Method of controlling uplink signal transmission power and apparatus thereof
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for allocating or controlling transmission power when a User Equipment (UE) transmits uplink signals. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus capable of multiplexing uplink channels or signals from identical base station (e.g., eNB) or between different base stations when the UE transmits various kinds of channels or signals to an uplink in a dual connectivity environment for transmission to or reception from different base stations. The present disclosure provides a method of controlling uplink transmission power by an UE. The method may include determining a maximum uplink transmission power with respect to each cell group of multiple cell groups each including at least one of serving cells, and transmitting uplink channels and uplink signals of each of the multiple cell groups using a maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups.
1. A method of controlling uplink transmission power by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:
determining cell group (CG) maximum uplink transmission powers to be individually applied to each one of multiple cell groups, wherein each one of the multiple cell groups includes a plurality of serving cells associated with a corresponding base station;
performing an uplink transmission power determination based on the CG maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups; and
transmitting uplink channels and uplink signals for each one of the multiple cell groups using transmission power determined through the uplink transmission power determination,
wherein the determining includes:
determining the CG maximum uplink transmission power for each one of the multiple cell groups such that a sum of CG maximum uplink transmission powers for each one of the multiple cell groups is less than or equal to a total maximum transmission power of the UE;
wherein the performing includes:
in the case that simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels or between the uplink channels and the uplink signals is performed through different serving cells belonging to a same cell group or different cell groups,
independently determining transmission power for the simultaneous transmission in each one of the multiple cell groups, based on the CG maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups;
wherein at least one of the multiple cell groups is configured as a specific radio bearer for a first service, and as a specific bearer for a second service, wherein the first service is different from the second service; and
wherein the transmission power for the transmission of the uplink channels and the uplink signals is determined in each one of the multiple cell groups after each of the CG maximum uplink transmission powers for each one of the multiple cell groups is preferentially determined.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the transmitting of the uplink channels and the uplink signals comprises transmitting the uplink channels and the uplink signals using the transmission power determined for the simultaneous transmission.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels and the uplink signals comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between the PUCCH or PUSCH and a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).
4. The method claim 1 , wherein the first service and the second service is one of a voice service, an internet service, and a data service.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein in a case that the multiple cell groups comprise a first cell group including a plurality of cells and a second cell group including a plurality of cells,
the determining the CG maximum uplink transmission powers includes:
determining a first CG maximum uplink transmission power for the first cell group; and
determining a second CG maximum uplink transmission power for the second cell group, wherein a sum of the first CG maximum uplink transmission power and the second CG maximum uplink transmission power does not exceed the total maximum transmission power of the UE; and
the performing the uplink transmission power determination includes:
performing a first transmission power determination for a first uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the first cell group, based on the first CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the first cell group; and
performing a second transmission power determination for a second uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the second cell group, based on the second CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the second cell group, wherein the first transmission power determination and the second transmission power determination are independently performed.
