Method and apparatus for adjusting power control mode in wireless communication system

• US 8,155,688 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2009
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Dong Cheol, Noh, Minseok, Lee, Hyunwoo, Han, Seunghee, Kwon, Yeong Hyeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US12/615,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20100119000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 455/522, 455/69, 455/500, 455/517, 455/127.1, 455/67.11, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/507, 455/508, 455/509, 455/514, 455/515, 370/328, 370/329, 370/343, 370/310, 370/338, 370/313
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/08 Closed loop power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/10 Open loop power control

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for adjusting power control mode in a wireless communication system is provided. A mode change message is transmitted from a base station (BS) to a user equipment (UE) to request changing a power control mode from a base station (BS). The mode change message comprises a power control mode change (PMC) field which indicates the power control mode to be changed. The UE transmits a UE confirmation message to the BS, and receives a BS confirmation message from the BS. The UE changes the power control mode based on the mode change message.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting power control mode in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a first message comprising a confirmation field and a power control mode change (PMC) field, from a base station (BS), the confirmation field of the first message being set to 0, the PMC field indicating a power control mode to be changed and indicating one of a closed loop (CL) mode, an open loop (OL) passive retention mode, an OL passive reset mode, and an OL active mode;

transmitting a user equipment (UE) confirmation message to the BS, the UE confirmation message confirming the receipt of the first message; and

receiving a second message comprising a confirmation field, from the BS, the confirmation field of the second message being set to 1,

wherein the confirmation field of the first message indicates to request changing the power control mode when the confirmation field of the first message is set to 0, and

wherein the confirmation field of the second message indicates to confirm the receipt of the UE confirmation message when the confirmation field of the second is set to 1.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

changing the power control mode based on the first message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first message and the second message have the same message format.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a size of the confirmation field of one of the first message and the second message is 1 bit.

5. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a RF unit for transmitting or receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively coupled to the RF unit and configured to;

receive a first message comprising a confirmation field and a power control mode change (PMC) field, from a base station (BS), the confirmation field of the first message being set to 0, the PMC field indicating a power control mode to be changed and indicating one of a closed loop (CL) mode, an open loop (OL) passive retention mode, an OL passive reset mode, and an OL active mode;

transmit a UE confirmation message to the BS, the UE confirmation message confirming the receipt of the first message; and

receive a second message comprising a confirmation field, from the BS, the confirmation field of the second message being set to 1,

wherein the confirmation field of the first message indicates to request changing the power control mode when the confirmation field of the first message is set to 0, and

wherein the confirmation field of the second message indicates to confirm the receipt of the UE confirmation message when the confirmation field of the second message is set to 1.