IP Library Granted Patent US 10,368,322
Granted Patent B2
US 10,368,322 · App. 15/676,459 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Signal transmission power adjustment in a wireless device

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04W52/346H04B7/2618H04L1/1812H04L5/14H04L27/18H04L61/6022H04L69/22H04W52/34H04W52/367H04W52/54H04W72/0413H04W74/0833H04W76/27H04W76/38H04W88/02Y02D70/00
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Patent No.
US 10,368,322
App. No.
15/676,459
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may be configured to transmit a first signal via a first cell group that may overlap in time with a second signal via a second cell group. The wireless device may adjust a signal transmission power of at least one of the first signal and the second signal. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless device may drop at least one of the first signal and the second signal. Adjusting and/or dropping at least one of the first signal and the second signal may be based on the overlap in time of these signals satisfying a duration threshold and a total power to transmit the first signal and the second signal exceeding a power threshold.

Claims (120)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, at least one control 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 associated with the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

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

determining a transmission power of a transmission comprising a first signal in a first subframe of the first cell group and a second signal in a second subframe of the second cell group, wherein a time overlap is associated with the first signal in the first subframe and the second signal in the second subframe;

responsive to the time overlap satisfying a duration threshold and the transmission power exceeding a power threshold, dropping or adjusting a power of one of the first signal or the second signal; and

transmitting at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal in more than one symbol of the second subframe of the second cell group; or

a last symbol of the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in the second subframe.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group; and

the first subframe and the second subframe overlapping in time with more than one symbol.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second signal is either a sounding reference signal (SRS) or for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and wherein the first signal is for a transmission via one or more of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); or

the PUSCH.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the dropping or adjusting the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal comprises adjusting a signal transmission power of the second signal; and

the transmitting the at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group comprises:

transmitting the first signal starting in the first subframe of the first cell group; and

transmitting, overlapping in time with the first signal, the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical random access channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap exceeding a duration of one symbol.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap being at least a duration of one symbol.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one symbol is a last symbol in the first subframe.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal comprises scaling the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power threshold is a maximum allowable transmission power associated with the wireless device.

13. 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 at least one control 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 associated with the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

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

determine a transmission power of a transmission comprising a first signal in a first subframe of the first cell group and a second signal in a second subframe of the second cell group, wherein a time overlap is associated with the first signal in the first subframe and the second signal in the second subframe;

responsive to the time overlap satisfying a duration threshold and the transmission power exceeding a power threshold, drop or adjust a power of one of the first signal or the second signal; and

transmit at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal in more than one symbol of the second subframe of the second cell group; or

a last symbol of the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in the second subframe.

15. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group; and

the first subframe and the second subframe overlapping in time with more than one symbol.

16. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the first signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

17. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the second signal is either a sounding reference signal (SRS) or for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and wherein the first signal is for a transmission via one or more of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); or

the PUSCH.

18. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

adjust a signal transmission power of the second signal, if the time overlap exceeds the duration threshold and the transmission power exceeds the power threshold;

transmit the first signal starting in the first subframe of the first cell group; and

transmit, overlapping in time with the first signal, the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group.

19. The wireless device of claim 18 , wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical random access channel.

20. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap exceeding a duration of one symbol.

21. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap being at least a duration of one symbol.

22. The wireless device of claim 21 , wherein the one symbol is a last symbol in the first subframe.

23. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to adjust the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal by scaling the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal.

24. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the power threshold is a maximum allowable transmission power associated with the wireless device.

25. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station, one control 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 associated with the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

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

receiving, by a wireless device, the one control message;

determining, by the wireless device, a transmission power of a transmission comprising a first signal in a first subframe of the first cell group and a second signal in a second subframe of the second cell group, wherein a time overlap is associated with the first signal in the first subframe and the second signal in the second subframe;

responsive to the time overlap satisfying a duration threshold and the transmission power exceeding a power threshold, dropping or adjusting a power of one of the first signal or the second signal; and

transmitting, by the wireless device, at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal in more than one symbol of the second subframe of the second cell group; or

a last symbol of the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in the second subframe.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group; and

the first subframe and the second subframe overlapping in time with more than one symbol.

