Uplink power control

• US 10,660,048 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2018
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: MolavianJazi, Ebrahim, Nangia, Vijay, Jung, Hyejung, Frank, Colin D., Love, Robert T., Kuchibhotla, Ravi, Bagheri, Hossein
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US16/150,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20190104477A1
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 455522, 455 69
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0426 Power distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0617 for beam forming
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0626 Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0695 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/088 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/28 using beam steering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/08 Closed loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/10 Open loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/248 where transmission power control commands are generated based on a path parameter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/362 Aspects of the step size
• 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 72/046 the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 : Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/121 : for groups of terminals or users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1268 : of uplink data flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 : in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first message that configures a set of reference signal resources, wherein each reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources comprises a downlink reference signal resource or an uplink sounding reference signal resource, and each reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources is associated with a corresponding uplink transmission beam pattern;

receiving scheduling information for a first uplink transmission, wherein the first uplink transmission is associated with a first reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources;

determining a first uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the first reference signal resource;

determining a first configured maximum output power for the first uplink transmission beam pattern, wherein the first configured maximum output power is based on a first antenna array property associated with the first uplink transmission beam pattern;

determining a first transmit power for the first uplink transmission based on the first configured maximum output power; and

performing the first uplink transmission using the first uplink transmission beam pattern based on the first transmit power.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first antenna array property comprises a first number of antenna elements, and determining the first configured maximum output power for the first uplink transmission beam pattern is based on the first number of antenna elements.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information of a second uplink transmission, wherein the first and second uplink transmissions overlap in time and are for a serving cell, and the second uplink transmission is associated with a second reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources;

determining a second uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the second reference signal resource, wherein the second uplink transmission beam pattern is different from the first uplink transmission beam pattern;

determining a second configured maximum output power for the second uplink transmission beam pattern in the serving cell;

determining a second transmit power for the second uplink transmission based on the second configured maximum output power; and

performing the second uplink transmission using the second uplink transmission beam pattern based on the second transmit power;

wherein the first reference signal resource is from a first subset of the set of reference signal resources, the second reference signal resource is from a second subset of the set of reference signal resources, and the first subset and the second subset are mutually exclusive.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second configured maximum output power is the same as the first configured maximum output power, and the first uplink transmission beam pattern and the second uplink transmission beam pattern are from one antenna array.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the first uplink transmission beam pattern is from a first antenna array with the first antenna array property, the second uplink transmission beam pattern is from a second antenna array with a second antenna array property, the second configured maximum output power is the same as the first configured maximum output power, and the first configured maximum output power is further based on the second antenna array property.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining a first intermediate configured maximum output power based on the first antenna array property, and a second intermediate configured maximum output power based on the second antenna array property; and

determining the first configured maximum output power based on a selection from a group comprising;

a minimum of the first intermediate configured maximum output power and the second intermediate configured maximum output power;

a linear summation of the first intermediate configured maximum output power and the second intermediate configured maximum output power; and

a maximum of the first intermediate configured maximum output power and the second configured intermediate maximum output power.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising power scaling the first uplink transmission, dropping the first uplink transmission, power scaling the second uplink transmission, dropping the second uplink transmission, or some combination thereof if a linear summation of the first transmit power and the second transmit power exceeds a total configured maximum output power P_CMAX,c for the serving cell, wherein P_CMAX,c depends on a power class and a P_{EMAX, c} configured for the serving cell.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising including a power headroom report in the first uplink transmission, wherein the power headroom report comprises a first power headroom for the first uplink transmission and the first configured maximum output power.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising including a second power headroom in the first uplink transmission, wherein the second power headroom comprises a virtual power headroom, the virtual power headroom is a difference between a second configured maximum output power for a second uplink transmission beam pattern and a power required for a reference format uplink transmission using the second uplink transmission beam pattern, the second uplink transmission beam pattern is associated with a second reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources, and the second reference signal resource is different from the first reference signal resource, wherein the power headroom report corresponds to a first transmission time interval length associated with the first uplink transmission.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first power headroom and the second power headroom are included in the first uplink transmission in response to receiving an aperiodic trigger for reporting a virtual power headroom report.

