Random access power control method and apparatus and communication system

• US 10,736,054 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2019
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Jiang, Qinyan, Wang, Xin, Jia, Meiyi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jangbahadur, Lakeram
• Application Number:
  US16/450,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20190313345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/327 Received signal code power [RSCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/10 Open loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/322 Power control of broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/36 with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/362 Aspects of the step size
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/42 in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/50 at the moment of starting communication in a multiple access environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/008 with additional processing of random access related information at receiving side
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states

Abstract

A random access power control apparatus and method and a communication system. The random access power control apparatus includes: a first calculating unit configured to, by using a pathloss estimated based on an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block and/or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) currently selected by a UE, calculate transmission power used by the UE in transmitting random access preambles. Hence, the UE may be adapted to UE random access procedures in such complex scenarios as multiple beams.

Claims

1. A random access transmission apparatus, comprising:

a controller configured to determine transmission power of a physical random access channel (PRACH), by estimating a pathloss based on a selected synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) or a selected channel state information reference signal; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a preamble via the PRACH,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

calculate the transmission power according to a preamble receiving target power obtained based on a power offset and a power ramping counter, the power offset set by a first parameter, and

wherein, the first parameter comprises;

a configuration parameter or a parameter related to a subcarrier for the preamble transmission,

wherein the controller further determines the transmission power of the preamble according to a maximum transmission power and transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble, and the transmitter is further configured to transmit the preamble via the PRACH at the determined transmission power.

2. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to calculate the pathloss using a downlink transmission power of a reference signal and a measurement value of receiving power (RSRP).

3. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the lower of a first transmission power and a second transmission power as the transmission power, the first transmission power is accorded to maximum transmission power, the second transmission power is accorded to the transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble that is based on a received target power and the estimated pathloss.

4. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to set a power ramping counter when reselecting a SS/PBCH block and a second predetermined condition is satisfied.

5. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to select the PRACH from among a plurality of PRACH resources sets for performing random access.

6. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a receiver configured to receive indication information, the indication information indicating positions for transmitting the SS/PBCH block.

7. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the receiver receives the indication information via system information (SI) or radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

8. The random access transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the value of the parameter related to a subcarrier for the preamble increases with SCS value increasing, the SCS value a multiple of 15.

9. A random access transmission method, comprising:

determining a transmission power of a physical random access channel (PRACH) by estimating a pathloss based on a selected synchronization signal/a physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) or a selected channel state information reference signal, and

transmitting a preamble via the PRACH,

the random access transmission method further comprising;

calculating the transmission power according to a preamble receiving target power based on a power offset and a power ramping counter, the power offset set by a first parameter,

wherein, the first parameter comprises a configuration parameter or a parameter related to a subcarrier for the preamble transmission,

wherein the method further determines the transmission power of the preamble according to a maximum transmission power and transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble, and the transmitting the preamble via the PRACH is at the determined transmission power.

10. The random access transmission method according to claim 9, further comprising calculating the pathloss using a downlink transmission power of a reference signal and a measurement value of receiving power (RSRP).

11. The random access transmission method according to claim 9, further comprising determining the lower of a first transmission power and a second transmission power as the transmission power, the first transmission power accorded to maximum transmission power, the second transmission power accorded to the transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble that is based on a received target power and the pathloss.

12. The random access transmission method according to claim 9, further comprising receiving indication information, the indication information indicating positions for transmitting the SS/PBCH block.

13. The random access transmission method according to claim 12, wherein the indication information is received via system information (SI) or radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

14. A communication system, comprising:

a terminal configured to determine transmission power of a physical random access channel (PRACH) by estimating a pathloss based on a selected synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) or a selected channel state information reference signal, and configured to transmit a preamble using the physical random access channel,

the terminal is further configured to;

calculate the transmission power according to a preamble receiving target power obtained based on a power offset and a power ramping counter, the power offset set by a first parameter,

wherein, the first parameter comprises;

a configuration parameter or a parameter related to a subcarrier for the preamble transmission,

wherein the terminal further determines the transmission power of the preamble according to a maximum transmission power and transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble; and

a base station configured to receive the preamble via the PRACH transmitted at the determined transmission power.

15. The communication system according to claim 14, wherein the transmission power needed in transmitting the preamble is based in part on a received target power.