28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the first signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein the second signal is for transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

29. The method of claim 25 , wherein the second signal is either a sounding reference signal (SRS) or for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and wherein the first signal is for a transmission via one or more of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); or

the PUSCH.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein:

the dropping or adjusting the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal comprises adjusting a signal transmission power of the second signal; and

the transmitting the at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group comprises:

transmitting the first signal starting in the first subframe of the first cell group; and

transmitting, overlapping in time with the first signal, the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical random access channel.

32. The method of claim 25 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap exceeding a duration of one symbol.

33. The method of claim 25 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap being at least a duration of one symbol.

34. The method of claim 33 , wherein the one symbol is a last symbol in the first subframe.

35. The method of claim 25 , wherein the adjusting the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal comprises scaling the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal.

36. The method of claim 25 , wherein the power threshold is a maximum allowable transmission power associated with the wireless device.

37. A system comprising:

a base station comprising:

first one or more processors; and

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

transmit at least one control 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 associated with the first cell group is based on a first cell of the first cell group; and

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

a wireless device comprising:

second one or more processors; and

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

receive the at least one control message;

determine a transmission power of a transmission comprising a first signal in a first subframe of the first cell group and a second signal in a second subframe of the second cell group, wherein a time overlap is associated with the first signal in the first subframe and the second signal in the second subframe;

responsive to the time overlap satisfying a duration threshold and the transmission power exceeding a power threshold, drop or adjust a power of one of the first signal or the second signal; and

transmit at least one of the first signal via the first cell group or the second signal via the second cell group.

38. The system of claim 37 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal in more than one symbol of the second subframe of the second cell group; or

a last symbol of the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in the second subframe.

39. The system of claim 37 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises:

the first signal in the first subframe of the first cell group overlapping in time with the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group; and

the first subframe and the second subframe overlapping in time with more than one symbol.

40. The system of claim 37 , wherein the first signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

41. The system of claim 37 , wherein the second signal is either a sounding reference signal (SRS) or for a transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and wherein the first signal is for a transmission via one or more of:

a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); or

the PUSCH.

42. The system of claim 37 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the second one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

adjust a signal transmission power of the second signal, if the time overlap exceeds the duration threshold and the transmission power exceeds the power threshold;

transmit the first signal starting in the first subframe of the first cell group; and

transmit, overlapping in time with the first signal, the second signal starting in the second subframe of the second cell group.

43. The system of claim 42 , wherein the second signal is for a transmission via a physical random access channel.

44. The system of claim 37 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap exceeding a duration of one symbol.

45. The system of claim 37 , wherein the time overlap satisfying the duration threshold comprises the time overlap being at least a duration of one symbol.

46. The system of claim 45 , wherein the one symbol is a last symbol in the first subframe.

47. The system of claim 37 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the second one or more processors, cause the wireless device to adjust the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal by scaling the power of the one of the first signal or the second signal.

48. The system of claim 37 , wherein the power threshold is a maximum allowable transmission power associated with the wireless device.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043936/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043936/0663 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 043936/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043936/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2017
From: DINAN, ESMAEL H
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043936/0856 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2017
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 043742/0718 →
Continuity (20)
Continuation 14966439 · Dec 11, 2015
Continuation 14599492 · Jan 17, 2015
Continuation 13862425 · Apr 14, 2013
Continuation 15676459
Continuation 14959309 · Dec 4, 2015
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Continuation 15676459
Continuation 14622969 · Feb 16, 2015
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Continuation 15676459
Continuation 14616774 · Feb 9, 2015
Continuation 13862420 · Apr 14, 2013
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Provisional Application 61654900 · Jun 3, 2012
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