IP Library Granted Patent US 10,206,184
Granted Patent B2
US 10,206,184 · App. 15/835,632 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Power headroom report in a wireless device with carrier aggregation

Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
H04W52/365H04L69/161H04W24/02H04W24/10H04W52/367H04W52/58H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 10,206,184
App. No.
15/835,632
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits a power headroom report media access control control element (PHR MAC CE). The PHR MAC CE comprises a presence field comprising a plurality of presence bits. The presence field is of a fixed size of one octet when up to seven of the one or more secondary cells are each configured with a cell index having a value between one and seven. The presence field is of a fixed size of four octets when the one or more secondary cells comprise more than seven secondary cells with configured uplinks.

Claims (45)

1. 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 message comprising:

configuration parameters of one or more secondary cells; and

at least one information element indicating that a first type of extended power headroom is configured, wherein the at least one information element is configured as setup when a secondary cell in the one or more secondary cells is configured with a physical uplink control channel;

receive a power headroom report comprising a presence field, wherein:

the presence field is of a fixed size of one octet when up to seven secondary cells are configured for a wireless device, each cell in the one or more secondary cells having a cell index with a value between one and seven; and

the presence field is of a fixed size of four octets when the one or more secondary cells comprise more than seven secondary cells with configured uplinks; and

transmit one or more control commands based on the power headroom report.

2. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the power headroom report is identified by a subheader comprising a logical channel identifier field and a length field.

3. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates whether one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell.

4. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates that no power headroom field is present for a corresponding secondary cell when the bit is set to zero.

5. The base station of claim 1 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates that one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell when the bit is set to one.

6. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the one or more secondary cells comprise a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell.

7. The base station of claim 1 , wherein the power headroom report comprises one or more Type 1 power headroom fields and one or more Type 2 power headroom fields.

8. A method comprising:

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

configuration parameters of one or more secondary cells; and

at least one information element indicating that a first type of extended power headroom is configured, wherein the at least one information element is configured as setup when a secondary cell in the one or more secondary cells is configured with a physical uplink control channel;

transmitting a power headroom report comprising a presence field, wherein:

the presence field is of a fixed size of one octet when up to seven secondary cells are configured in the wireless device, each cell in the one or more secondary cells having a cell index with a value between one and seven; and

the presence field is of a fixed size of four octets when the one or more secondary cells comprise more than seven secondary cells with configured uplinks; and

receiving, from the base station, one or more control commands based on the power headroom report.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the power headroom report is identified by a subheader comprising a logical channel identifier field and a length field.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates whether one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates that one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell when the bit is set to one.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more secondary cells comprise a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the power headroom report comprises one or more Type 1 power headroom fields and one or more Type 2 power headroom fields.

14. 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, from a base station, at least one message comprising:

configuration parameters of one or more secondary cells; and

at least one information element indicating that a first type of extended power headroom is configured, wherein the at least one information element is configured as setup when a secondary cell in the one or more secondary cells is configured with a physical uplink control channel;

transmit a power headroom report comprising a presence field, wherein:

the presence field is of a fixed size of one octet when up to seven secondary cells are configured in the wireless device, each cell in the one or more secondary cells having a cell index with a value between one and seven; and

the presence field is of a fixed size of four octets when the one or more secondary cells comprise more than seven secondary cells with configured uplinks; and

receive, from the base station, one or more control commands based on the power headroom report.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the power headroom report is identified by a subheader comprising a logical channel identifier field and a length field.

16. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates whether one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates that one or more power headroom fields are present for a corresponding secondary cell when the bit is set to one.

18. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more secondary cells comprise a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell.

19. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the power headroom report comprises one or more Type 1 power headroom fields and one or more Type 2 power headroom fields.

20. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein a bit in the presence field indicates that no power headroom field is present for a corresponding secondary cell when the bit is set to zero.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: PENINSULA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 069849/0289 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MISSING 5 PAGES SHOWING CHANGE OF NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049307 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 055080/0575 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2019
From: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 049307/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2018
From: DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI
To: OFINNO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 047874/0231 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15470145 · Mar 27, 2017
Continuation 15099537 · Apr 14, 2016
Provisional Application 62148021 · Apr 15, 2015
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