6. A method of receiving uplink channels and uplink signals by a base station, the method comprising:
configuring dual connectivity for a User Equipment (UE); and
receiving uplink channels and uplink signals from the UE,
wherein the uplink channels and the uplink signals are, by the UE, transmitted based on a cell group (CG) maximum uplink transmission power individually determined for a corresponding cell group including a plurality of cells associated with the base station;
wherein the CG maximum uplink transmission power for the corresponding cell group is determined such that a sum of CG maximum uplink transmission powers for the corresponding cell group and at least one associated cell group is less than or equal to a total maximum transmission power of the UE;
wherein in the case that simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels or between the uplink channels and the uplink signals is performed through different serving cells belonging to a same cell group or different cell groups,
transmission power for the simultaneous transmission is independently determined in the corresponding cell group, based on the CG maximum uplink transmission power for the corresponding cell group;
wherein at least one of the multiple cell groups is configured as a specific radio bearer for a first service, and as a specific bearer for a second service, wherein the first service is different from the second service; and
wherein the transmission power for the transmission of the uplink channels and the uplink signals is determined in each one of the multiple cell groups after each of CG maximum uplink transmission powers for each one of the multiple cell groups is preferentially determined.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the uplink channels and the uplink signals are received in one sub-frame; and
the uplink channels and the uplink signals are transmitted based on the transmission power determined for the simultaneous transmission.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels and the uplink signals comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between the PUCCH or PUSCH and a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
transmitting a simultaneous transmission parameter for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels or between the uplink channels and the uplink signals.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein in a case that the multiple cell groups comprise a first cell group including a plurality of cells and a second cell group including a plurality of cells,
the determination of each of the CG maximum uplink transmission power includes:
determining a first CG maximum uplink transmission power for the first cell group; and
determining a second CG maximum uplink transmission power for the second cell group, wherein a sum of the first CG maximum uplink transmission power and the second CG maximum uplink transmission power does not exceed the total maximum transmission power of the UE; and
the determination of the transmission power for the transmission of the uplink channels and the uplink signals includes:
performing a first transmission power determination for a first uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the first cell group, based on the first CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the first cell group; and
performing a second transmission power determination for a second uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the second cell group, based on the second CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the second cell group, wherein the first transmission power determination and the second transmission power determination are independently performed.
11. A User Equipment (UE) for controlling an uplink transmission power, the UE comprising:
a controller configured to (i) determine cell group (CG) maximum uplink transmission powers to be individually applied to each one of multiple cell groups each including a plurality of serving cells associated with a corresponding base station and (ii) perform an uplink transmission power determination based on the CG maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups; and
a transmitter configured to transmit uplink channels and uplink signals for each one of the multiple cell groups using transmission power determined through the uplink transmission power determination,
wherein the controller is configured to determine the CG maximum uplink transmission power for each one of the multiple cell groups such that a sum of CG maximum uplink transmission powers for each one of the multiple cell groups is less than or equal to a total maximum transmission power of the UE;
wherein the controller is configured to:
in the case that simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels or between the uplink channels and the uplink signals is performed through different serving cells belonging to a same cell group or different cell groups,
independently determine transmission power for the simultaneous transmission in each one of the multiple cell groups, based on the CG maximum uplink transmission power of each one of the multiple cell groups;
wherein at least one of the multiple cell groups is configured as a specific radio bearer for a first service, and as a specific bearer for a second service, wherein the first service is different from the second service; and
wherein the transmission power for the transmission of the uplink channels and the uplink signals is determined in each one of the multiple cell groups after each of the CG maximum uplink transmission powers for each one of the multiple cell groups is preferentially determined.
12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the uplink channels and the uplink signals using the transmission power determined for the simultaneous transmission.
13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein:
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and
the transmission power for the simultaneous transmission between the uplink channels and the uplink signals comprises transmission power for simultaneous transmission between the PUCCH or PUSCH and a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).
14. The method claim 6 , wherein the first service and the second service is one of a voice service, an internet service, and a data service.
15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the first service and the second service is one of a voice service, an internet service, and a data service.
16. The UE of claim 11 , wherein in a case that the multiple cell groups comprise a first cell group including a plurality of cells and a second cell group including a plurality of cells,
the determining of the CG maximum uplink transmission powers includes:
determining a first CG maximum uplink transmission power for the first cell group; and
determining a second CG maximum uplink transmission power for the second cell group, wherein a sum of the first CG maximum uplink transmission power and the second CG maximum uplink transmission power does not exceed the total maximum transmission power of the UE; and
the performing of the uplink transmission power determination includes:
performing a first transmission power determination for a first uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the first cell group, based on the first CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the first cell group; and
performing a second transmission power determination for a second uplink transmission to be performed through at least one cell in the second cell group, based on the second CG maximum uplink transmission power determined for the second cell group, wherein the first transmission power determination and the second transmission power determination are independently performed.