IP Library Granted Patent US 12707399
Granted Patent B2
US 12707399 · App. 18/350,449 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Power control method for uplink control channel, and apparatus

Inventors: Ruijie Li (Beijing, CN); Lei Guan (Beijing, CN); Shengyu Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W52/146H04W52/325H04W72/21
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12707399
App. No.
18/350,449
Filed
Jul 11, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2461
USPC
370/329
Abstract

This application discloses a power control method for an uplink control channel, and an apparatus. Based on a time-frequency resource of a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for carrying first uplink control information (UCI) and a time-frequency resource of a second PUCCH for carrying second UCI overlapping, a terminal sends the first UCI and the second UCI over a third PUCCH by using first power. The first power is determined based on a quantity of bits of the first UCI and/or a quantity of bits of the second UCI, to improve UCI transmission reliability in this scenario.

Claims (608)

1 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

determine a first uplink control channel for carrying first uplink control information (UCI) and a second uplink control channel for carrying second UCI; and

based on a time domain resource of the first uplink control channel overlapping a time domain resource of the second uplink control channel, send the first UCI and the second UCI over a third uplink control channel by using a first power;

wherein:

the first power is determined based on a quantity of bits of the first UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel and not based on a quantity of bits of the second UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the second UCI via the third uplink control channel, wherein a priority of the first UCI is higher than a priority of the second UCI.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first power is P PUCCH,b,f,c (i, q u , q d , l),

P

PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

,

q

u

,

q

d

,

l

)

=

min

{

P

CMAX

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

,

P

O

_PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

u

)

+

10

log

10

(

2

μ

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

)

+

PL

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

d

)

+

Δ

F

_

PUCCH

(

F

)

+

Δ

TF

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

+

g

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

}

,

P CMAX,f,c (i) indicates maximum power that can be sent by a terminal, and z=min(x,y) indicates that z is equal to a smaller value between x and y,

P O_PUCCH,b,f,c ( q u )= P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH +P O_UE_PUCCH ( q u ),

P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is a value configured by higher layer signaling p0-nominal, wherein when p0-nominal is not configured, P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is equal to zero,

P O_UE_PUCCH (q u ) and PL b,f,c (q d ) are determined based on spatial relation information of the third uplink control channel,

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

 is a quantity of resource blocks allocated for the third uplink control channel,

μ indicates a subcarrier spacing used by the third uplink control channel; and

Δ F_PUCCH (F) is a value semi-statically configured by using a higher-layer parameter.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) Format 2, PUCCH Format 3, or PUCCH Format 4, and

wherein Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (K 1 ·(n HARQ-ACK (i)+O SR (i)+O CSI (i)/N RE (i), wherein K 1 =6,

n HARQ-ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (2 K 2 ·BPRE(i) −1), wherein K 2 =2.4,

BPRE( i )=( O ACK ( i )+ O SR ( i )+ O CSI ( i )+ O CRC ( i ))/ N RE ( i ),

O ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI,

O CRC (i) is a quantity of check bits of the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is PUCCH Format 1, and

wherein Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the quantity of bits of the second UCI.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

Δ

TF

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

=

1

0

log

l

0

(

N

r

e

f

PUCCH

N

s

y

m

b

PUCCH

(

i

)

)

+

Δ

UCI

(

i

)

,

N

symb

PUCCH

(

i

)

indicates a quantity of the symbols occupied by the third uplink control channel,

N

ref

PUCCH

indicates a quantity of symbols in one slot, and

Δ UCI (i)=10 log 10 (O UCI (i)), wherein O UCI (i) indicates a total quantity of bits of the first UCI and the second UCI.

8 . A power control method for an uplink control channel, the method comprising:

determining a first uplink control channel for carrying first uplink control information (UCI) and a second uplink control channel for carrying second UCI; and

based on a time domain resource of the first uplink control channel overlapping a time domain resource of the second uplink control channel, receiving the first UCI and the second UCI from a terminal over a third uplink control channel, wherein transmit power of the third uplink control channel is a first power,

wherein:

the first power is determined based on a quantity of bits of the first UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel and not based on a quantity of bits of the second UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the second UCI via the third uplink control channel, wherein a priority of the first UCI is higher than a priority of the second UCI.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein:

the first power is P PUCCH,b,f,c (i, q u , q d , l),

P

PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

,

q

u

,

q

d

,

l

)

=

min

{

P

CMAX

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

,

P

O

_

PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

u

)

+

10

log

10

(

2

μ

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

)

+

PL

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

d

)

+

Δ

F

_

PUCCH

(

F

)

+

Δ

TF

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

+

g

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

}

,

P CMAX,f,c (i) indicates maximum power that can be sent by a terminal, and z=min(x,y) indicates that z is equal to a smaller value between x and y,

P O_PUCCH,b,f,c ( q u )= P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH +P O_UE_PUCCH ( q u ),

P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is a value configured by higher layer signaling p0-nominal, wherein when p0-nominal is not configured, P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is equal to zero,

P O_UE_PUCCH (q u ) and PL b,f,c (q d ) are determined based on spatial relation information of the third uplink control channel,

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

 is a quantity of resource blocks allocated for the third uplink control channel,

μ indicates a subcarrier spacing used by the third uplink control channel; and

Δ F_PUCCH (F) is a value semi-statically configured by using a higher-layer parameter.