11. The method of claim 3, further comprising reporting a power headroom for the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the power headroom is a difference between:

an aggregate configured maximum output power; and

a linear summation of a first power required for the first uplink transmission and a second power required for the second uplink transmission.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the aggregate configured maximum output power is selected from a group comprising:

a minimum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power;

a linear summation of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power; and

a maximum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a second uplink transmission beam pattern associated with a second reference signal resource, wherein the second reference signal resource is a predefined reference signal resource from the set of reference signal resources or an indicated reference signal resource from the set of reference signal resources, and the second reference signal resource is different from the first reference signal resource;

determining a second configured maximum output power for the second uplink transmission beam pattern and a reference format uplink transmission, wherein the second configured maximum output power is based on a second antenna property associated with the second uplink transmission beam pattern, and the reference format uplink transmission is based on a predefined number of physical resource blocks; and

including a power headroom in the first uplink transmission that is based on both the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission beam pattern;

wherein the power headroom is a difference between;

an aggregate configured maximum output power; and

a linear summation of the power required for the first uplink transmission and a reference power required for the second uplink transmission beam pattern with respect to the reference format uplink transmission; and

wherein the aggregate configured maximum output power is selected from a group comprising;

a minimum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power;

a linear summation of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power; and

a maximum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second message adding a second reference signal resource to the set of reference signal resources, wherein the second reference signal resource is different from the first reference signal resource;

determining a second uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the second reference signal resource;

determining a second configured maximum output power for the second uplink transmission beam pattern and a reference format, wherein the second configured maximum output power is based on a second antenna property associated with the second uplink transmission beam pattern;

triggering a power headroom report for the second reference signal resource; and

reporting the power headroom report in the first uplink transmission, wherein the power headroom report comprises a virtual power headroom based on a reference format uplink transmission for the second uplink transmission beam pattern and an indication of the second reference signal resource.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a closed-loop transmission power control command in the scheduling information;

determining a step size for the closed-loop transmission power control command based on an open-loop power control parameter set associated with the first downlink reference signal resource; and

determining the first transmit power based on the first configured maximum output power, the closed-loop transmission power control command, and the step size.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver that;

receives a first message that configures a set of reference signal resources, wherein each reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources comprises a downlink reference signal resource or an uplink sounding reference signal resource, and each reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources is associated with a corresponding uplink transmission beam pattern; and

receives scheduling information for a first uplink transmission, wherein the first uplink transmission is associated with a first reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources; and

a processor that;

determines a first uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the first reference signal resource;

determines a first configured maximum output power for the first uplink transmission beam pattern, wherein the first configured maximum output power is based on a first antenna array property associated with the first uplink transmission beam pattern;

determines a first transmit power for the first uplink transmission based on the first configured maximum output power; and

performs the first uplink transmission using the first uplink transmission beam pattern based on the first transmit power.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first antenna array property comprises a first number of antenna elements, and the processor determines the first configured maximum output power for the first uplink transmission beam pattern based on the first number of antenna elements.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

the receiver receives information of a second uplink transmission, wherein the first and second uplink transmissions overlap in time and are for a serving cell, and the second uplink transmission is associated with a second reference signal resource of the set of reference signal resources; and

the processor;

determines a second uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the second reference signal resource, wherein the second uplink transmission beam pattern is different from the first uplink transmission beam pattern;

determines a second configured maximum output power for the second uplink transmission beam pattern in the serving cell;

determines a second transmit power for the second uplink transmission based on the second configured maximum output power; and

performs the second uplink transmission using the second uplink transmission beam pattern based on the second transmit power;

wherein the first reference signal resource is from a first subset of the set of reference signal resources, the second reference signal resource is from a second subset of the set of reference signal resources, and the first subset and the second subset are mutually exclusive.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

the processor;

determines a second uplink transmission beam pattern associated with a second reference signal resource, wherein the second reference signal resource is a predefined reference signal resource from the set of reference signal resources or an indicated reference signal resource from the set of reference signal resources, and the second reference signal resource is different from the first reference signal resource;

determines a second configured maximum output power for the second uplink transmission beam pattern and a reference format uplink transmission, wherein the second configured maximum output power is based on a second antenna property associated with the second uplink transmission beam pattern, and the reference format uplink transmission is based on a predefined number of physical resource blocks; and

includes a power headroom in the first uplink transmission that is based on both the first uplink transmission and the second uplink transmission beam pattern;

wherein the power headroom is a difference between;

an aggregate configured maximum output power; and

a linear summation of the power required for the first uplink transmission and a reference power required for the second uplink transmission beam pattern with respect to the reference format uplink transmission; and

wherein the aggregate configured maximum output power is selected from a group comprising;

a minimum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power;

a linear summation of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power; and

a maximum of the first configured maximum output power and the second configured maximum output power.