Sounding in multicarrier wireless communications

• US 9,215,051 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2015
• Issued: 12/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chriss, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rivas, Salvador E
• Application Number:
  US14/608,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20150139161A1
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/04 TPC
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/281 taking into account user or data type priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/346 distributing total power among users or channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/50 at the moment of starting communication in a multiple access environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0005 synchronizing of arrival of multiple uplinks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0045 compensating for timing error by altering transmission time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/004 in the uplink, i.e. towards network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/085 collision avoidance

Abstract

A wireless device transmits one of the sounding reference signals (SRSs) on a first cell in a first cell group in parallel with transmission a first random access preamble. The wireless device drops transmission of a first SRS if the first SRS transmission and a second random access preamble transmission coincide in the same subframe and the wireless device has insufficient power to transmit the first SRS in parallel with the second random access preamble.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

a) one or more communication interfaces;

b) one or more processors; and

c) memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said wireless device to;

i) receive at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of;

(1) a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, said plurality of cells being grouped into a plurality of cell groups; and

(2) sounding reference signals (SRSs); and

ii) transmit one of said SRSs on a first cell in a first cell group in said plurality of cell groups overlapping in the same first subframe with transmission of a first random access preamble, said wireless device having sufficient transmission power to transmit said one of said SRSs and said first random access preamble; and

wherein transmission of a first SRS in said SRSs is dropped if;

(1) said first SRS transmission and a second random access preamble transmission coincide in the same second subframe; and

(2) said wireless device has insufficient transmission power to transmit said first SRS in parallel with said second random access preamble.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein said first random access preamble is transmitted on a second cell in a second cell group different from said first cell group.

3. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein said wireless device assigns a lower priority to an SRS transmission power compared to a priority of a transmission power of a random access preamble.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein transmission of said first SRS in said SRSs is dropped if:

a) said first SRS transmission and said second random access preamble transmission coincide in the same subframe; and

b) said first SRS is configured to be transmitted in the same cell group employed for transmission of said second random access preamble.

5. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein said wireless device assigns a lower priority to an SRS transmission power compared to:

a) a priority of a transmission power of a random access preamble; and

b) a priority of a transmission power of an uplink data packet.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein transmission of said one of said SRSs and an uplink data packet in a second cell in said first cell group coincide in the same subframe, said second cell being different from said first cell.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein transmission of said one of said SRSs and an uplink control packet in a second cell in said first cell group coincide in the same subframe, said second cell being different from said first cell.

8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein one or more of said SRSs are transmitted on the last symbol of a plurality of subframes.

9. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein said wireless device transmits in parallel:

a) said one of said SRSs on said first cell;

b) said first random access preamble on said second cell in a second cell group different from said first cell group;

c) an uplink data packet in a second cell in said first cell group, said second cell being different from said first cell.

10. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein no SRS is transmitted in a subframe if said wireless device does not have sufficient transmission power to transmit all the SRSs configured for transmission in said subframe.

11. A method for use by a wireless device, the method comprising:

a) receiving at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of;

i) a plurality of cells comprising a primary cell and at least one secondary cell, said plurality of cells being grouped into a plurality of cell groups; and

ii) sounding reference signals (SRSs); and

b) transmitting one of said SRSs on a first cell in a first cell group in said plurality of cell groups overlapping in the same first subframe with transmission of a first random access preamble, said wireless device having sufficient transmission power to transmit said one of said SRSs and said first random access preamble; and

wherein transmission of a first SRS in said SRSs is dropped if;

ii) said first SRS transmission and a second random access preamble transmission coincide in the same second subframe; and

iii) said wireless device has insufficient transmission power to transmit said first SRS in parallel with said second random access preamble.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said first random access preamble is transmitted on a second cell in a second cell group different from said first cell group.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said wireless device assigns a lower priority to an SRS transmission power compared to a priority of a transmission power of a random access preamble.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein transmission of said first SRS is said SRSs is dropped if:

a) said first SRS transmission and said second random access preamble transmission coincide in the same subframe; and

b) said first SRS is configured to be transmitted in the same cell group employed for transmission of said second random access preamble.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said wireless device assigns a lower priority to an SRS transmission power compared to:

a) a priority of a transmission power of a random access preamble; and

b) a priority of a transmission power of an uplink data packet.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein transmission of said one of said SRSs and an uplink data packet in a second cell in said first cell group coincide in the same subframe, said second cell being different from said first cell.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein transmission of said one of said SRSs and an uplink control packet in a second cell in said first cell group coincide in the same subframe, said second cell being different from said first cell.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of said SRSs are transmitted on the last symbol of a plurality of subframes.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein said wireless device transmits in parallel:

a) said one of said SRSs on said first cell;

b) said first random access preamble on said second cell in a second cell group different from said first cell group;

c) an uplink data packet in a second cell in said first cell group, said second cell being different from said first cell.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein no SRS is transmitted in a subframe, if said wireless device does not have sufficient transmission power to transmit all the SRSs configured for transmission in said subframe.