UPLINK POWER HEADROOM REPORTING FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION
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1. A method for reporting a carrier-specific power headroom, comprising:
- calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX—
carrier;
on a condition that the carrier has a valid uplink grant, calculating the power headroom according to the formula;
PH(k,i)=PCMAXcarrier(k)−
PPUSCH—
UG(k,i)where k is a carrier number, i is a subframe number in which the carrier has a valid uplink grant, and PPUSCH—
UG(k,i) is a transmit power for carrier k in subframe i prior to imposing maximum power limitations; and
reporting the calculated power headroom.
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Abstract
A method for reporting power headroom is disclosed. Power headroom may be reported across all carriers (wideband), for a specific carrier, or for a carrier group. The formula used to calculate the power headroom depends on whether the carrier (or a carrier in the carrier group) has a valid uplink grant. If the carrier or carrier group does not have a valid uplink grant, the power headroom may be calculated based on a reference grant. The power headroom is calculated by a wireless transmit/receive unit and is reported to an eNodeB.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for reporting a carrier-specific power headroom, comprising:
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calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX — carrier;on a condition that the carrier has a valid uplink grant, calculating the power headroom according to the formula;
PH(k,i)=PCMAXcarrier (k)−
PPUSCH— UG(k,i)where k is a carrier number, i is a subframe number in which the carrier has a valid uplink grant, and PPUSCH — UG(k,i) is a transmit power for carrier k in subframe i prior to imposing maximum power limitations; andreporting the calculated power headroom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 26)
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10. A method for reporting a carrier-specific power headroom, comprising:
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calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX — carrier;on a condition that the carrier does not have a valid uplink grant, calculating the power headroom using a reference grant according to the formula;
PH(k,i)=PCMAX— carrier(k)−
PPUSCH— REF(k,i)where k is a carrier number, i is a subframe for which the power headroom is to be reported, and PPUSCH — REF(k,i) is defined as
PPUSCH— REF(k,i)=f1— REF(PPUSCH— REF(n,i))+α
×
(PL(k)−
f2— REF(PL(n)))where f1 — REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific wireless transmit/receive unit transmit power, n≠
k and carrier n belongs to the set of carriers with a valid uplink grant, α
is a cell-specific parameter, PL(k) is a pathloss estimate on carrier k, and f2— REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific pathloss; andreporting the calculated power headroom. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, K is a maximum number of carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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13. The method according to claim 10, wherein calculating the maximum power per carrier is based on the formula:
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, Ω
is a set of active carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for a subset of carriers that have an active grant in subframe i for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
is limited by PCMAX such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
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15. The method according to claim 10, wherein calculating the maximum power per carrier is based on the formula:
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, Ω
m is a set of carriers of carrier group m, and PCMAX(m) is a maximum transmit power for carrier group m.
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16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
m is limited by PCMAX(m) such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
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17. A method for reporting a carrier group-specific power headroom, comprising:
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calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX — carrier(k);on a condition that at least one carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, calculating the group power headroom according to the formula; where m is a carrier group number, i is a subframe number in which at least one carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, Ω
m is a set of carriers of carrier group m, and PPUSCH— UG(k,i) is a transmit power for carrier k in subframe i prior to imposing maximum power limitations; andreporting the calculated power headroom. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, K is a maximum number of carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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20. The method according to claim 17, wherein calculating the maximum power per carrier is based on the formula:
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, Ω
is a set of active carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for a subset of carriers that have an active grant in subframe i for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
is limited by PCMAX such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k in Ω
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22. A method for reporting a carrier group-specific power headroom, comprising:
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calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX — carrier(k);on a condition that no carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, calculating the group power headroom using a reference grant according to the formula; where m is a carrier group number, i is a subframe number for which the power headroom is to be reported, Ω
m, is a set of carriers of carrier group m, and PPUSCH— REF(k,i) is defined as
PPUSCH— REF(k,i)=f1— REF(PPUSCH— REF(n,i)+α
×
(PL(k)−
f2— REF(PL(n)))where f1 — REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific WTRU transmit power, n≠
k and carrier n belongs to the set of carriers with a valid uplink grant, α
is a cell-specific parameter, PL(k) is a pathloss estimate on carrier k, and f2— REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific pathloss; andreporting the calculated power headroom. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, K is a maximum number of carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the sum of PCMAX
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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carrier(k) for all carriers k is limited by PCMAX such that
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25. The method according to claim 22, wherein calculating the maximum power per carrier is based on the formula:
where BWk is the bandwidth for carrier k, Ω
is a set of active carriers, PCMAX is a total maximum transmit power, and the formula is used for a subset of carriers that have an active grant in subframe i for all sub-bands or carriers across all power amplifiers at a wireless transmit/receive unit.
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27. A method for reporting a carrier group-specific power headroom, comprising:
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on a condition that at least one carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, calculating the group power headroom according to the formula; where m is a carrier group number, i is a subframe number in which at least one carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, Ω
m is a set of carriers of carrier group m, PCMAX(m) is a configured maximum allowed wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) transmit power for carrier group m, and PPUSCH— UG(k,i) is a transmit power for carrier k in subframe i prior to imposing maximum power limitations; andreporting the calculated power headroom.
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28. A method for reporting a carrier group-specific power headroom, comprising:
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on a condition that no carrier in the carrier group has a valid uplink grant, calculating the group power headroom using a reference grant according to the formula; where m is a carrier group number, i is a subframe number for which the power headroom is to be reported, Ω
m is a set of carriers of carrier group m, PCMAX(m) is a configured maximum allowed wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) transmit power for carrier group m, and PPUSCH— REF(k,i) is defined as
PPUSCH— REF(k,i)=f1— REF(PPUSCH— REF(n,i))+α
×
(PL(k)−
f2— REF(PL(n)))where f1 — REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific WTRU transmit power, n≠
k and carrier n belongs to the set of carriers with a valid uplink grant, α
is a cell-specific parameter, PL(k) is a pathloss estimate on carrier k, and f2— REF(*) is a function of a reference carrier-specific pathloss; andreporting the calculated power headroom.
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29. A method for reporting a carrier-specific power headroom, comprising:
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calculating a maximum power per carrier, PCMAX — carrier;on a condition that the carrier has a valid uplink grant, calculating the power headroom for a given carrier, k, in a given subframe, i, in which the carrier k has a valid uplink grant based on PCMAX — carrier and a transmit power for the carrier k in the subframe i prior to imposing maximum power limitations; andreporting the calculated power headroom.
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