Primary and secondary cell group configuration

1. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first secondary cell (SCell) of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell; and

transmit uplink signals via the second SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to transmit uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

3. The wireless device of claim 2 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

6. The wireless device of claim 5 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

7. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on measurements of the received power of the downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device and from a base station, at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first secondary cell (SCell) of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell; and

transmitting uplink signals via the second SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving, by the wireless device, a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on measurements of the received power of the downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

19. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

transmit at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first SCell of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell; and

receive uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is based on, at least in part, the first pathloss reference.

20. The base station of claim 19 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

21. The base station of claim 19 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

22. The base station of claim 21 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

23. The base station of claim 19 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further based on, at least in part, measurements of a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

24. The base station of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

25. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first secondary cell (SCell) of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell; and

receiving uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is based on, at least in part, the first pathloss reference.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

29. The method of claim 25 , further comprising transmitting, by the base station, a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further based on, at least in part, measurements of a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

31. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to:

transmit at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

 uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

 uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first secondary cell (SCell) of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

 a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

 a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

 a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

 a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell; and

a wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive the at least one control message; and

transmit uplink signals via the second SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to transmit uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

33. The system of claim 32 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

34. The system of claim 31 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

35. The system of claim 31 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

36. The system of claim 35 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

37. The system of claim 31 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, further cause the wireless device to receive a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

38. The system of claim 31 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on measurements of the received power of the downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

39. The system of claim 31 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

40. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising:

configuration parameters of a plurality of cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing associated with the first cell group is based on a first reference cell of the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing associated with the second cell group is based on a second reference cell of the second cell group;

a first pathloss reference for a first secondary cell (SCell) of the first cell group, wherein the first pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the first reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the first SCell; and

a second pathloss reference for a second SCell of the second cell group, wherein the second pathloss reference is configurable to one of:

a downlink carrier associated with the second reference cell; or

a downlink carrier associated with the second SCell;

receiving, by the wireless device, the at least one control message; and

transmitting, by the wireless device, uplink signals via the second SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

41. The method of claim 40 , further comprising transmitting, by the wireless device, uplink signals via the first SCell, wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is determined, at least in part, based on a received power of a downlink signal corresponding to the first pathloss reference.

42. The method of claim 41 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the first SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.

43. The method of claim 40 , wherein:

the first pathloss reference is a first binary information element having two states; and

the second pathloss reference is a second binary information element having two states.

44. The method of claim 40 , wherein the at least one control message comprises:

a first timer value for a first time alignment timer, the first time alignment timer associated with the first cell group; and

a second timer value for a second time alignment timer, the second time alignment timer associated with the second cell group.

45. The method of claim 44 , wherein:

the first time alignment timer indicates how long the first cell group is uplink time aligned; and

the second time alignment timer indicates how long the second cell group is uplink time aligned.

46. The method of claim 40 , further comprising receiving, by the wireless device, a media access control (MAC) timing advance command, wherein the MAC timing advance command is for the first cell group or for the second cell group.

47. The method of claim 40 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on measurements of the received power of the downlink signal corresponding to the second pathloss reference.

48. The method of claim 40 , wherein transmission power of the uplink signals via the second SCell is further determined, at least in part, based on at least one power control parameter in the at least one control message.