Sounding signal in a multicarrier wireless device

1. A method comprising:

a) receiving, by a wireless device, at least one radio resource control message from a base station, said at least one radio resource control message to cause in said wireless device:

i) configuration of a primary cell and at least one secondary cell in a plurality of cells;

ii) assignment of each of said at least one secondary cell to a cell group in a plurality of cell groups, said plurality of cell groups comprising:

(1) a primary cell group comprising a first subset of said plurality of cells, said first subset comprising said primary cell; and

(2) a secondary cell group comprising a second subset of said at least one secondary cell; and

iii) configuration of transmissions of sounding reference signals by said wireless device, n sounding reference signals configured to be transmitted in a first subframe, n being greater than 1;

b) transmitting, by said wireless device, at least one packet on at least one first cell in said plurality of cells in a plurality of symbols of said first subframe, said plurality of symbols comprising the last symbol of said first subframe;

c) transmitting, by said wireless device, a k subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=k<n; and

d) dropping, by said wireless device, an m subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=m<n.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit in parallel both said k subset of said n sounding reference signals and said at least one packet.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said wireless device has insufficient power to transmit in parallel said k subset of said n sounding reference signals, said m subset of said n sounding reference signals, and said at least one packet.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dropping a sounding reference signal in said n sounding reference signals if:

a) said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit both said sounding reference signal and said at least one packet; and

b) said sounding reference signal is configured to be transmitted on a cell in said at least one first cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dropping said sounding reference signal in said last symbol if:

a) said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit both said sounding reference signal and said at least one packet; and

b) said sounding reference signal is configured to be transmitted on a cell in parallel with a random access preamble transmitted on said cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmission of said sounding reference signal is triggered by receiving a PDCCH packet or one or more of said at least one first radio resource control message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said configuration of said sounding reference signal indicates a transmission period of said sounding reference signals.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said wireless device gives a transmission power of said sounding reference signal a lower priority compared with:

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

b) a priority of a transmission power of said at least one packet.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a packet in said at least one packet is at least one of the following:

a) a physical uplink control channel packet; and

b) a physical uplink shared channel packet.

10. A method comprising:

a) receiving, by a wireless device, at least one radio resource control message from a base station, said at least one radio resource control message to cause in said wireless device:

i) assignment of each of at least one secondary cell in a plurality of cells to a cell group in a plurality of cell groups, each of said plurality of cell groups comprising a subset of said plurality of cells; and

ii) configuration of transmissions of sounding reference signals by said wireless device, n sounding reference signals configured to be transmitted in a first subframe, n being greater than 1;

b) transmitting, by said wireless device, at least one packet on at least one first cell in said plurality of cells in a plurality of symbols of said first subframe, said plurality of symbols comprising the last symbol of said first subframe;

c) transmitting, by said wireless device, a k subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=k<n; and

d) dropping, by said wireless device, an m subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=m<n.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit in parallel, both said k subset of said n sounding reference signals and said at least one packet.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein said wireless device has insufficient power to transmit in parallel said k subset of said n sounding reference signals, said m subset of said n sounding reference signals, and said at least one packet.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising dropping a sounding reference signal in said n sounding reference signals if:

a) said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit both said sounding reference signal and said at least one packet; and

b) said sounding reference signal is configured to be transmitted on a cell in said at least one first cell.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising dropping said sounding reference signal in said last symbol if:

a) said wireless device has sufficient power to transmit both said sounding reference signal and said at least one packet; and

b) said sounding reference signal is configured to be transmitted on a cell in parallel with a random access preamble transmitted on a cell group comprising said cell.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmission of said sounding reference signal is triggered by receiving a PDCCH packet or said at least one first radio resource control message.

16. 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 radio resource control message from a base station, said at least one radio resource control message to cause in said wireless device configuration of transmissions of sounding reference signals by said wireless device, n sounding reference signals configured to be transmitted in the last symbol of a first subframe, n being greater than 1;

ii) transmit at least one packet on at least one first cell in said plurality of cells in a plurality of symbols of said first subframe, said plurality of symbols comprising the last symbol of said first subframe;

iii) transmit a k subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=k<n; and

iv) drop an m subset of said n sounding reference signals in said last symbol, wherein 1<=m<n.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein said at least one radio resource control message to cause in said wireless device configuration of assignment of each of at least one secondary cell in a plurality of cells to a cell group in a plurality of cell groups, each of said plurality of cell groups comprising a subset of said plurality of cells, said plurality of cell groups comprises:

a) a primary cell group; and

b) a secondary cell group.

18. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein said configuration of said sounding reference signal indicates a transmission period of sounding reference signals.

19. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein said wireless device gives a transmission power of said sounding reference signal a lower priority compared with:

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

b) a priority of a transmission power of said at least one packet.

20. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein a packet in said at least one packet is at least one of the following:

a) a physical uplink control channel packet; and

b) a physical uplink shared channel packet.