IP Library Granted Patent US 10,897,741
Granted Patent B2
US 10,897,741 · App. 16/609,201 · Granted Jan 19, 2021

Power sharing based on processing time related to carriers

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR); Hyunho Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W52/34H04W52/146
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Patent No.
US 10,897,741
App. No.
16/609,201
Granted
Jan 19, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for power control in a wireless communication system are provided. When long-term evolution (LTE) and a new radio access technology (NR) are combined by means of dual connectivity (DC), etc., dynamic resource sharing can be used. Specifically, a user equipment (UE) determines whether or not uplink (UL) transmission is performed at a specific time point in a first carrier having a first processing time. When it is determined that UL transmission is not performed at the specific time point in the first carrier, the UE determines power for UL transmission at the specific time point in a second carrier having a second processing time shorter than the first processing time, on the basis of guaranteed power for the first carrier.

Claims (43)

1. A method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

establishing a dual connectivity (DC) with a first carrier group (CG) and a second CG, wherein the first CG is related to a first processing time and the second CG is related to a second processing time;

determining whether or not an uplink (UL) transmission is performed at a specific time point in the first CG; and

determining a transmission power at the specific time point in the second CG based on a determination that the UL transmission is not performed at the specific time point in the first CG; and

performing an UL transmission at the specific time point in the second CG based on the transmission power,

wherein:

in case the second processing time is longer than the first processing time, the transmission power is determined such that the transmission power is less than or equal to a maximum power of the wireless device minus a guaranteed power for the first CG; and

in case the second processing time is shorter than the first processing time, the transmission power is determined such that the transmission power exceeds the maximum power of the wireless device minus the guaranteed power for the first CG.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first processing time is either a first scheduling period, a first scheduling unit, or a first transmission time interval (TTI), and

wherein the second processing time is either a second scheduling period, a second scheduling unit, or a second TTI.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first processing time is one or more symbols or slots that are mapped to a first numerology related to a first subcarrier spacing, and

wherein the second processing time is one or more symbols or slots that are mapped to a second numerology related to a second subcarrier spacing longer than the first subcarrier spacing.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first CG comprises a carrier of 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) or a new radio access technology (NR), and

wherein the second CG comprises a carrier of the NR.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein whether the UL transmission is performed at the specific time point in the first CG determined at a first time point, and

wherein the transmission power at the specific time point in the second CG is determined at a second time point equal to or later than the first time point.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein whether the UL transmission is performed at the specific time point in the first carrier is determined based on whether a UL grant is received at the first time point or not.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein whether the UL transmission is performed at the specific time point in the first CG is determined based on different timing advances (TAs) related to the first CG and the second CG.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on a determination that the UL transmission is performed at the specific time point in the first CG, a transmission power at the specific time point in the first CG is determined with a higher priority than the transmission power at the specific time point in the second CG.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a mobile device, a network, and/or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device.

10. A wireless device in a wireless communication system, the wireless device comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

establish a dual connectivity (DC) with a first carrier group (CG) and a second CG, wherein the first CG is related to a first processing time and the second CG is related to a second processing time,

determine whether or not an uplink (UL) transmission is performed at a specific time point in the first CG,

determine a transmission power at the specific time point in the second CG based on a determination that the UL transmission is not performed at the specific time point in the first CG, and

control the transceiver to perform an UL transmission at the specific time point in the second CG based on the transmission power,

wherein:

in case the second processing time is longer than the first processing time, the transmission power is determined such that the transmission power is less than or equal to a maximum power of the wireless device minus a guaranteed power for the first CG; and

in case the second processing time is shorter than the first processing time, the transmission power is determined such that the transmission power exceeds the maximum power of the wireless device minus the guaranteed power for the first CG.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 ,

wherein the first processing time is either a first scheduling period, a first scheduling unit, or a first transmission time interval (TTI), and

wherein the second processing time is either a second scheduling period, a second scheduling unit, or a second TTI.

12. The wireless device of claim 10 ,

wherein the first processing time is one or more symbols or slots that are mapped to a first numerology related to a first subcarrier spacing, and

wherein the second processing time is one or more symbols or slots that are mapped to a second numerology related to a second subcarrier spacing longer than the first subcarrier spacing.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 ,

wherein the first CG comprises a carrier of 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) or a new radio access technology (NR), and

wherein the second CG comprises a carrier of the NR.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2020
From: YI, YUNJUNG; LEE, HYUNHO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (5)
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