Managing sounding signals to limit power in a multicarrier wireless device

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 message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing in the first cell group is derived employing a first cell in the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing in the second cell group is derived employing a second cell in the second cell group;

transmit a first signal on a cell of the first cell group; and

responsive to a determination that a configured transmission of sounding reference signals (SRSs) overlaps in time with a configured transmission of the first signal, and responsive to a determination that a calculated total transmission power exceeds a first power value:

drop at least one first SRS of the SRSs;

scale a transmission power of at least one second SRS of the SRSs; and

transmit the at least one second SRS.

2. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one first SRS is configured for transmission in the first cell group.

3. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one second SRS is configured for transmission in the second cell group.

4. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the transmission power of the at least one second SRS is scaled employing a factor smaller than or equal to one.

5. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first signal comprises a physical uplink control channel signal or a physical uplink shared channel signal.

6. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the configured transmission of the SRSs is configured for transmission in a last symbol of a first subframe.

7. The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein the first signal is transmitted in the first subframe.

8. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first signal comprises a random access preamble.

9. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the first power value is a maximum transmission power value associated with the wireless device.

10. The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to adjust a transmission power of a second signal responsive to a determination that the calculated total transmission power exceeds the first power value.

11. A method comprising:

receiving at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing in the first cell group is derived employing a first cell in the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing in the second cell group is derived employing a second cell in the second cell group;

transmitting a first signal on a cell of the first cell group; and

responsive to a determination that a configured transmission of sounding reference signals (SRSs) overlaps in time with a configured transmission of the first signal and responsive to a determination that a calculated total transmission power exceeds a first power value:

dropping at least one first SRS of the SRSs;

scaling a transmission power of at least one second SRS of the SRSs; and

transmitting the at least one second SRS.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one first SRS is configured for transmission in the first cell group.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one second SRS is configured for transmission in the second cell group.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmission power of the at least one second SRS is scaled employing a factor smaller than or equal to one.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first signal is a physical uplink control channel signal or a physical uplink shared channel signal.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the configured transmission of the SRSs is configured for transmission in a last symbol of a first subframe.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first signal is transmitted in the first subframe.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first signal is a random access preamble.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first power value is a maximum transmission power value associated with a wireless device.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising adjusting a transmission power of a second signal responsive to a determination that the calculated total transmission power exceeds the first power value.

21. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing in the first cell group is derived employing a first cell in the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing in the second cell group is derived employing a second cell in the second cell group;

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

transmitting, by the wireless device, a first signal on a cell of the first cell group; and

responsive to a determination that a configured transmission of sounding reference signals (SRSs) overlaps in time with a configured transmission of the first signal and responsive to a determination that a calculated total transmission power exceeds a first power value:

dropping, by the wireless device, at least one first SRS of the SRSs;

scaling, by the wireless device, a transmission power of at least one second SRS of the SRSs; and

transmitting, by the wireless device, the at least one second SRS.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one first SRS is configured for transmission in the first cell group.

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one second SRS is configured for transmission in the second cell group.

24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the transmission power of the at least one second SRS is scaled employing a factor smaller than or equal to one.

25. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first signal is a physical uplink control channel signal or a physical uplink shared channel signal.

26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the configured transmission of the SRSs is configured for transmission in a last symbol of a first subframe.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the first signal is transmitted in the first subframe.

28. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first signal is a random access preamble.

29. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first power value is a maximum transmission power value associated with the wireless device.

30. The method of claim 21 , further comprising adjusting a transmission power of a second signal responsive to a determination that the calculated total transmission power exceeds the first power value.

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 message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups comprising a first cell group and a second cell group, wherein:

uplink transmission timing in the first cell group is derived employing a first cell in the first cell group; and

uplink transmission timing in the second cell group is derived employing a second cell in the second cell group; 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 message;

transmit a first signal on a cell of the first cell group; and

responsive to a determination that a configured transmission of sounding reference signals (SRSs) overlaps in time with a configured transmission of the first signal, and responsive to a determination that a calculated total transmission power exceeds a first power value:

drop at least one first SRS of the SRSs;

scale a transmission power of at least one second SRS of the SRSs; and

transmit the at least one second SRS.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one first SRS is configured for transmission in the first cell group.

33. The system of claim 31 , wherein the configured transmission of the at least one second SRS is configured for transmission in the second cell group.

34. The system of claim 31 , wherein the transmission power of the at least one second SRS is scaled employing a factor smaller than or equal to one.

35. The system of claim 31 , wherein the first signal comprises a physical uplink control channel signal or a physical uplink shared channel signal.

36. The system of claim 31 , wherein the configured transmission of the SRSs is configured for transmission in a last symbol of a first subframe.

37. The system of claim 36 , wherein the first signal is transmitted in the first subframe.

38. The system of claim 31 , wherein the first signal comprises a random access preamble.

39. The system of claim 31 , wherein the first power value is a maximum transmission power value associated with the wireless device.

40. 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 adjust a transmission power of a second signal responsive to a determination that the calculated total transmission power exceeds the first power value.