Method of efficiently reporting user equipment transmission power and apparatus thereof

• US 10,165,527 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2017
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sang Bum, Kim, Soeng Hun, Van Lieshout, Gert-Jan, Jeong, Kyeong In
• Primary Examiner(s): Phu, Sanh
• Application Number:
  US15/650,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20170318548A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 455522, 455 6711, 4552261, 455 631, 4551271
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/228 using past power values or information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/365 Power headroom reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/545 modifying TPC bits in special situations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for efficiently transmitting or reporting a Power Headroom Report (PHR) of a User Equipment (UE) are provided. The method of transmitting the PHR of the UE in a mobile communication system includes configuring an extended PHR including an indicator corresponding to a variation factor of a maximum transmission power of the UE, and transmitting the extended PHR from the UE to a Base Station (BS). The BS may be notified of a maximum transmission power of the UE and a variation factor corresponding to the maximum transmission power in order to enable efficient scheduling.

Claims

1. A method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting configuration information including a prohibit power headroom report (PHR) timer and a PHR format to a terminal; and

receiving a PHR corresponding to the PHR format from the terminal,

wherein the received PHR includes power headrooms (PHs) for multiple serving cells and an indicator indicating whether the terminal applies a power management-maximum power reduction (P-MPR), if the PHR format is associated with the PHs for multiple serving cells,

wherein the received PHR does not include the indicator if the PHR format is not associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells, and

wherein the PHR is triggered at the terminal, if the prohibit PHR timer is expired and a power backoff by the P-MPR is changed more than a threshold.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the indicator is set to 1 if the terminal applies the P-MPR for a power management, and

wherein the indicator is set to 0 if the terminal does not apply the P-MPR for the power management.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the PHR includes at least one maximum transmission power used for calculating at least one PH includes in the PHR.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a lower bound of the at least one maximum transmission power is determined based on the P-MPR.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one maximum transmission power is determined by the terminal based on a first parameter received from the base station and a second parameter set at the terminal.

6. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to;

transmit configuration information including a prohibit power headroom report (PHR) timer and a PHR format to a terminal, and

receive a PHR corresponding to the PHR format from the terminal,

wherein the received PHR includes power headrooms (PHs) for multiple serving cells and an indicator indicating whether the terminal applies a power management-maximum power reduction (P-MPR), if the PHR format is associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells,

wherein the received PHR does not include the indicator if the PHR format is not associated with the PHs for multiple serving cells, and

wherein the PHR is triggered at the terminal, if the prohibit PHR timer is expired and a power backoff by the P-MPR is changed more than a threshold.

7. The base station of claim 6,

wherein the indicator is set to 1 if the terminal applies the P-MPR for a power management, and

wherein the indicator is set to 0 if the terminal does not apply the P-MPR for the power management.

8. The base station of claim 6, wherein the PHR includes at least one maximum transmission power used for calculating at least one PH includes in the PHR.

9. The base station of claim 8, wherein a lower bound of the at least one maximum transmission power is determined based on the P-MPR.

10. The base station of claim 8, wherein the at least one maximum transmission power is determined by the terminal based on a first parameter received from the base station and a second parameter set at the terminal.

11. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information including a prohibit power headroom report (PHR) timer and a PHR format from a base station;

generating a PHR including power headrooms (PHs) for multiple serving cells and an indicator indicating whether the terminal applies a power management-maximum power reduction (P-MPR), if the PHR format is associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells;

generating a PHR not including the indicator if the PHR format is not associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells; and

transmitting the generated PHR to the base station if the prohibit PHR timer is expired and a power backoff by the P-MPR is changed more than a threshold.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein the indicator is set to 1 if the terminal applies the P-MPR for a power management, and

wherein the indicator is set to 0 if the terminal does not apply the P-MPR for the power management.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the PHR includes at least one maximum transmission power used for calculating at least one PH includes in the PHR.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a lower bound of the at least one maximum transmission power is determined based on the P-MPR.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one maximum transmission power is determined by the terminal based on a first parameter received from the base station and a second parameter set at the terminal.

16. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to;

receive configuration information including a prohibit power headroom report (PHR) timer and a PHR format from a base station,

generate a PHR including power headrooms (PHs) for multiple serving cells and an indicator indicating whether the terminal applies a power management-maximum power reduction (P-MPR), if the PHR format is associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells,

generate a PHR not including the indicator if the PHR format is not associated with the PHs for the multiple serving cells, and

transmit the generated PHR to the base station if the prohibit PHR timer is expired and a power backoff by the P-MPR is changed more than a threshold.

17. The terminal of claim 16,

wherein the indicator is set to 1 if the terminal applies the P-MPR for a power management, and

wherein the indicator is set to 0 if the terminal does not apply the P-MPR for the power management.

18. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the PHR includes at least one maximum transmission power used for calculating at least one PH includes in the PHR.

19. The terminal of claim 18, wherein a lower bound of the at least one maximum transmission power is determined based on the P-MPR.

20. The terminal of claim 18, wherein the at least one maximum transmission power is determined by the terminal based on a first parameter received from the base station and a second parameter set at the terminal.