IP Library Granted Patent US 11,166,244
Granted Patent B2
US 11,166,244 · App. 16/775,125 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Signaling of transmit power related information

Inventors: Yan Zhou (San Diego, CA); Bin Tian (San Diego, CA); Gwendolyn Denise Barriac (Encinitas, CA); Alfred Asterjadhi (San Diego, CA); Simone Merlin (San Diego, CA); George Cherian (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
H04W52/34H04W52/20H04W52/225H04W52/242H04W52/262H04W52/365H04W60/00H04W52/241H04W52/367H04W52/54
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Patent No.
US 11,166,244
App. No.
16/775,125
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, the example method may include generating a data frame including a Medium Access Control (MAC) header or a physical layer (PHY) header. The MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame may include transmit power related information. The transmit power related information may include at least one of: a maximum transmit power, power backoff per modulation and coding scheme information, or an actual transmit power. The method may include transmitting the data frame to a second device.

Claims (59)

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

generating, by a first device, a data frame including a Medium Access Control (MAC) header or a physical layer (PHY) header, wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes transmit power related information corresponding to the first device, wherein the transmit power related information includes at least one of: a maximum transmit power, power backoff per modulation and coding scheme information, or an actual transmit power; and

transmitting, by the first device, the data frame to a second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the data frame includes generating the data frame in response to a trigger event.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining, by the first device, to transmit the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to transmit the transmit power related information.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining to transmit the transmit power related information includes:

determining, by the first device, to transmit the transmit power related information to the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to transmit the transmit power related information to the second device; or

determining, by the first device, to broadcast the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to broadcast the transmit power related information.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

initiating, by the first device, an association procedure with the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the initiation of the association procedure with the second device.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

completing, by the first device, an association procedure with the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the completion of the association procedure with the second device.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first device, an association procedure request, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the association procedure request.

8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first device, a request for the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the request for the transmit power related information.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the request for the transmit power related information includes:

receiving, by the first device, the request for the transmit power related information from the second device.

10. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first device from the second device, capability information indicative that the second device is capable of processing transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the capability information.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum transmit power corresponds to a maximum output power at an antenna port of a transmitter of the first device.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency (HE) capability information element (IE) that includes the transmit power related information.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency (HE) control field that includes the transmit power related information.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency-signal-A (HE-SIG-A) field that includes the transmit power related information.

15. A first device, comprising:

a memory configured to store data; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

generate a data frame including a Medium Access Control (MAC) header or a physical layer (PHY) header, wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes transmit power related information corresponding to the first device, wherein the transmit power related information includes at least one of: a maximum transmit power, power backoff per modulation and coding scheme information, or an actual transmit power;

store the data frame in the memory; and

transmit the data frame to a second device.

16. The first device of claim 15 , wherein to generate the data frame, the one or more processors are configured to generate the data frame in response to a trigger event.

17. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

determine to transmit the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to transmit the transmit power related information.

18. The first device of claim 17 , wherein to determine to transmit the transmit power related information, the one or more processors are configured to:

determine to transmit the transmit power related information to the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to transmit the transmit power related information to the second device; or

determine to broadcast the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the determination to broadcast the transmit power related information.

19. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

initiate an association procedure with the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the initiation of the association procedure with the second device.

20. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

complete an association procedure with the second device, wherein the trigger event includes the completion of the association procedure with the second device.

21. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive an association procedure request, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the association procedure request.

22. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a request for the transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the request for the transmit power related information.

23. The first device of claim 22 , wherein to receive the request for the transmit power related information, the one or more processors are configured to:

receive the request for the transmit power related information from the second device.

24. The first device of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive capability information indicative that the second device is capable of processing transmit power related information, wherein the trigger event includes the reception of the capability information.

25. The first device of claim 15 , wherein the maximum transmit power corresponds to a maximum output power at an antenna port of a transmitter of the first device.

26. The first device of claim 15 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency (HE) capability information element (IE) that includes the transmit power related information.

27. The first device of claim 15 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency (HE) control field that includes the transmit power related information.

28. The first device of claim 15 , wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes a high efficiency-signal-A (HE-SIG-A) field that includes the transmit power related information.

29. A first apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for generating a data frame including a Medium Access Control (MAC) header or a physical layer (PHY) header, wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes transmit power related information corresponding to a second device, wherein the transmit power related information includes at least one of: a maximum transmit power, power backoff per modulation and coding scheme information, or an actual transmit power; and

means for transmitting the data frame to a second apparatus.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a first device to:

generate a data frame including a Medium Access Control (MAC) header or a physical layer (PHY) header, wherein the MAC header or the PHY header of the data frame includes transmit power related information corresponding to the first device, wherein the transmit power related information includes at least one of: a maximum transmit power, power backoff per modulation and coding scheme information, or an actual transmit power; and

transmit the data frame to a second device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: ZHOU, YAN; TIAN, BIN; BARRIAC, GWENDOLYN DENISE; ASTERJADHI, ALFRED; MERLIN, SIMONE; CHERIAN, GEORGE
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051648/0100 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15711956 · Sep 21, 2017
Provisional Application 62407049 · Oct 12, 2016
Related Publication 20200169964A1 · May 28, 2020