Device-to-device (D2D) cross link power control

• US 10,568,052 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Deng, Tao, Sternberg, Gregory S, Marinier, Paul, Poitau, Gwenael, Rudolf, Marian
• Primary Examiner(s): Sorowar, Golam
• Application Number:
  US15/713,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20180014265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/281 taking into account user or data type priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/346 distributing total power among users or channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/365 Power headroom reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/383 power control in peer-to-peer links
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/386 centralized, e.g. when the radio network controller or equivalent takes part in the power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• 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 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

Device-to-device (D2D) cross link power control systems and methods may be disclosed. For example, a device such as a UE or WTRU may determine whether it may have simultaneous transmissions where at least one of the transmissions may include a cross link transmission. The device may further determine whether a total transmit power of the simultaneous transmissions may exceed a maximum transmit power of the device. If the device may have simultaneous transmissions and such transmissions may exceed the maximum transmit power, the device may reallocate power based on a priority or priority setting. The device may further determine a maximum cross link power, a maximum device power, and a cross link transmit power level such that the device may further control the power for transmissions based thereon.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a cross link transmit power level on a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

selecting a cross link transmit power control (TPC) formula for a cross link transmission from the WTRU to another WTRU, wherein the cross link TPC formula is selected from at least a first cross link TPC formula and a second cross link TPC formula, wherein the first cross link TPC formula is based on a bandwidth of the cross link transmission and path loss information;

determining a cross link transmit power level in accordance with at least the selected cross link TPC formula; and

sending, by the WTRU to the other WTRU, the cross link transmission with a cross link transmit power set to the determined cross link transmit power level,

wherein the first cross link TPC formula is associated with a first cross link power control mode and the second cross link TPC formula, is associated with a second cross link power control mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cross link transmit power level is controlled on a per-transmission time interval (TTI) basis.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the WTRU, an explicit indication in downlink control information, the explicit indication indicating the second cross link TPC formula.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the DCI includes a TPC command; and

the explicit indication is included in the TPC command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the cross link transmit power level is determined in connection with a transmission power level of an uplink (UL) channel between the WTRU and a network entity.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining the first one of the plurality of cross link power control modes for use by the WTRU, wherein the first one of the plurality of cross link power control modes is associated with the received explicit indication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first cross link TPC formula is selected in accordance with the first one of the plurality of cross link power control mode.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication from a network entity, wherein the second cross link TPC formula is selected from a plurality of cross link TPC formulas based on at least the received indication.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected cross link TPC formula is one of:

(1) calculated based on the bandwidth associated with the cross link transmission and the path loss information or (2) used semi-statically for more than one subframe.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the cross link transmit power level in the first cross link TPC formula is determined based on the path loss information, the bandwidth associated with the cross link transmission and one or more parameters obtained via higher layer signaling.

11. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor, operably coupled to the receiver and the transmitter, configured to;

select a cross link transmit power control (TPC) formula for a cross link transmission from the WTRU to another WTRU, wherein the cross link TPC formula is selected from at least a first cross link TPC formula and a second cross link TPC formula, wherein the first cross link TPC formula is based on a bandwidth of the cross link transmission and path loss information, and

determine a cross link transmit power level in accordance with at least the selected cross link TPC formula; and

the transmitter configured to send to the other WTRU the cross link transmission with a cross link transmit power set to the determined cross link transmit power level,

wherein the first cross link TPC formula associated with a first cross link power control mode and the second cross link TPC formula is associated with a second cross link power control mode.

12. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to control the cross link transmit power level on a per-transmission time interval (TTI) basis.

13. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the receiver is configured to receive an explicit indication in downlink control information (DCI), the explicit indication indicating the second cross link formula.

14. The WTRU of claim 13, wherein:

the DCI includes a TPC command; and

the explicit indication is included in the TPC command.

15. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to determine the cross link transmit power level in connection with a transmission power level of an uplink (UL) channel between the WTRU and a network entity.

16. The WTRU of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to determine the first one of the plurality of cross link power control modes for use by the WTRU, wherein the first one of the plurality of cross link power control modes is associated with a received explicit indication.

17. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the first cross link TPC formula is selected in accordance with the first cross link power control mode.

18. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the receiver is configured to receive an indication from a network entity, wherein the second cross link TPC formula is selected from a plurality of cross link TPC formulas based on at least the received indication.

19. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to one of:

(1) calculate the selected cross link TPC formula based on the bandwidth associated with the cross link trabsmission and the path loss information or (2) use the selected cross link TPC formula semi-statically for more than one subframe.

20. The WTRU of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to determine the cross link transmit power level in the first cross link TPC formula based on the path loss information, the bandwidth associated with the cross link transmission and one or more parameters obtained via higher layer signaling.