RNC. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A base station comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; receive, from a radio network controller (RNC), an indication specifying an offset value for a signal to interference ratio (SIR) target for the base station over an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) between a user equipment (UE) and the base station, the indication instructing the base station to adjust outer loop power control of the uplink DPCCH based on the offset value for the SIR target, the uplink DPCCH carrying pilot bits from the UE to the base station, and the UE operating in a single-carrier mode such that the UE transmits all uplink signals over the same carrier frequency; receive, from the UE, an uplink transmission over the uplink DPCCH, wherein the UE is located between the base station and a radio node; and determine a power control parameter based on the uplink transmission received over the uplink DPCCH in accordance with the offset value for the SIR target specified by the indication received from the RNC. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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