IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,368,941
Granted Patent B2
US 11,368,941 · App. 16/537,340 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Uplink transmission power allocation

Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi (Lincolnwood, IL); Hyejung Jung (Northbrook, IL); Vijay Nangia (Woodridge, IL); Joachim Loehr (Wiesbaden, DE); Ravi Kuchibhotla (Clarendon Hills, IL)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
H04W72/0413H04L5/0048H04W52/146H04W52/34H04W52/365H04W52/367H04W72/044H04W72/0473H04W72/10
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Patent No.
US 11,368,941
App. No.
16/537,340
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink transmission power allocation. One method includes receiving a configuration of two uplink carriers. The method includes determining whether a configuration parameter corresponding to at least one of a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier for a serving cell is configured. The method includes determining whether a total user equipment transmit power for uplink transmissions in a transmission occasion exceeds a maximum user equipment output power, wherein the uplink transmissions comprise a first uplink transmission on the first uplink carrier and a second uplink transmission. The method includes, in response to determining that the total user equipment transmit power for uplink transmissions in the transmission occasion exceeds the maximum user equipment output power, determining a first priority level for the first uplink transmission and a second priority level for the second uplink transmission.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment, a configuration of a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier for a serving cell, wherein the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier are different, the first uplink carrier comprises a non-supplementary uplink carrier, the second uplink carrier comprises a supplementary uplink carrier, and the non-supplementary uplink carrier is associated with a first priority different than a second priority associated with the supplementary uplink carrier;

determining whether a configuration parameter corresponding to at least one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier for the serving cell is configured;

determining whether a total user equipment transmit power for uplink transmissions in a transmission occasion satisfies a user equipment output power, wherein the uplink transmissions comprise a first uplink transmission on the first uplink carrier and a second uplink transmission;

in response to determining that the total user equipment transmit power for the uplink transmissions in the transmission occasion satisfies the user equipment output power, determining a first priority level for the first uplink transmission and a second priority level for the second uplink transmission; and

in response to determining the first priority level for the first uplink transmission and the second priority level for the second uplink transmission being the same and the configuration parameter not being configured for the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier, prioritizing power allocation for the first uplink transmission on the first uplink carrier as a result of the first uplink carrier comprising the non-supplementary uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier comprising the supplementary uplink carrier, wherein:

the serving cell is a first serving cell;

the method further comprises operating the user equipment with carrier aggregation on the first serving cell and a second serving cell;

the second serving cell comprises a third uplink carrier and a fourth uplink carrier;

the configuration parameter is not configured for the third uplink carrier and the fourth uplink carrier;

the second uplink transmission is on the fourth uplink carrier; and

the fourth uplink carrier comprises a supplementary uplink carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second uplink transmission is on the second uplink carrier of the serving cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the total user equipment transmit power for uplink transmissions in the transmission occasion satisfies the user equipment output power comprises determining whether the user equipment is power-limited.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operating the user equipment with dual connectivity on the first serving cell and the second serving cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first priority level for the first uplink transmission and the second priority level for the second uplink transmission comprises determining the first priority level for the first uplink transmission and the second priority level for the second uplink transmission based on a priority rule.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameter comprises a control channel.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the control channel comprises a physical uplink control channel.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user equipment output power comprises a configured maximum user equipment output power.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver that receives a configuration of a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier for a serving cell, wherein the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier are different, the first uplink carrier comprises a non-supplementary uplink carrier, the second uplink carrier comprises a supplementary uplink carrier, and the non-supplementary uplink carrier is associated with a first priority different than a second priority associated with the supplementary uplink carrier; and

a processor that:

determines whether a configuration parameter corresponding to at least one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier for the serving cell is configured;

determines whether a total apparatus transmit power for uplink transmissions in a transmission occasion satisfies an apparatus output power, wherein the uplink transmissions comprise a first uplink transmission on the first uplink carrier and a second uplink transmission;

in response to determining that the total apparatus transmit power for the uplink transmissions in the transmission occasion satisfies the apparatus output power, determines a first priority level for the first uplink transmission and a second priority level for the second uplink transmission; and

in response to determining the first priority level for the first uplink transmission and the second priority level for the second uplink transmission being the same and the configuration parameter not being configured for the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier, prioritizes power allocation for the first uplink transmission on the first uplink carrier as a result of the first uplink carrier comprising the non-supplementary uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier comprising the supplementary uplink carrier, wherein:

the serving cell is a first serving cell;

the processor operates the apparatus with carrier aggregation on the first serving cell and a second serving cell;

the second serving cell comprises a third uplink carrier and a fourth uplink carrier;

the configuration parameter is not configured for the third uplink carrier and the fourth uplink carrier;

the second uplink transmission is on the fourth uplink carrier; and

the fourth uplink carrier comprises a supplementary uplink carrier.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second uplink transmission is on the second uplink carrier of the serving cell.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor determining whether the total apparatus transmit power for uplink transmissions in the transmission occasion satisfies the apparatus output power comprises the processor determining whether the apparatus is power-limited.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor operates the apparatus with dual connectivity on the first serving cell and the second serving cell.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameter comprises a control channel.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the control channel comprises a physical uplink control channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2019
From: MOLAVIANJAZI, EBRAHIM; JUNG, HYEJUNG; NANGIA, VIJAY; LOEHR, JOACHIM; KUCHIBHOTLA, RAVI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 050055/0593 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62716923 · Aug 9, 2018
Related Publication 20200053710A1 · Feb 13, 2020
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