10 . The method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) Format 2, PUCCH Format 3, or PUCCH Format 4, and

wherein Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (K 1 ·(n HARQ-ACK (i)+O SR (i)+O CSI (i)/N RE (i), wherein K 1 =6,

n HARQ-ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (2 K 2·BPRE(i) −1), wherein K 2 =2.4,

BPRE( i )=( O ACK ( i )+ O SR ( i )+ O CSI ( i )+ O CRC ( i ))/ N RE ( i ),

O ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI,

O CRC (i) is a quantity of check bits of the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

13 . The method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) Format 1, and

wherein Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the quantity of bits of the second UCI.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein:

Δ

TF

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

=

1

0

log

l

0

(

N

r

e

f

PUCCH

N

s

y

m

b

PUCCH

(

i

)

)

+

Δ

UCI

(

i

)

,

N

symb

PUCCH

(

i

)

indicates a quantity of the symbols occupied by the third uplink control channel,

N

ref

PUCCH

indicates a quantity of symbols in one slot, and

Δ UCI (i)=10 log 10 (O UCI (i)), wherein O UCI (i) indicates a total quantity of bits of the first UCI and the second UCI.

15 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

determine a first uplink control channel for carrying first uplink control information (UCI) and a second uplink control channel for carrying second UCI; and

based on a time domain resource of the first uplink control channel overlapping a time domain resource of the second uplink control channel, receive the first UCI and the second UCI from a terminal over a third uplink control channel, wherein transmit power of the third uplink control channel is a first power,

wherein:

the first power is determined based on a quantity of bits of the first UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel and not based on a quantity of bits of the second UCI and a size of a time-frequency resource for carrying the second UCI via the third uplink control channel, wherein a priority of the first UCI is higher than a priority of the second UCI.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein:

the first power is P PUCCH,b,f,c (i, q u , q d , l),

P

PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

,

q

u

,

q

d

,

l

)

=

min

{

P

CMAX

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

,

P

O

_

PUCCH

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

u

)

+

10

log

10

(

2

μ

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

)

+

PL

b

,

f

,

c

(

q

d

)

+

Δ

F

_

PUCCH

(

F

)

+

Δ

TF

,

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

+

g

b

,

f

,

c

(

i

)

}

,

P CMAX,f,c (i) indicates maximum power that can be sent by a terminal, and z=min(x,y) indicates that z is equal to a smaller value between x and y,

P O_PUCCH,b,f,c ( q u )= P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH +P O_UE_PUCCH ( q u ),

P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is a value configured by higher layer signaling p0-nominal, wherein when p0-nominal is not configured, P O_NOMINAL_PUCCH is equal to zero,

P O_UE_PUCCH (q u ) and PL b,f,c (q d ) are determined based on spatial relation information of the third uplink control channel,

M

RB

,

b

,

f

,

c

PUCCH

(

i

)

 is a quantity of resource blocks allocated for the third uplink control channel,

μ indicates a subcarrier spacing used by the third uplink control channel; and

Δ F_PUCCH (F) is a value semi-statically configured by using a higher-layer parameter.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) Format 2, PUCCH Format 3, or PUCCH Format 4, and

wherein Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (K 1 ·(N HARQ-ACK (i)+O SR (i)+O CSI (i))/N RE (i)), wherein K 1 =6,

n HARQ-ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein:

Δ TF,b,f,c (i)=10 log 10 (2 K 2 ·BPRE(i) −1), wherein K 2 =2.4,

BPRE( i )=( O ACK ( i )+ O SR ( i )+ O CSI ( i )+ O CRC ( i ))/ N RE ( i ),

O ACK (i) indicates a quantity of bits of an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) in the first UCI,

O SR (i) indicates a quantity of bits of a scheduling request (SR) in the first UCI,

O CSI (i) indicates a quantity of bits of channel state information (CSI) in the first UCI,

O CRC (i) is a quantity of check bits of the first UCI, and

N RE (i) indicates the size of the time-frequency resource for carrying the first UCI via the third uplink control channel.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the third uplink control channel is physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) Format 1, and

wherein a Δ TF,b,f,c (i) is determined based on the quantity of bits of the first UCI and the quantity of bits of the second UCI.